Optician - Beaverton EyeClinic

At Pacific University, we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Optician to join our team at the Beaverton EyeClinic. As an Optician, you will be responsible for providing exceptional optical services to our patients, including frame selection, dispensing, adjusting, and repairs.

• Provide optical assistance to patients and student interns, including frame selection, dispensing, adjusting, and repairs.
• Determine specific data for prescription orders, verify completeness of orders prepared by students, process orders based on appropriate third-party payer requirements, track status of orders, and determine cause for delays.
• Maintain communications with patients while material orders are in process, including notifying patients of order delays, contacting patients when orders are ready for dispensing, and responding to optical-related inquiries.
• Serve as a technical resource to interns, staff optometrists, and faculty regarding optical products and managed care coverage of materials, maintaining current knowledge on latest developments in the industry through review of literature and continuing education.
• Maintain patient confidentiality, follow HIPAA policy and procedures to protect patient medical and financial information.
• Process patient orders, including collection of fees, proper patient care documentation, posting payments, updating and verifying information in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Work closely with the reception office staff to ensure proper coordination of patient care activities.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years of practical experience in dispensing or documented successful completion of a one-year or longer academic program in dispensing opticianry or optical technology with a dispensing emphasis.
• Must possess or obtain ABO Certification within one year of hire date.

• Bilingual - English and Spanish.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to apply good judgment and a professional manner when interacting with students, patients, faculty, optometric physicians, co-workers, and others in the healthcare community.
• Proven ability to work within the guidelines of good optometric practice.
• Professional appearance and a high level of self-motivation and interest in optometry program development.
• Strong word processing and database management skills, working knowledge of computers and standard office equipment.

Must be willing to adapt work schedule to meet the needs of the EyeTrends Optical.

Must be willing to travel as needed to satellite EyeTrends optical locations.