Optical Technician: Patient-Locused Eyewear Specialist

Clarkson Eyecare; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits Package - Medical,Vision

401k + Employer Matching

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

Paid Maternity Leave

Competitive Base Pay

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Clarkson Eyecare is hiring an Optical Technician to deliver a world-class Total Patient Experience, dispensing eyewear and assisting with fittings in a clinical setting. You will use prescribing notes from optometrists and ophthalmologists to match frames and lenses to patient needs.

The role emphasizes patient interactions, accuracy in measurements, and using lensometry equipment. Prior ophthalmic experience is preferred; ABO/NCLE certifications are a plus, with strong emphasis on customer

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.
• 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

Interacting with customers/patients

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Clarkson Eyecare is hiring an Optical Technician to deliver a world-class Total Patient Experience, dispensing eyewear and assisting with fittings in a clinical setting. You will use prescribing notes from optometrists and ophthalmologists to match frames and lenses to patient needs.

The role emphasizes patient interactions, accuracy in measurements, and using lensometry equipment. Prior ophthalmic experience is preferred; ABO/NCLE certifications are a plus, with strong emphasis on customer