Optician

All About Eyes; Peru (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

All About Eyes Peru in Peru, IL is seeking an Optician I to help patients receive top-quality eye care and guidance on lenses and frames. You will review prescriptions, explain options that fit medical needs and lifestyle, and assist with eyewear adjustments and repairs.

No optical experience is required; training is provided. The role rewards customer service excellence, organization, and teamwork with physicians, while contributing to sales goals and inventory management.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and presentable appearance.
• The ideal candidate has 0-3 years of experience.
• Good organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Coachable and open to feedback for continual improvement.
• Professional phone and office etiquette.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions and orders based on medical charts.
• Educate patients on corrective lens options and lifestyle needs.
• Provide honest feedback about frame aesthetics.
• Achieve sales goals and quotas while addressing patient needs.
• Manage inventory of frames and contacts to ensure range.
• Communicate with physicians about prescriptions and eye issues.
• Perform adjustments and repairs of eyewear.
• Place optical orders with understanding of insurance benefits.

Skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Coachable

Phone etiquette

Adaptable

Job description

All About Eyes Peru, 5255 State Route 251, Peru, Illinois, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Optician I - All About Eyes in Peru, IL

General Job Description & Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure that all patients are receiving the best quality of care at all times. Primary responsibilities include:

• Review Physician’s prescriptions and orders based on medical charts
• Educate patients on their corrective lens options and help them make a choice that fits their medical needs as well as lifestyle preferences
• Provide honest but compassionate feedback about aesthetic choices in frames
• Achieve sales goals and quotas as determined by office staff while attending to patients’ specific needs and desires
• Manage inventory of frames and contact lenses to ensure optimum customer satisfaction and product variety
• Communicate with physician with questions or concerns about prescriptions and other eye-related issues
• Perform adjustments and repairs of eyewear
• Place optical orders with a general understanding of insurance benefits

Experience & Skills

Excellent customer service skills and personal presentation are critical to this role. The ideal candidate will have 0-3 years of experience and:

• Good organizational and multitasking abilities
• Coachable-open to feedback and continual improvement
• Flexible and adaptable
• Professional phone and office etiquette required
• Optical experience is preferred but not necessary-we will train the right person

Other Duties & Information

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This position reports to the Practice Manager, or their designee.

All About Eyes Peru, 5255 State Route 251, Peru, Illinois, United States of America