Optician

Panorama Eye Care LLC • Fort Collins, CO

14d • $23 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

Panorama Eyecare is seeking an Optician to support its mission of delivering excellent eyecare. The Optician works collaboratively with the team and provides patient and customer service in a fast-paced environment. The role involves helping customers select frames and lenses, preparing and fitting glasses, processing eyewear orders with optical labs, inspecting completed orders, and ensuring patient satisfaction. The position works at 20/20 Vision Center in Fort Collins and Windsor Eye Care & Vision Center in Windsor, Colorado, and requires travel between the clinics each week. This is a full-time position with compensation of $23.14–$27.30 per hour, based on experience and certification.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Exemplary patient and customer service skills.
• Motivation, energy, and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel between the Fort Collins and Windsor clinics each week.

Nice To Haves

• ABO certification through the American Board of Opticianry.

Responsibilities

• Help customers choose appropriate eyeglass frames, lens types, and lens features.
• Measure customers accurately to ensure proper fit.
• Prepare eyewear orders and fabrication information for optical labs.
• Process and submit eyewear orders accurately to wholesale labs.
• Inspect finished eyewear for prescription accuracy and defects, and follow up with the lab when needed.
• Dispense finished glasses, adjust their fit, and ensure comfort and patient satisfaction.
• Repair broken frames or assist patients in selecting replacement glasses.
• Adjust frames for patients who need realignment.
• Inspect, clean, and maintain frame inventory displayed in the optical department.
• Transmit information by computer or internet to obtain insurance approval for billing and processing.
• Apply standard and compound press-on prisms.
• Hand-edge glass, plastic, and polycarbonate lenses when necessary.
• Tint plastic lenses when necessary.
• Mount and remount drilled rimless eyewear.
• Receive optical goods from vendors daily.
• Prepare orders daily for the dispensing optician.
• Follow up with vendors on late and back orders and keep patients informed of order status.
• Coordinate shipment of frames to labs for assembly.
• Prepare return-to-vendor goods for shipment and track credits due from vendors.
• Balance patient payments against receipts daily.
• Deliver exemplary patient and customer service while multitasking in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• PTO accruals starting at three weeks.
• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
• Company-paid optical allowance.
• Company-paid routine eye care.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Educational allowance.
• Generous paid holiday program.
• 401(k) with company match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED