Optical Manager

Optician Position

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 and contact lens 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.

Responsibilities:

Communicate with physician regarding questions or concerns about prescriptions and other eye-related issues

Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices

Assist clients 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, and frames to suit client needs

Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications

Creating work orders for lab technicians to ensure delivery of the proper lenses

Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands

Repairing broken/damaged frames

Educating clients on proper wear and care of eyeglasses

Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses

Keeping track of orders, prescriptions, and inventory

Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise

Attend training workshops/meetings as scheduled

Interpretation of prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrists

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED required * Minimum 5 years eyecare experience State Licensed Master Optician 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

Preferred Skills:

Prior retail sales or work in the healthcare industry

Company Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package to our employees:

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k w/ Match

HSA/FSA

Telemedicine

Generous PTO Package

We also offer the following benefits for FREE:

Employee Discounts and Perks

Employee Assistance Program

Group Life/AD&D

Short Term Disability Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

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