Licensed Optician Part Time

BJ's Wholesale Club • Commack, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

BJ’s Wholesale Club is seeking a Licensed Optician to dispense spectacles and other optical products to adults and children, working with prescriptions from optometrists and ophthalmologists. This role involves advising and assisting patients with various types of lenses and spectacle frames, considering style, weight, and color. The position requires adherence to club policies, procedures, and compliance, striving for flawless execution and accountability. Team members are expected to act with honesty and integrity, prioritize the member experience, and ensure a safe and positive environment. Embracing inclusion, diversity, collaboration, and respect are key. The role demands working as a team to achieve goals, moving with speed and agility, innovating and adapting, and maintaining a friendly and positive attitude. Delivering service excellence through all points of contact, resolving and deescalating member concerns, and ensuring a safe and positive member experience are paramount. A daily commitment to GOLD Member Standards (Greet, Anticipate, Appreciate) and GOLD Club Standards is expected, including maintaining a grand opening look daily, ensuring items are stocked, planograms are executed, signage is accurate, and the club is clean and organized. Understanding department performance reporting and the connection between execution and business impact is also important.

Requirements

• Must be licensed to work as an optician within the State and keep license up to date and active.
• Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills and an attention to detail required.
• Open shift availability required for full time positions.
• At least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of optical products and business practices preferred.
• High school diploma, college degree, and/or big box wholesale, retail, and/or optical experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verifies order data entry, compares Rx to original Rx provided from the doctor assuring all information entered in the system is accurate.
• Completes proper order filing procedures, including filing the order under the correct ABC system in the store.
• Delivers sales by providing excellent Member service in person and over the phone.
• Explains in detail all procedures included under the exam fee; being open and honest in communication and maintaining a friendly pleasant demeanor with customers at all times.
• Takes measurements, assures correct frame selection for Rx power, reads prescriptions on the lensometer, timely notification of product readiness and advancement of the order in the system: including received, notified, and dispense of each job and proper handling of all money related transactions.
• Strives to deliver sales and metric goals by educating patients on the benefits of available products, and by recommending those that will improve their visual needs.
• Spends downtime engaging with members in front of Optical.
• Adheres to all privacy and confidential/proprietary company policies and procedures (i.e. Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA) as required by law.
• Provides support to Members in making eyeglass adjustments and repairs.
• Assists Optical Manager with the opening and closing procedures at the beginning and end of shift.
• Ensures that accurate funds are collected, and payments are made at the point of service.
• Maintains all club policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of this job.

Benefits

• Weekly Pay
• Free BJ’s Memberships
• Generous Paid Time Off (vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave)
• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits (three medical plans, optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED