Optician
Company: EyeCare Partners
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionEyeCare Partners is the nation's leading provider
of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300
ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care
to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care
and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650
ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80
markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For
more information, visit www.eyecare-partners.com.Optician -
Ophthalmology Associates - Des Peres, MOAn optician is trained to
dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the
prescriptionswritten by optometrists and ophthalmologists. They
take into account patient's facial features,occupation, and habits
to assist them in choosing the best eyeglass frames, lenses and
lenscoatings to fit their needs.Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer
- Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and
color, coordinating frames withfacial and eye measurements and
optical prescriptions
- Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames
to suit patient needs
- Continue to be educated on current brand knowledge
- Accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size,
temple length, seg heights, vertexdistance, pupillary distance, and
pantoscopic tilt
- Check in all incoming orders to ensure quality and
accuracy
- Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient
frames
- Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders in practice
management system.
- Assist other areas when needed.
- General office duties and cleaning.
- Provide exceptional customer service at all times to both
external and internal customers.Educational Requirements and/or
Experience:
- Associates Degree; with a minimum of 1 year in a customer
interactive position; or equivalentcombination of education and
experience.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,
operating and maintenanceinstructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or
employees of organization.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability
and statistical inference, andfundamentals of plane and solid
geometry and trigonometry.
- Ability to apply concepts such asfractions, percentages,
ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have
knowledge of Database software;Internet software; Order processing
systems; Payroll systems; Spreadsheet software and WordProcessing
software.Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- ABOC preferred or obtained within first 2 years of
employment.Other Skills and Abilities:
- Desire to continue to gain industry knowledge and training
- Ability to interact with all levels of employees in a
courteous, professional manner at alltimes
- Must be able to speak, read and write English
- Strong work ethic and positive attitude
- Commitment to work over 40 hours to meet the needs of the
business
- Exceptional customer service skillsPhysical Demands:While
performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly
required to use hands tofinger, handle, or feel; reach with hands
and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequentlyrequired to
stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to
stoop, kneel, crouch, orcrawl. The employee must frequently lift
and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally liftand/or move up to
25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision,color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and
ability to adjust focus. EyeCare Partners is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants will
beconsidered for employment without attention to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation,gender identity, national origin,
veteran or disability status.If you need assistance with this
application, please contact (636) 227-2600EyeCare Partners is an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants will
be considered for employment without attention to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, veteran or disability status.Please do not contact the
office directly – only resumes submitted through this website will
be considered.
Keywords: EyeCare Partners, St. Louis , Optician, Other , Saint Louis, Missouri
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