Accounts Payable, Administrative Skills, Basic Life Support (BLS), Billing, Business Development, CPR Certification, Check Processing, Communication Skills, Community Programs, Community Support, Credit Processing, Dental Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan, Environmental Work, High School Diploma, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Industry/Trade Analysis, Infectious Diseases, Insurance, Life Insurance, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Merchandising, Pharmaceutical Sales, Prescription Drugs, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Record Keeping, Retail, Retail Sales, Sales, Team Player, Tuition Reimbursement, Vision Plan, Writing Skills
Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.
Full Time Employees of Confluence Health receive a wide range of benefits in addition to compensation.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts
- Paid Time Off
- Generous Retirement Plans
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Gym Membership Discount
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Shift Differential
For more information on our Benefits & Perks, click here!
Summary:
An Optician assists patients in ordering eyeglasses and lenses. Adjusts, fits, and dispenses eyeglasses and contacts. Determines multifocal measurements. An Optician is an Optical Technician as well as a Retail Sales Consultant. S/he must be trained in technical aspects of an Optician as well as have the skills to sell all the current fashion products available today.
Position Reports To: Optical/Practice Manager
Essential Functions:
- Assists patients with choosing eyeglass frames and lens options appropriate to the prescription.
- Measures patient’s eyes for pupillary distance to determine multifocal placement.
- Fits and adjusts lenses to eyeglass frames.
- Conduct contact lens fittings as appropriate. Refer to physician as needed and for the completion of fitting. In accordance with WAC 246-852 & RCW 18.34.
- Orders patient prescriptions and process sales.
- Dispense contact lens and eyeglasses.
- Triage questions and concerns regarding prescriptions, merchandise, and services. Refers to physician when appropriate.
- Stocks department equipment, merchandise, and supplies. Follows department procedures and standards for production, record keeping, merchandising and merchandise storage.
- Contact lens and eyeglasses sales, including determining lenses and frames best suited to patient.
- Maintain and clean dispensary sales areas. Updates displays and promotions as necessary.
- Assist with clerical duties, insurance billing and accounts payable.
- Collects payment for merchandise; makes change; processes checks, credit, and debit charges according to proper departmental procedures for paperwork and the performance of duties.
- Participate in professional development activities to maintain current skills and stay abreast of industry trends.
- Required to maintain active Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
- Other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Valid WA State Dispensing Optician License.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Retail optical shop industry knowledge.
- Optical sales experience.
- Must have good written and oral communication skills.
Desired:
- Experience fitting contact lenses.
Physical/Sensory Demands: