Part Time Optician

EyeSouth Partners LLC; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading eye care provider in Cincinnati as a Part Time Optician. Your role involves providing exceptional optical care, assisting patients with eyewear, and ensuring quality service. Ideal candidates have at least two years of experience, are ABO Certified, and possess strong customer service skills. We offer flexibility and a supportive work environment, ideal for those seeking a rewarding opportunity without evening or weekend shifts.

Benefits

401k with Match

Generous PTO Package

Paid Holidays

Flexible Scheduling

Employee Discounts and Perks

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years eyecare experience required.
• Strong computer skills with a typing speed of 30 WPM.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with eyeglasses ordering and fittings.
• Inspect lenses to verify prescriptions and detect flaws.
• Recommend specific lenses and frames based on patient needs.

Skills

Communication

Professionalism

Multi-tasking

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Minimum Associates or equivalent

ABO Certified

Job description

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At MidWest Eye Center, we are committed to your total eye care. Our staff provides an innovative and integrated approach, using state-of-the-art technology, combined with the upmost in personal attention and service. Whether it’s performing Lasik or treating retina conditions or removing cataracts, you can be sure of the quality of vision care provided by our team of skilled, caring professionals. MidWest Eye Center has a complete roster of board-certified Ophthalmologists, Retina Specialists and Optometrists, offering diagnosis along with surgical and non-surgical treatment for eye diseases MidWest Eye Center’s Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky locations are easily accessible from the surrounding Tri-state area.

The Optician must be able to work with our diverse base of customers (i.e. pediatric, adolescent, and adult) by delivering quality optical care and outstanding and friendly customer service establishing customer loyalty. The Optician must be able to assist patients with eyeglasses ordering and fittings. The Optician must also possess strong sales skills by demonstrating a high level of knowledge about our products and determining our patient's need for eyewear to recommend specific accessories and or enhancement for glasses.

• Interpretation of prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrists
• Communicate with physician regarding questions or concerns about prescriptions and other eye-related issues
• Inspect lenses to detect flaws, verify prescription, progressive measurements, lens enhancements and coatings.
• Measure bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers, using measuring devices
• Mount and secure lenses in holding tools or chucks for cutting, polishing, and or grinding
• Assist in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions
• Recommend specific lenses, lens coating, other lens enhancements, and frames to suit patient needs
• Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications
• Create work orders for lab technicians to ensure delivery of the proper lenses
• Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, or grind lenses -
• Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to properly fit
• Shape lenses appropriately so that they can be inserted into frames
• Repair broken/damaged frames
• Educate on proper wear, care of eyeglasses, and contact lens
• Inspect lenses to detect flaws, verify prescription, progressive measurements, lens enhancements and coatings.
• Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers, and mark up progressives correctly
• Keeping track of orders, prescriptions, and inventory
• Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise
• Attend training workshops/meetings as scheduled
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Ged required
• Minimum 2 years of eyecare experience required ABO Certified
• Minimum Associates or equivalent and on-the-job training or post-secondary education
• Strong computer knowledge and skills with a minimum typing speed of 30 AW PM Able to navigate multiple system applications
• Ability to effectively communicate
• Professionalism
• Multi-tasking
• Time Management
• Organizational Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Strong computer knowledge and skills with a minimum typing speed of 30 AW PM.
• Able to navigate multiple system applications.
  
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Prior retail sales or work in the healthcare industry (preferred)
  
  
  

We offer a competitive benefits package to our employees

• 401k w/ Match
• Generous PTO Package
• 7.5 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Scheduling
• Employee Discounts and Perks
  
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

NO NIGHTS, NO WEEKENDS.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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