162 Vision Care Specialist jobs in the United States

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Under direct supervision, perform a variety of tasks related to daily optical lab operations, production, and patient orders.

Essential Functions

Offer exceptional customer service by proactively communicating in a timely manner; calls patients or vendors to communicate delays/issues with lens orders

Order lenses and frames from appropriate lab or vendor based on vision plan

Perform shipping functions including efficiently working with time-sensitive shipments and maintaining records

Unpack and sort inbound frames and lenses to appropriate in-house trays or ships to various external labs as necessary

Routinely check products on order for delays or back orders and communicates and resolves order issues

Inventory control functions including assisting with stocking lenses, sorting and distributing trays, pulling lenses, and performing cosmetic inspection and restocking as needed

Assist with ordering lab supplies, working with vendors for all consumables; troubleshoots issues/problems, and creating lenses for glasses

Assist in efficiently moving work through the department

Maintain company safety standards

Maintain a clean workstation

Assist and cooperate with other departments

Ensure understanding and adherence to quality management and safety requirements, systems, and procedures

Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Job Specifications

Typically has the following skills or abilities:

Experience working in a fast-paced environment

One to two years of relative experience

Ability to meet department standards for productivity and quality

Ability to communicate at a level necessary to accomplish the above tasks

Good manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination

Ability to perform physical activities requiring bending, kneeling, and pulling/pushing

Ability to recognize and distinguish colors

Ability to understand and follow procedures

Ability to lift up to 30 pounds

Ability to walk or stand up to 100% of the time

Working Conditions

The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust etc.

The working environment is well lighted and ventilated. Individuals are typically required to stand for long periods of time. Noise and dust from power-grinding machinery and other equipment is to be expected. Individuals may wear safety attire such as goggles and gloves and may work physically close to others, such as when sharing work areas. There are no major hazards.

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

The compensation range for the role is listed below. Applicable salary ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. As a part of the compensation package, this role may include eligible bonuses and commissions. For more information regarding Optical Outlets benefits, please visit opticaloutlets.com/careers

Salary Description

$14.50 - $15.50

EyeCare Partners is the nation's leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit Office: Grene Vision Group Title: Optician Location: Wichita, KS - Harry & Rock SUMMARY An Optical Technician will achieve a world class Total Patient Experience that maximizes retail sales while also supporting the patients' medical needs. This team member is trained to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient's needs to the goods and services offered. LOCATION Work is primarily performed in a standard office or clinical setting. However, travel to other locations may be required to carry out essential job duties and responsibilities ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders using current process QUALIFICATIONS Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred. Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience Favorable result on background check as required by state Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE High school diploma or GED required. LICENSES AND CREDENTIALS ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required. SYSTEMS A ND TECHNOLOGY Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS This role requires a variety of physical activities to effectively perform essential job functions. The position involves frequent walking (75%), sitting (50%), and standing (50%), with regular bending, stooping, and reaching (25-50%). Employees must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items up to 25 lbs. Strong fine motor skills and full use of hands are essential, as the role demands constant grasping, writing/typing, and use of technology. Visual and auditory acuity-including color, depth, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus-is required 100% of the time. Occasional driving or climbing may also be necessary. If you need assistance with this application, please contact (phone removed). Please do not contact the office directly - only resumes submitted through this website will be considered. EyeCare Partners is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. NOTE: Job descriptions are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair pay decisions about jobs. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Employment Type: Full Time

EyeCare Partners is the nation's leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit

SUMMARY

An Optical Technician will achieve a world class Total Patient Experience that maximizes retail sales while also supporting the patients' medical needs. This team member is trained to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient's needs to the goods and services offered.

LOCATION

• Work is primarily performed in a standard office or clinical setting. However, travel to other locations may be required to carry out essential job duties and responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support

• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations

• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions

• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer

• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs

• Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt

• Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames

• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders using current process

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• Favorable result on background check as required by state

• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States

• High school diploma or GED required.

• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

• This role requires a variety of physical activities to effectively perform essential job functions. The position involves frequent walking (75%), sitting (50%), and standing (50%), with regular bending, stooping, and reaching (25-50%). Employees must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items up to 25 lbs. Strong fine motor skills and full use of hands are essential, as the role demands constant grasping, writing/typing, and use of technology. Visual and auditory acuity-including color, depth, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus-is required 100% of the time. Occasional driving or climbing may also be necessary.

• 54 The, Legends Pkwy #151, Eureka, MO 63025
• Work is primarily performed in a standard office or clinical setting. However, travel to other locations may be required to carry out essential job duties and responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support

• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations

• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions

• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer

• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs

• Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt

• Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames

• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders using current process

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• Favorable result on background check as required by state

• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States

• High school diploma or GED required.

• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

• This role requires a variety of physical activities to effectively perform essential job functions. The position involves frequent walking (75%), sitting (50%), and standing (50%), with regular bending, stooping, and reaching (25-50%). Employees must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items up to 25 lbs. Strong fine motor skills and full use of hands are essential, as the role demands constant grasping, writing/typing, and use of technology. Visual and auditory acuity-including color, depth, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus-is required 100% of the time. Occasional driving or climbing may also be necessary.

EyeCare Partners is the nation's leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit

SUMMARY

An Optical Technician will achieve a world class Total Patient Experience that maximizes retail sales while also supporting the patients' medical needs. This team member is trained to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient's needs to the goods and services offered.

LOCATION

• 14842 Manchester Rd, Ballwin, MO 63011
• Work is primarily performed in a standard office or clinical setting. However, travel to other locations may be required to carry out essential job duties and responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support

• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations

• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions

• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer

• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs

• Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt

• Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames

• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders using current process

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• Favorable result on background check as required by state

• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States

• High school diploma or GED required.

• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

• This role requires a variety of physical activities to effectively perform essential job functions. The position involves frequent walking (75%), sitting (50%), and standing (50%), with regular bending, stooping, and reaching (25-50%). Employees must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items up to 25 lbs. Strong fine motor skills and full use of hands are essential, as the role demands constant grasping, writing/typing, and use of technology. Visual and auditory acuity-including color, depth, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus-is required 100% of the time. Occasional driving or climbing may also be necessary.

EyeCare Partners is the nation's leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit

SUMMARY

An Optical Technician will achieve a world class Total Patient Experience that maximizes retail sales while also supporting the patients' medical needs. This team member is trained to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient's needs to the goods and services offered.

LOCATION

• Work is primarily performed in a standard office or clinical setting. However, travel to other locations may be required to carry out essential job duties and responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support

• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations

• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions

• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer

• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs

• Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt

• Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames

• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders using current process

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• Favorable result on background check as required by state

• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States

• High school diploma or GED required.

• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

• This role requires a variety of physical activities to effectively perform essential job functions. The position involves frequent walking (75%), sitting (50%), and standing (50%), with regular bending, stooping, and reaching (25-50%). Employees must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items up to 25 lbs. Strong fine motor skills and full use of hands are essential, as the role demands constant grasping, writing/typing, and use of technology. Visual and auditory acuity-including color, depth, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus-is required 100% of the time. Occasional driving or climbing may also be necessary.

EyeCare Partners is the nation's leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit

SUMMARY

An Optical Technician will achieve a world class Total Patient Experience that maximizes retail sales while also supporting the patients' medical needs. This team member is trained to dispense and fit glasses and contacts, working from the prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. They connect the patient's needs to the goods and services offered.

LOCATION

• 54 The, Legends Pkwy #151, Eureka, MO 63025
• Work is primarily performed in a standard office or clinical setting. However, travel to other locations may be required to carry out essential job duties and responsibilities

• Embrace and execute our Total Patient Experience to build relationships with all patients while delivering great medical support

• Determine patient wants and needs and selling to exceed their expectations

• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions

• Able to operate the auto-lensometer and manual lensometer

• Educate and recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit patient needs

• Can accurately collect measurements such as bridge, eye size, temple length, seg heights, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and pantoscopic tilt

• Dispense patient orders and repair and adjust patient frames

• Dispense all glasses and/or contact lens orders using current process

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 1 year in a position interacting with customers/patients or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• Favorable result on background check as required by state

• Must be able to provide proof of identity and right to work in the United States

• High school diploma or GED required.

• ABO and NCLE certifications preferred but not required.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

• This role requires a variety of physical activities to effectively perform essential job functions. The position involves frequent walking (75%), sitting (50%), and standing (50%), with regular bending, stooping, and reaching (25-50%). Employees must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items up to 25 lbs. Strong fine motor skills and full use of hands are essential, as the role demands constant grasping, writing/typing, and use of technology. Visual and auditory acuity-including color, depth, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus-is required 100% of the time. Occasional driving or climbing may also be necessary.

WANTED: A fantastic human being, with amazing people skills, and high emotional intelligence.

We need someone who will actively provide exceptional customer service and become an intricate component of our progressive team environment. Our team members are passionate about growth, innovation, and collaboration. We constantly strive to improve and better ourselves so that we can better support our patients. If you have a growth mindset and thrive under pressure, you would be an excellent fit for our team!

Duties will mostly include:

• Pretesting patients by collecting medical histories, chief complaints, and family histories.
• Performing simple tests, such as checking eye pressure, taking retinal images, checking vision, etc.
• Teaching patients how to properly insert and remove contact lenses.
• Disinfecting exam and work up rooms.
• Any other tasks the doctors require during the examinations.

The new team member will also be asked to help with various administrative duties, such as:

• Checking patients in and out
• Collecting co-pays and other payments
• Answering phones, scheduling and confirming appointments
• Pulling insurance authorizations and checking eligibility

Characteristics required for the job:

• An upbeat, optimistic, and cheerful personality
• Strong attention to details
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to learn from experiences to plan with a great deal of autonomy
• Self-directed approach with motivation and self-initiation.
• Ability to keep cool under pressure and remain emotionally stable and consistent

Education:

An associate's degree, or equivalent work experience in similar positions, including formal training in clerical tasks and handling a variety of organizational duties.

Pay will depend on experience!

Additional qualifications:

• A pleasant telephone manner
• Dependable
• The ability to stay organized
• Experience using computers and learning software
• The ability to work well with other staff members

• Collecting and recording patient medical history
• Instructing patients on post-operative care, medication use, contact lens care and exam expectations.
• Performing visual acuity testing, auto and Manifest Refractions (measurements for the glasses prescription), tonometry (measuring eye pressure)

• HS Diploma/GED
• Minimum of one year working in an Optical facility supporting patient care.

• Immediate enrollment in Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to Investment Accounts
• Career and educational tools within our Ingenovis ACT (Advocacy) Program