Optician

Midwest Eye Center is seeking an experienced Optician for our Calumet City, Illinois location. We offer excellent hours, no late evenings or major holidays, a lucrative spiff program, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive, team-oriented environment.

The ideal candidate is American Board of Opticianry certified with 1-2 years of retail optician experience.

This is your opportunity to join one of the areas most recognized leaders in ophthalmology and optometry. We are a nationally recognized leader in EMR and technology with an excellent clinical support team and dynamic leadership. We are committed to customer service, and making every interaction extraordinary while inspiring the complete confidence of our patients. Our employees contribute directly to the growth and success of our practices, and take pride in being a member of our team. We strongly believe that the manner in which our patients and customers are treated by our employees is as important as the services provided by the doctor.

All of us at Midwest Eye Center are committed to inclusion and belonging. We believe today more than ever that creating an environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and make it easy for others to do the same will benefit us all. It isn’t speaking the words, but starts with a culture of caring, listening and service. We would thoroughly enjoy meeting with you and discussing our employment opportunities. For more information, please visit our webpage at

The Optician will dispense and fit spectacles, contact lenses and other optical aides, working from printed or computerized prescriptions with assistance. They will advise patients on various types of lenses and spectacle frames, including advice on style, weight, and color. Instructs patients on how to wear and care for their spectacles and contacts.

Responsibilities

Provides patient education regarding lens materials, products, and designs

Performs prescription analysis such as interpreting and transposing

Provides recommendations to patients regarding proper eyeglass frame selection

Determines ideal recommendations by incorporating frame design, lens materials and optics with patient’s prescription and lifestyle considerations

Performs eyeglass frame adjustments and repairs. Includes proper alignment of frame, comfortable fit, functional vision and instructions on proper wear and care of eyeglasses

Performs accurate measurements of lens power, pupillary distance, multifocal segment height, lens base curve, vertex distance, and prism power

Orders custom lens products from identified vendors and monitors process to ensure on-time delivery and communicates any delays to patient

Post charges, patient and insurance claim payments and bill insurance when needed

Order contact lenses and/or trials

Verifies lens prescriptions of ordered lenses and checks for accuracy

Assists in the return of authorized merchandise to manufacturers

Design, arrange and maintain product displays

Monitors product inventory levels

Maintains inventory of office supplies and other materials necessary to properly run the department

Maintains instruments and hand tools used

Maintains job knowledge by participating in continuing education opportunities and training

Ability to perform troubleshoot to determine cause for issues with new eyeglasses

Follows clinical workflow to ensure a clean hand-off from clinic to dispensary.

Work in cooperation with other dispensary associates to meet and exceed daily and monthly sales goals

Executes duties of position in a professional and courteous manner

Handles sensitive information in a confidential manner

Performs other tasks and duties as assigned

Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalent required

Certification by American Board of Opticianry preferred

One to two years of retail optician experience required

Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients, staff, managers, and doctors

Understanding of the anatomy of the eye as well as normal, abnormal vision and perception

Basic computer literacy required

Excellent math skills that allow for precise work related to opticianry and sales (basic algebraic equations and monetary calculations)

In turn we will offer:

Benefits to full time team members that include comprehensive medical, dental and optical coverage, 401k and short and long term disability.

Company paid life insurance.

Paid holidays and generous paid time off.

Paid parking where applicable.

Team oriented working environment where you are heard and respected.

Clear career ladder opportunities.

Monthly bonus/commission.

Offered pay $18 - $20 per hour.

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Regular Full-Time