Dispensing Optician

Job Description: The Optician will work primarily within the optical dispensary working with patients and performing a variety of optical technical duties.

Optician Responsibilities:

• Obtaining patient prescriptions from optometrists and ophthalmologists.
• Tracks eyewear orders from the labs through dispensing to the patient; follows up as needed to ensure timely, appropriate communications, and delivery of orders to the patients.
• Recommending frames that suit the customer's style, face, and specifications.
• Adjusting and fitting frames according to the prescriptions and customer's specifications, as well as to suit the customer's face.
• Preparing work orders for the optical lab to use to manufacture the lenses.
• Using specialized equipment, such as calipers, lensometers, and lens gauges.
• Performs edging of eyewear.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe Optical lab.
• Keeping inventory on frames to ensure product variety and customer satisfaction.
• Repairing broken frames.
• Educating customers on how to wear and maintain glasses.
• Performing administrative duties, such as managing prescriptions, customer records, and insurance.

Optician Requirements:

* High School Graduate or Equivalent; optical dispensary experience; ABO certification preferred but not necessary.

* Ability to lift and move heavy objects (up to 35 lbs.), stoop, bend, and perform a variety of tasks requiring good manual dexterity.

* Requires excellent customer service skills, self-confidence and the ability to communicate with a variety of customers.

* Requires initiative and diplomacy in dealing with people, as well as dependability and promptness.

JOB TYPES: FULL-TIME or PART-TIME

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Experience:

• Optical: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: In person