Licensed Optician Opportunity

 

The Cape Coral Eye Center has a full-time opening for a Licensed Optician. Uniforms are provided at no cost to employees.  If you believe you have the experience and qualities of a top performer and would like to apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to:  HR.Manager@capecoraleyecenter.com.

 

• Associate degree (A.A.) from a two-year college or technical school, or apprenticed under the state apprenticeship program and successfully passed the State Board exam.

• ABO Certified.

• NCLE Certified.

• Board Certified in the State of Florida.

 

• Ability to input jobs in Office Mate software

• Knowledge of managed care plans

• Problem solving/analytical

• Personable

• Organized

• Time management skills

 

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with patient’s vocational and avocational visual requirements.

• Determine patient’s current lens prescription, when necessary, using Lensometer or lens analyzer and patient’s eyeglasses.

• Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit patient needs.

• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames and facial and eye measurements and optical prescription.

• Measure patient’s bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, papillary distance, and optical centers of eyes.

• Prepare work order and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.

• Verify finished lenses are ground to specification.

• Heat, shape, and adjust plastic or metal frames to fit patient.

• Instruct patient in adapting to, wearing, and caring for eyeglasses.

• Sell contact lenses.

• Sell optical goods such as Plano sunglasses.

• Repair damaged frames.

• Compute amount of sales and collect payment for services.

• Able to analyze pricing vs. patient’s vision benefits and submits optical claims to vision plans.

• Able to analyze selling behavior to improve collections.

• Not responsible for purchasing frames, supplies, or meeting with vendors.