Optician

Midwest Vision Partners•Beachwood, OH

18h

About The Position

We are looking for an Optician to join our team. As an Optician you will sell, fit and dispense eyewear to patients. Our Opticians help customers look and see their best working with the latest Eyewear Fashion Trends! Schedule: M-F 8:30AM-5:30PM Note: This is a float position housed in Beachwood but will sometimes include travel to our Parma and Elyria offices.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent
Experience working in customer service
Excellent verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

2 years recent retail office experience (Optical Retail preferred)
ABO/NCLE Certified
Graduate of Optical Studies Program
Familiarity with Ophthalmology and Optometry practice

Responsibilities

Remain current with eyewear trends.
Evaluate customer's prescriptions and visual requirements.
Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
Measure clients bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
Selling goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and other goods related to eyes in general.
Assist customers in selecting frames according to style and color and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
Heat and shape plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients
Show customers how to insert, remove, and care for their contact lenses.
Determine customer's current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometer or lens analyzers and customer's eyeglasses.
Order and purchase frames and lenses.

Benefits

Competitive wages
Network of Partnered Practices across 5 states
Lucrative Monthly Incentive Program
Little to No nights or weekends!
Robust benefit package including medical, dental, life and disability (short- and long-term) insurance
Generous paid time off (PTO) program
Seven (7) company paid holidays
401(k) retirement plan with company match
An organization focused on People, Passion, Purpose and Progress
Inspirational culture