Optician

Provides comprehensive patient care related to patient evaluation, prescription recommendation, eyewear selection, fitting and purchase, and coordination with other health care professionals.

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive patient care related to patient evaluation, prescription recommendation, eyewear selection, fitting and purchase, and coordination with other health care professionals; Fills ophthalmic eyeglass prescriptions specified by MD or OD and makes final adjustments to the eyewear; Measures patients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, papillary distance, and optical centers of eyes; Completes administrative and customer service tasks including invoicing patients, cash handling, and financial arrangements; Assists patients in selecting frames and instructs patients in adapting to, wearing and caring for eyeglasses and/or contact lenses; Prepares work orders and verifies finished lenses; Maintains retail inventory and creates merchandise displays; Participates in trunk shows and vendor shows; May fit and dispense contact lenses; Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Associate's degree and 1 year of related experience involving direct patient contact required; Or equivalent combination of education and experience; Certified Optician-ABO and NYS license upon hire required; NCLE Certification for opticians who will participate in fittings upon hire required

Nice to have

Bachelor's degree and 5 years experience preferred