Optician - Full time - South Orange County

Dispensing Optician

Tayani Institute is seeking a dynamic, energetic and knowledgeable full-time Dispensing Optician with Optician experience to work in our growing and thriving Ophthalmology/Optometry practice.

Our practice provides a broad array of ophthalmology, optometry, optical and plastic surgery services. We are a high volume, fast paced practice offering competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits for full-time employees include health insurance (medical, dental, vision), PTO and profit-sharing plan.

The Optician must be able to commute to any of our locations in South Orange County, CA (San Clemente, Laguna Hills, Santa Ana).

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform duties in the optical department and provide good customer experience
• Perform all billing efforts of insurance plans for billable services/products in the vision plans
• Learn NextGen Optical Management software and perform routine tasks such as sales, billing and inventory
• Manage product inventory and report discrepancies immediately to your manager
• Saturday coverage in the Optical Dept. as needed
• Assist with marketing plans within the Optical Department

Requirements:

• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to actively engage the patient
• Attention to detail
• Excellent knowledge of vision insurance (EYEMED, VSP, MES & Spectera)
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Strong computer skills
• Positive attitude and willingness to go above and beyond for patients and coworkers in need
• Ability to work independently, but also be a team player
• Management or leadership skills a plus
• Bilingual (Spanish speaking preferred)

Experience:

• Experienced Optician
• NextGen software preferred
• Sales experience
• ABO/NCLE preferred

Salary Description $24 - $32/hour plus commission and bonus