Optician

Optician 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.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• 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
• Extensive computer work
• Frequent use of telephone and scanner
• Travel to other offices based on business necessity

Working Environment

• Sufficient noise and interruptions to cause distraction
• Frequent exposure to video display terminals