Optician

About us: The Eye Institute has been providing the highest quality of eye care in an ever-changing world of medical innovation. Today, we're known as Northeast Oklahoma’s most comprehensive eye care centers. The Eye Institute is a multi-specialist Ophthalmology practice, offering services ranging from comprehensive eye exams to specialty services including General Ophthalmology, Cornea, Retina, Glaucoma, Pediatrics and Adult Strabismus, Refractive and Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery.

About the position:

Our Optician work with our customers to find the most suitable eyewear for their needs. The optician will recommend specific eyewear, take measurements, fit and adjust glasses, and teach customers to properly wear and care for their glasses or contact lenses.

To be successful as an optician, you should have strong customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills. You should be able to recommend specialized eyewear such as for sports and occupational use, as well as informing on and recommending tints and anti-reflective coatings.

Essential functions:

• Obtaining patient prescriptions from optometrists and ophthalmologists.
• Taking customer information and measurements of the ocular area.
• Recommending frames or contact lenses that suit the customer's style, face, and specifications.
• Adjusting and fitting frames according to the prescriptions and customer's specifications, as well as to suit the customer's face.
• Preparing work orders for the optical technicians to use to manufacture the lenses.
• May use specialized equipment, such as calipers, lensometers, and lens gauges.
• Keeping inventory on frames and contact lenses to ensure product variety and customer satisfaction.
• May repair broken frames.
• Educating customers on how to wear and maintain glasses and contact lenses.
• Performing administrative duties, such as managing prescriptions, customer records, and insurance.

Knowledge, skills, abilities required for the position:

• Skill in operating computers, printers, telephones, fax machines, copiers, scanners, calculators, and EMR.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public.
• Great attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure, communicate, present information, and to multi-task.
• Knowledge of HIPAA policies and regulations.

Physical/Mental requirements:

• Requires good physical and mental health.
• Requires full range of body motion including lifting and carrying of patient charts, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing, walking and sitting for extensive periods of time
• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and orally.
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
• Requires a professional attitude to deal with patients with an unpleasant aspect of illness.

Required experience:

• An associate's degree or certification in opticianry is preferred but not required.
• On-the-job training and experience in clinical work.
• A state license or certification to practice as an optician.
• The ability to operate specialized equipment.
• Excellent customer service and sales ability.

The Eye Institute, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship including but not limited to hiring, promotions, training, working conditions, compensation, benefits, discipline and discharge, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Commute:

• Tulsa, OK 74137 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Tulsa, OK 74137: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person