Optician

We are looking for an Optician to join our team. As an Optician you will sell, fit and dispense eyewear to patients. Our Opticians help customers look and see their best working with the latest Eyewear Fashion Trends!

Schedule:

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday: 8:30-5:00

Tuesday: 8:30-7:00

What you will be doing

Remain current with eyewear trends.

Evaluate customer's prescriptions and visual requirements.

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

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

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

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

Heat and shape plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients

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

Determine customer's current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometer or lens analyzers and customer's eyeglasses.

Order and purchase frames and lenses.

What you know

Required

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Experience working in customer service

Excellent verbal communication skills

Desired2 years recent retail office experience (Optical Retail preferred)
ABO/NCLE Certified Graduate of Optical Studies Program Familiarity with Ophthalmology and Optometry practice

What you will receive

Competitive wages

Network of Partnered Practices across 5 states

Lucrative Monthly Incentive Program Little to No nights or weekends!

Robust benefit package including medical, dental, life and disability (short- and long-term) insurance

Generous paid time off (PTO) program

Seven (7) company paid holidays
401(k) retirement plan with company match

An organization focused on People, Passion, Purpose and Progress Inspirational culture

About Midwest Vision Partners Midwest Vision Partners was founded in 2019 to build a premier eye care platform in partnership with Alpine Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm. Alpine is a strong supporter of MVP, given their People First™ philosophy, unparalleled track record, significant financial resources, and a commitment to building a platform that includes physician leadership at the highest levels.

Headquartered in Chicago, our mission is to provide world-class support to ophthalmologists and optometrists, enabling them to focus on improving patients' vision to help people live their best lives. Today, MVP's network consists of 16 practices, 125 physicians, and roughly 1500 employees providing medical and surgical eyecare services at over 60 locations throughout the Midwest. We strive to be the premier provider of eyecare in the Midwest through a culture of collaboration and excellence.

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2026

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