Sales Associate / Optician - Training Provided!

Eye Care Partners Career Opportunities; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits Package - Medical,Vision

401k + Employer Matching

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

Paid Maternity Leave

Competitive Base Pay

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Clarkson Eyecare in Saint Peters, MO is seeking an Optical Technician (Optician) to dispense glasses and contact lens orders based on prescriptions from Optometrists/Ophthalmologists. You will assist patients in selecting frames, measure facial features, and ensure accurate lens fitting.

The role emphasizes delivering a world-class Total Patient Experience, working with various lenses and coatings, and maintaining high standards in a busy retail-optical environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret insurance forms.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders in E360.
• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial measurements and prescriptions.
• Operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer.
• Educate and recommend lenses, coatings and frames to suit patient needs.
• Maintain frame standards with cleaning and organization of stocked areas.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Job description

EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit www.eyecare-partners.com.

Job Title: Optical Technician (Optician)
Company: Clarkson Eyecare
Location: St. Peters, MO

Perks

• Full Benefits Package - Medical, Vision, Dental and Life Insurance
• 401k + Employer Matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Competitive Base Pay
• Employee Discounts

Hours

• Full Time
• Our offices are open Monday-Friday 8am-7pm, Saturday 8am-1pm
  • You may need to work a little earlier and/or later as needed
  • You will not work all of these hours, but you must have open availability to work any shift within these hours

SUMMARY

An Optical Technician will achieve a world-class Total Patient Experience that maximizes retail sales while also supporting the patients’ medical needs. This team member is trained to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient’s needs to the goods and services we offer.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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 to be assigned by manager
• Assist with other duties in the office as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret insurance forms
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence