Optical Supervisor

Eye Care Partners • Wichita, KS

41d • Onsite

About The Position

An Optical Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational functions for their assigned optical and contact lens department, ensuring that office policies, procedures, and plans are executed in a smooth and expeditious manner; performing financial oversight, office and, insurance administration, and personnel management duties.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required; some college preferred
• Optical and contact lens experience required
• Prefer two years of Supervisory experience
• Computer skills and good oral communication required
• Strong leadership background

Responsibilities

• Performs necessary tasks for good patient care and assisting the Doctor(s) in the operation of the optical department.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and expertise to all staff members.
• Conducts quarterly discussions with each employee to document on the Annual Evaluation.
• Holds staff accountable for performance expectations.
• Provides input on hiring, termination and job assignments of staff.
• Orientates new employees to the office and insures they receive on-the-job training in their assigned position.
• Effectively communicates organization activities to the entire staff.
• Establishes a high-performance team that is efficient, knowledgeable, service-oriented, sharing responsibility for attaining the goals of the practice.
• Implements all operational systems including: Employee Manual, Scheduling and Telephone System.
• Processes and coordinates patient/insurance collections.
• Procedure titled, "processing daily and weekly reports", to ensure all reports are ran, reviewed and action taken when necessary.
• Ensures insurance verification process is completed.
• Maximizes electronic claim submissions to insurance companies.
• Prepares for secondary insurance submissions.
• Organizes, provides agenda and holds monthly staff meetings.
• Attends company training events to include quarterly Supervisory Training.
• Performs other duties as required.

Benefits

• health/dental/vision insurance
• employer-paid life insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• employer-matched 401k
• monthly incentive programs
• generous employee purchase program
• family purchase events
• certification reimbursements
• a leadership team that knows everyone by name and loves to promote from within, and a whole lot more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees