Licensed Optician

4 weeks ago

Fort Lauderdale, United States Miami Beach Medical Group Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionThe Optician helps patients achieve the right type of eyeglasses, lenses shape or contact lenses in accordance with their eyesight or eye conditions. Their duties include communicating with other eye care professionals to receive prescriptions, providing patients with sample frames to fit their prescriptions, and maintaining accurate patient data regarding their current or updated prescriptions.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications. 

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

  • Receive customers’ prescriptions for eyeglasses or contact lenses.

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

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

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

  • Help customers choose eyeglass frames and lens treatments, such as eyewear for occupational use or sports, tints or anti-reflective coatings, based on their vision needs and style preferences. 

  • Create work orders for ophthalmic laboratory technicians, providing information about the lenses needed. 

  • Adjust eyewear to ensure a good fit. 

  • Repair or replace broken eyeglass frames. 

  • Educate customers about eyewear—for example, show them how to care for their contact lenses. 

  • Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and maintaining inventory. 

  • Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise. 

  • Perform other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications / Education / Licenses

  • National Opticianry Competency Examination developed by the American Board of Opticianry.

  • Contact Lens Registry Examination developed by the National Contact Lens Examiners. 

  • National Commission of State Opticianry and Regulatory Boards (NCSORB).  

  • High school diploma or equivalent required. 

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred; must be able to read, write and speak English. 

  • Basic computer knowledge, MS Word