OPTICAL TECHNICIAN (non-cert)

Description

Graystone Eye is looking for an individual who is willing to serve our patients with one vision in mind

**Achieving Exemplary

Exemplary Clinical Outcomes

&

Providing an

Unparalleled Experience for Patients,

Employees, and Families**

JOB SUMMARY

• This individual fills ophthalmic eyeglass prescriptions and fits and adapts lenses and frames by
• performing the duties detailed below.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Stacks, straightens, and cleans frame boards as necessary.
• Determines client's current lens prescription, when necessary, using lensometer or lens

analyzer and client's eyeglasses.

• Recommends specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
• Under supervision assists client in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating

frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription.

• Under supervision, measures client's bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance,

pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes.

• Under supervision, prepares work order and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating

eyeglasses.

• Under supervision, verifies finished lenses are ground to specification.
• With supervision, heats, shapes, or bends plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit

client.

• Instructs clients in adapting to, wearing, and caring for eyeglasses.
• Evaluates and does preliminary assessments of problems with patient's eyeglasses.
• Sells optical goods such as binoculars, plano sunglasses, magnifying glasses, and low vision

aids.

• Repairs damaged frames as well as screws, nose pads and temple pins. Performs hinge repairs

and holders.

• Computes amount of sale.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School education
• Optical-related experience preferred
• Certification within one year of hire to retain position

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solver with analytical skills
• Personable; empathetic with patient's needs and concerns
• Well-organized with attention to detail
• Ability to work as a team member
• Demonstrated computer literacy
• Willingness and ability to travel to satellite locations

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write sample correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to

customers, clients, and other employees of the organization

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units or measure, using whole numbers,

common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITIES

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written and

oral instructions.

• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
• successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
• enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to
• finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and speak or hear. The employee is regularly
• required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up
• to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
• encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
• made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the
• work environment is usually moderate.