Optician- We provide training!

Midwest Eye Consultants • Tipton, IN

19h • Onsite

About The Position

An optician counsels patients through the eyewear selection process and explains doctor recommendations to support the best possible vision. The role advises patients on lens options suited to their prescriptions and helps create a welcoming, enjoyable shopping experience through fashionable eyewear selection. Strong communication and customer service skills are important for building lasting patient relationships. The position also uses creative design skills to create and maintain optical merchandise displays and inventory, along with administrative skills to calculate co-pays, review insurance eligibility, and prepare work orders for the optical lab.

The position is on-site in Tipton, Indiana. Training is provided, and the company offers a paid certification program with opportunities for growth and wage increases. Starting wage is $16.00.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively and provide superior customer service that fosters long-lasting relationships.
• Visual and verbal acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of assigned work.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, grasp, type, and perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds regularly from floor to waist, 5 pounds from waist to shoulder, and 5 pounds from shoulder to overhead.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in selecting spectacles, educating them on quality choices, lens selection, and frame styling appropriate to their lifestyles and prescriptions.
• Calculate insurance co-pays based on insurance eligibility.
• Enter spectacle orders accurately and monitor their status daily to ensure timely delivery.
• Receive spectacle orders into the system, verify them, notify patients, and schedule dispensing.
• Contact patients to follow up on their adaptation to dispensed eyewear and prescribed contact lenses.
• Perform spectacle adjustments and repairs as needed.
• Troubleshoot patient concerns with eyewear as needed.
• Educate patients on the care of prescribed eyewear.
• Maintain inventory for the optical retail area, including lab supplies, and report inventory as required.
• Maintain displays of optical merchandise.
• Monitor patient flow throughout appointments and communicate delays to other departments.
• Perform other duties and assume responsibilities as determined by the doctor and practice leadership.

Benefits

• 6.5 paid holidays per year plus 2 floating holidays.
• Approximately 8 days of PTO within the first year.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k).
• Company-paid certification program with opportunities for growth and wage increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed