Optician

Discover Vision; Independence (MO); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health insurance benefits

Generous 401k matching program

Paid time off

Paid holidays available on day one

Quarterly bonus

Free counseling and support services

Job summary

Discover Vision Centers is seeking an Optician to join Kansas City's leading eye care team. The role involves assisting patients in selecting and purchasing eyewear, dispensing eyewear, and maintaining accurate optical records.

The Optician will also manage inventory and support multiple locations to ensure a smooth patient experience. The successful candidate will have at least 2 years of optician experience and ABO certification, with skills in adjusting, repairing, and fitting eyewear, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years optician experience preferred.
• ABO certification required.
• Able to fit, adjust, repair, and sell eyewear.
• Lensometer and pupilometer use; computer skills required.
• Understand insurance benefits for optical products.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with selection and purchase of eyewear and dispensing.
• Maintain inventory control and proper documentation of optical records (paper and electronic).
• Ensure a high prescription capture rate in the practice.
• Floats to other locations as needed.

Skills

Optician experience

ABO certified

Eyewear fitting

Insurance knowledge

Customer service

Tools

Lensometer

Pupilometer

Job description

Description

Join Kansas City's leading eye care team! At Discover Vision Centers, we believe in working together to provide the best eye care for our patients. We are currently hiring for an Optician to join our ever-growing team of professionals who share our main focus of GREAT PATIENT CARE!

The Optician assists the patient with the selection and purchase of eye wear as well as the adjustment and dispensation of the patient eye wear. Maintains inventory control and ensures the proper documentation of optical records (both paper and electronic). The optician also ensures a high prescription capture rate in the practice is maintained.

If you are a determined individual and want to learn from the best eye care professionals in the area, then we want to hear from you!

Requirements

Optician must be able to successfully fit, adjust, repair, and sell eye wear.

• A minimum of 2 years previous optician experience preferred.
• Must be ABO certified
• Optician must be able to successfully fit, adjust, repair, and sell eyewear.
• Lensometer, pupilometer, and computer skills required.
• Able to work with and understand insurance benefits and discounts for optical.
• Answer phone appropriately
• Courteously greet visitors with a smile
• Able to purchase, stock, and maintain frame inventory.
• Understanding of wholesale and retail pricing
• Daily reports -- cash flow
• Floats to other locations

We understand the importance of work-life balance and want our team members to thrive personally and professionally. In addition to a rewarding career, we offer a comprehensive wellness package that includes exciting benefits such as:

• Excellent health insurance benefits
• Generous 401k matching program
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays available on day one
• Quarterly bonus
• Free counseling and support services

If you are seeking new adventures in patient care and have a passion for going above and beyond to ensure all our patients are given the best patient experience, then we want to hear from you...