Job Description

We are actively recruiting for a Non-Licensed Optician to join our growing team at North Georgia Eye Center.

If you wish to join a growing team with favorable benefits and perks, while contributing to a best in class organization, please apply with your resume.

North Georgia Eye Center offers a competitive benefits package to its employees:

Medical
Dental
Vision
401k w/ Match
HSA/FSA
Telemedicine
Generous PTO Package
7.5 Paid Holidays

North Georgia Eye Center also offers the following benefits for FREE:

Employee Discounts and Perks
Employee Assistance Program
Group Life/AD&D
Short Term Disability Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance

North Georgia Eye Center, an affiliate of EyeSouth Partners, is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

North Georgia Eye Center is affiliated with EyeSouth Partners, an eye care physician services organization committed to partnering with leading physicians to build a premier network of eye care services in throughout the Southeast.

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, EyeSouth Partners (“EyeSouth”) is an eye care physician services organization committed to partnering with leading physicians to build a premier network of eye care services in throughout the Southeast. EyeSouth’s partner practices’ clinical mission is to provide high quality medical and surgical specialty eye care. EyeSouth supports its affiliated practices and physician partners with capital, administrative resources, operating expertise, and strategic guidance with an absolute focus on clinical quality and a patient-first culture.

EyeSouth’s affiliate network now consists of 22 practices with nearly 200 doctors providing medical and surgical eyecare services at over 100 locations, including 13 surgery centers due to favorable organic growth trends and an impressive track-record of successful affiliations (M&A).

The Optician must be able to work with our diverse base of customers by delivering quality optical care and outstanding and friendly customer service, establishing customer loyalty.

The Optician must be able to assist patients with eyeglasses ordering and fittings, to include contacts as necessary, to include optical dispensing. The Optician must also possess strong sales skills by demonstrating a high level of knowledge about our products and determining our patient’s needs for eye wear to recommend specific accessories or enhancements for glasses.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Interpretation of prescriptions written by ophthalmologists and optometrists
Communicate with physician regarding questions or concerns about prescriptions and other eye-related issues
Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices
Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions
Recommend specific lenses, lens coating, and frames to suit client needs
Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications
Creating work orders for lab technicians to ensure delivery of the proper lenses
Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames in order to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands
Repairing broken/damaged frames
Educating clients on proper wear and care of eyeglasses
Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses
Keeping track of orders, prescriptions, and inventory
Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise
Attend training workshops/meetings as scheduled
Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION:

Minimum Associates or equivalent and on-the-job training or post-secondary education

LICENSURE:

N/A

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Prior retail sales or work in the healthcare industry (preferred)

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Strong computer knowledge and skills with a minimum typing speed of 30 AW PM. Able to navigate multiple system applications.

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Excellent customer service and sales skills required.
Ability to interact with patients from all economic, educational, social, etc., backgrounds.
Ability to treat all patients with respect and with an efficient and friendly manner.
Smile and greet the patient. Ensure patient is satisfied. Listen, be responsive, and say thank you.

COMMUNICATION:

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written in a manner conducive to the company’s goals and mission with a respectful demeanor towards patients,staff, management and doctors.
Further be able to modify communication in accordance to patient’s age and develop mental stage.
Professionalism
Multi-tasking
Time Management
Organizational Skills
Attention to Detail

Job ID: 2021-1816

External Company URL: https://www.eyesouthpartners.com/

Street: 2089 Teron Trace, Suite 160

This job was posted on Wed Dec 29 2021 and expired on Wed Dec 29 2021.

Minimum $55K /yr

$68K /yr Average

Maximum $80K /yr

Tasks

Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.

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

Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.

Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.

Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and other goods related to eyes in general.

Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.

Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.

Show customers how to insert, remove, and care for their contact lenses.

Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.

Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.

Fabricate lenses to meet prescription specifications.

Instruct clients in how to wear and care for eyeglasses.

Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.

Assemble eyeglasses by cutting and edging lenses, and fitting the lenses into frames.

Obtain a customer's previous record, or verify a prescription with the examining optometrist or ophthalmologist.

Order and purchase frames and lenses.

Repair damaged frames.

Perform administrative duties such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple bookkeeping.

Supervise the training of student opticians.

Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise.

Grind lens edges, or apply coatings to lenses.

Skills

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Knowledge

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.