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
