What are the responsibilities and job description for the Optician position at Horizon Family Eye Care?
We are looking for an upbeat optical sales associate to join us in our Optometric Private Practice!
We are a high-tech, professional office, and we are growing daily. We offer competitive salary, paid time off, and vision benefits, as well as an opportunity to grow alongside the Practice. Our ideal candidate is someone with a solid work ethic who wants to become part of a team dedicated to providing excellent eye care and service. Prior Optometric or Ophthalmic experience is preferred, and we are looking for candidates familiar with Optometric sales or pretesting, who are comfortable working in a dynamic environment. If you are interested in becoming part of our team, come interview with us!
Primary Responsibilities:
- Helping patients select eyeglass frames and lens treatments
- Reviewing insurance benefits information and calculating cost for materials
- Collection of measurements for glasses and copays
- Interpretation of prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrists
- Creating work orders that ensure delivery of the proper lenses
- Dispensing eyewear, including the adjustment of eyeglasses to ensure a proper fit
- Repairing broken frames/processing lens warranties
- Educating clients on proper eyeglass and contact lens care
- Keeping track of orders, prescriptions, and inventory
- Processing of contact lens materials for patients and trial lens inventory
- Cultivating a friendly environment for patients and staff
- Proper cleaning of optical frames, frame boards, optical furniture and fixtures
- Provide assistance to patients, other staff, and doctor whenever possible
Job Qualifications:
- Strong organizational and leadership skills, required
- High School diplopia, required
- Optical sales experience, preferred
- Experience processing insurance claims, preferred
- Experience in optometric pretesting, preferred
- Experience using Macs and other Apple products, preferred
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $15.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Experience:
- Optical: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Charlottesville, VA 22911 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $25