Optician

Pacific Eye Surgeons; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Eye Surgeons in California seeks a dispensing optician to oversee daily dispensary operations. You will interpret and fill ophthalmic prescriptions, educate patients on their vision options, and support profitable, high-quality patient service.

The role involves ordering stock, completing orders for frames, lenses and contacts, handling returns, repairs, and deposits, and coordinating with other departments to ensure tasks are finished accurately.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One to two years’ experience as dispensing optician preferred.
• Ability to interpret, analyze and fill ophthalmic prescriptions.

Responsibilities

• Educate patients regarding vision prescriptions and available options.
• Maintain profitability of operations while meeting patient needs and maintaining quality and honesty.
• Collaborate with other departments to complete operational tasks.
• Maintain up-to-date procedural manuals as appropriate.
• Order all products to stock the dispensary.
• Complete all patient orders including frames, lenses and contact lenses.
• Manage returns of defective or unused products.
• Provide repairs and adjustments for all frames.
• Review jobs for accuracy and check lab work.
• Complete nightly deposits.
• Manage and collect patient orders.
• Maintain appearance of the dispensary and displays.
• Ensure dispensary-related objectives are met.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Purpose: This individual is responsible for daily dispensary operations.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.


• One to two years’ experience as dispensing optician preferred.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Possesses a wide-range of knowledge applicable to modern optometric care and current trends in eyewear.


• Ability to interpret, analyze and fill ophthalmic prescriptions.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that patients are properly educated regarding their vision prescription and available options


• Maintain emphasis on profitable operations while satisfying patient needs. Maintain appropriate standards of quality, honesty, and patient service


• Work with other departments to ensure comprehensive completion of all operational tasks


• Maintain up-to-date procedural manuals, as appropriate


• Order all products to stock dispensary


• Complete all patient orders, including frames, lenses and contact lenses


• Responsible for returns of defective or unused products


• Provide repairs and adjustments for all frames


• Review jobs for accuracy / check-in lab work


• Complete nightly deposits


• Responsible for management and collection of patient orders


• Maintain appearance of dispensary and displays


• Ensure that all dispensary-related objectives are met

Travel

• It may be necessary to travel and work in satellite offices. Employees must maintain a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance

Physical Capabilities

• Light physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 lbs.)


• Occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching


• Frequent, prolonged standing/sitting/walking


• Must be able to see, hear, and respond adequately


• Frequent use of telephone and scanner


• Travel to other offices based on business necessity


• Sufficient noise and interruptions to cause distraction


• Frequent exposure to video display terminals