Optician
Optician
Job ID: 41187
Location: Kalispell, MT
Category: Healthcare
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire
Optician
A state-of-the-art vision care center in Kalispell, Montana, is hiring an Optician. This busy office is a full-service optical and ophthalmologic surgery center, providing the community with comprehensive eye care and an individualized touch. They strive to provide the highest level of medical care in a thoughtful and personal way.
The Optician plays a key role in eye care by helping patients choose the right glasses and contact lenses. They work closely with eye doctors to ensure patients receive the best vision correction and personalized support. This position requires prior optician experience, along with strong communication skills and solid knowledge of optical products, equipment, and industry trends. Opticians also provide guidance on lens options, frame styles, and proper eyewear care to enhance the patient experience.
Why You Want This Position:
A state-of-the-art vision care center in Kalispell, Montana, is hiring an Optician. This busy office is a full-service optical and ophthalmologic surgery center, providing the community with comprehensive eye care and an individualized touch. They strive to provide the highest level of medical care in a thoughtful and personal way.
The Optician plays a key role in eye care by helping patients choose the right glasses and contact lenses. They work closely with eye doctors to ensure patients receive the best vision correction and personalized support. This position requires prior optician experience, along with strong communication skills and solid knowledge of optical products, equipment, and industry trends. Opticians also provide guidance on lens options, frame styles, and proper eyewear care to enhance the patient experience.
Why You Want This Position:
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Starting Pay: $18/hour, depending on experience
- Structured career growth with increased compensation
- Quarterly performance based bonuses
- Benefits for qualified employees:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance
- Paid time off, paid vacation and holidays
- 401K match & profit sharing
- FSA and HSA
- Discounted services and products
Essential Functions and Duties:
- Help patients choose eyewear that fits their prescription and style
- Use measurements and fitting techniques to ensure lenses and frames are comfortable and effective and perform adjustments and minor repairs as needed
- Educate patients on lens options and enhancements like antireflective coatings and polarized lenses and progressive lenses and stay informed about optical trends and new technologies
- Take precise measurements for accurate eyewear ordering and verify and interpret optical prescriptions to ensure correct lens fabrication
- Maintain detailed and organized patient records
- Work with optometrists and ophthalmologists to address patient concerns
Qualifications:
- Previous optician experience required
- Retail sales experience preferred
- Good communication skills with patients and colleagues
- Ability to multitask in a busy environment
- Basic understanding of insurance billing and coding
- Organizational skills for maintaining records and inventory
- Attention to detail for accurate measurements and prescriptions
- Basic knowledge of lenses, frames, and optical products
- Familiarity with optical equipment (e.g., lensometers, pupillometers)
Get in touch! Call or text 406-298-9167 to reach Heather in our Kalispell LC Staffing Office.
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