Licensed Dispensing Optician - Per diem Burien

Licensed Dispensing Optician - Per diem Burien

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Job Summary:

Provide technical and patient care support to the Optometry and Ophthalmology Department and Doctors through participation as a member of the Eye Care Service Line team. Sell, fit, dispense, measure, adjust and fabricate eyeglasses, contact lenses and other optical devices in accordance with written prescriptions.

• Collect and analyze data: analyze and interpret prescriptions, collect and interpret data, and maintain customer/patient records.
• Fit and dispense spectacles, lenses, and other ophthalmic devices:
  Identify customer/patient visual requirements, need and wants, recommend and demonstrate eyewear and ophthalmic products, take measurements, order products and provide follow-up services. Fit and dispensing contact lenses:
  Obtain customer/patient history, identify visual requirements, discuss options and recommend lens types, take measurements, determine lens type and parameters, insert trial lenses, evaluate findings, order products, educate customers on lens wear and care, and provide follow-up assessment.
• Fabricate ophthalmic products: perform mathematical calculations, obtain materials, process materials, and verify finish products.
• Operate and maintain ophthalmic equipment.
• Perform administrative duties: maintain inventories, perform third‑party claims processing and filing, maintain MSDS files, perform bookkeeping duties, and provide customer service.

• N/A

• High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED).

• Dispensing Optician License (Washington) required at hire.
• American Board of Opticianry Basic Certification required at hire AND National Contact Lens Examiner - Basic Certification required at hire.

• Communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of optical and basic medical terminology.
• Computer skills in a MS Windows environment.

• Experience in an optical dispensary, ophthalmology/optometry practice, or other optical related experience.
• Graduate of an accredited optician program is preferred.

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

Seattle, WA $77,968.80-$94,459.00 1 week ago