Optical Technician: Patient-Driven Eyewear Expert

Eye Care Partners Career Opportunities; Howell Township (SD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k + Employer Matching

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

Paid Maternity Leave

Eyecare Certification Reimbursement

Competitive Base Pay

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Eye Care Partners Career Opportunities in the United States is seeking an Optical Technician to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, based on the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient's needs to the goods and services offered.

The role requires assisting patients in frame selection, taking measurements, and operating lensometers, with emphasis on accurate eye measurements and customer service. ABO/NCLE certification is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Favorable result on background check as required by state
• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support
• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations
• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions
• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer
• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs
• Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt
• Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames
• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders using current process

Skills

Customer interaction

Optical dispensing

Frame selection

Lensometry operation

Eye measurements

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Eye Care Partners Career Opportunities in the United States is seeking an Optical Technician to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, based on the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient's needs to the goods and services offered.

The role requires assisting patients in frame selection, taking measurements, and operating lensometers, with emphasis on accurate eye measurements and customer service. ABO/NCLE certification is preferred but not required.