Optical Sales Associate Training provided

EyeCare Partners is the nations 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 .

PERKS

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

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 patients needs to the goods and services offered. LOCATION

• Work is primarily performed in a standard office or clinical setting. However travel to other locations may be to carry out essential job duties and responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support
• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations
• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions
• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer
• Educate and recommend specific lenses lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs
• Can 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 using current process

QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Favorable result on background check as required by state
• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED required

LICENSES AND CREDENTIALS

• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required
  

SYSTEMS A ND TECHNOLOGY

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel Word PowerPoint Outlook

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This role requires a variety of physical activities to effectively perform essential job functions. The position involves frequent walking (75%) sitting (50%) and standing (50%) with regular bending stooping and reaching (2550%). Employees must be able to lift carry push and pull items up to 25 lbs. Strong fine motor skills and full use of hands are essential as the role demands constant grasping writing/typing and use of technology. Visual and auditory acuityincluding color depth peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focusis 100% of the time. Occasional driving or climbing may also be necessary.

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EyeCare Partners is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.

NOTE: Job descriptions are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair pay decisions about jobs. Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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