Optician II

St. Lucie Eye Associates•Port St. Lucie, FL

14d

About The Position

St. Lucie Eye Associates is seeking an Optician to provide optical care and friendly customer service to a diverse patient base, including pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients. The role assists patients with eyeglass selection, ordering, and fitting, and uses product knowledge and sales skills to recommend eyewear, accessories, and enhancements suited to each patient's needs. The Optician also supports contact lens selection, fitting, ordering, education, and troubleshooting, and works with physicians and laboratory technicians to address prescription questions and fulfill orders.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
ABO certification.
At least 2 years of eyecare experience.
At least an associate degree or equivalent, and on-the-job training or post-secondary education.
Ability to demonstrate eye-hand coordination, manual and finger dexterity, agility, color vision, and depth perception, with visual acuity correctable to 20/25 while fitting eyeglasses and contacts.
Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong computer knowledge and skills, including the ability to navigate multiple system applications.
Minimum typing speed of 30 AW PM, as stated in the posting.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Professionalism.
Ability to multitask.
Time-management skills.
Organizational skills.
Attention to detail.
Ability to develop collaborative relationships with internal partners and engage cross-functional teams to build consensus.

Nice To Haves

Prior retail sales experience or work in the healthcare industry.

Responsibilities

Interpret prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrists.
Communicate with physicians about questions or concerns regarding prescriptions and other eye-related issues.
Inspect lenses for flaws and verify prescriptions, progressive measurements, enhancements, and coatings.
Measure bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers using measuring devices.
Mount and secure lenses in holding tools or chucks for cutting, polishing, or grinding.
Help patients select frames by style and color, ensuring they coordinate with facial and eye measurements and prescriptions.
Recommend lenses, coatings, other lens enhancements, and frames based on patient needs.
Recommend appropriate contact lenses based on prescriptions and patients' lifestyle needs.
Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
Create work orders for laboratory technicians to ensure correct lens delivery.
Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, or grind lenses.
Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to fit eyeglasses properly.
Shape lenses so they can be inserted into frames.
Repair broken or damaged frames.
Educate patients on proper eyeglass and contact lens wear and care.
Determine patients' current lens prescriptions when necessary using lensometers or lens analyzers, and correctly mark progressive lenses.
Sell and dispense contact lenses under the supervision of a physician or LDO.
Place contact lens orders with appropriate vendors.
Instruct patients on proper contact lens insertion, removal, and care.
Verify contact lens fitting information using a lensometer, slit lamp, keratometer, and/or radius scope to meet order specifications.
Troubleshoot patient prescription issues and act as a liaison between patients and physicians.
Maintain contact lens trial inventory.
Document, track, and follow up on patient orders to provide customer service.
Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise.
Attend training workshops and meetings as scheduled.
Perform other duties as assigned.