Optician IV

St. Lucie Eye Associates•Fort Pierce, FL

2h•Onsite

About The Position

Join the team at St. Lucie Eye Associates, where compassionate care meets cutting-edge eye health services. For over 75 years, we've proudly served the Treasure Coast with a commitment to excellence and community. Our team of dedicated professionals works together to preserve and enhance vision for every patient. Come grow your career with us and make a meaningful impact every day. St. Lucie Eye is affiliated with EyeSouth Partners' premier network of medical and surgical specialty eye care services. The Optician must be able to work with our diverse base of customers (i.e. pediatric, adolescent, and adult) by delivering quality optical care and outstanding and friendly customer service establishing customer loyalty. The Optician must be able to assist patients with eyeglasses and contact lens ordering and fittings. The Optician must also possess strong sales skills by demonstrating a high level of knowledge about our products and determining our patient's need for eyewear to recommend specific accessories and or enhancement for glasses.

Requirements

Licensed Optician
High School Diploma or Ged required
Minimum 5 years eyecare experience
Minimum Associates or equivalent and on-the-job training or post-secondary education
Strong computer knowledge and skills with a minimum typing speed of 30 AW PM
Able to navigate multiple system applications
Ability to effectively communicate
Professionalism
Multi-tasking
Time Management
Organizational Skills
Attention to Detail

Nice To Haves

Prior retail sales or work in the healthcare industry (preferred)

Responsibilities

Communicate with physician regarding questions or concerns about prescriptions and other eye-related issues
Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices
Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions
Recommend specific lenses, lens coating, and frames to suit client needs
Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications
Creating work orders for lab technicians to ensure delivery of the proper lenses
Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands
Repairing broken/damaged frames
Educating clients on proper wear and care of eyeglasses
Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses
Keeping track of orders, prescriptions, and inventory
Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise
Attend training workshops/meetings as scheduled
Interpretation of prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrists