Optician

Compensation: $12.00 minimum
Hours: Typically 8 am-5 pm but can start as early as 7:30 and leave as late as 6:30 pm
Reports To: Optical Manager

Job Responsibilities

- The Optician is responsible for all optical services, inventory of frames and contact lenses, and maintaining optical equipment and supplies.

- Coordinates all special promotions and sales with the Optical Manager.

Education and Experience

- High School or Equivalent

- Minimum of 2 years Experience

Knowledge

- Customer Service

- English and Spanish Languages

- Computers and Electronics

Physical Requirements:

- Standing for long periods of time

- Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls

- Requires repetitive movement

Job Duties

- Provides the highest quality optical services to all patients/customers.

- Fill all customers’ orders accurately and promptly and follow up on all orders not received in a timely manner.

- Maintain an accurate accounting of all patients’/customer’s purchases, deposits and payments.

- Maintain the appearance of the Optical department to ensure the comfort and safety of the patient/customer.

- Recommend necessary purchases.

- Update forms and printed materials as necessary.

- Maintain inventory levels.

- Maintain equipment.

- Ability to make decisions that affect other people and/or the image and reputation of the practice.

- Requires being exact or highly accurate.

- Meeting strict deadlines.

- Adhere to company policies and protocol.

- Any other duties that may be required