Optician

Discover Vision; Independence, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching

Paid time off

Paid holidays from day one

Quarterly bonus

Counseling and support services

Job summary

Discover Vision Centers in Kansas City is hiring an Optician to assist patients in selecting and purchasing eyewear and to dispense and adjust eyewear.

The role includes inventory control, maintaining optical records, understanding insurance benefits, and delivering excellent patient care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with selection and purchase of eyewear.
• Dispense and adjust eyewear for patients.
• Maintain inventory control and proper optical records.
• Ensure high prescription capture rate in the practice.

Skills

Optician experience

Customer service

Lensometer operation

Pupilometer

Insurance knowledge

Cash handling

Education

ABO certification

Tools

Lensometer

Pupilometer

Computer skills

Insurance software

Job 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

• 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.