Part-Time Optical Technician & Eyewear Specialist

Socket.dev; Ballwin (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Clarkson Eyecare in Ballwin, Missouri is seeking an Optical Technician (Optician) for a part-time role (~20–25 hours/week). You will dispense glasses and contacts, fit frames, and support patients under optometrists’ and ophthalmologists’ prescriptions.

Accurate measurements and knowledge of eyewear are essential. The position requires excellent communication, HIPAA compliance, and ability to work flexible hours during our weekday and weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous medical office experience preferred; ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.
• Minimum 1 year in a role interacting with customers/patients or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support.
• Determine patients' wants and needs and sell to exceed their expectations.
• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
• Operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer.
• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs.
• 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 in E360.
• Ensure all job aids and policies are followed.
• Maintain frame standards with cleaning and organization of fully stocked and well-presented areas.
• Follow all protocols to keep frame inventory accurate.
• General office duties and cleaning as assigned by manager.
• Assist with other duties in the office as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Reading insurance forms

Reading/interpretation of documents

Writing routine reports

Public speaking

HIPAA compliance

Education

HS diploma or GED

ABO/ABOC and NCLE certifications (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Clarkson Eyecare in Ballwin, Missouri is seeking an Optical Technician (Optician) for a part-time role (~20–25 hours/week). You will dispense glasses and contacts, fit frames, and support patients under optometrists’ and ophthalmologists’ prescriptions.

Accurate measurements and knowledge of eyewear are essential. The position requires excellent communication, HIPAA compliance, and ability to work flexible hours during our weekday and weekend shifts.