Description

Looking for your next move as a Licensed Optician?

We're looking for a leader for our North St. Petersburg location - NO WEEKENDS, NO EVENINGS, MONTHLY BONUS!!

Competitive MONTHLY bonuses AND a Signing Bonus of $2,000!!

We are building West Central Florida’s premier destination for fully-integrated ophthalmology, medical optometry and optical retail services.

At Opti-mart, a Sight360 company, we believe sight is our most important sense. It is a priceless gift that goes far beyond how you see the world. Sight is how we move through life, enjoy its wonders and form the memories that define us. That is why we are dedicated to care for our patient’s sight every day.

We’ve assembled the most capable and credentialed multidisciplinary teams across every specialty of vision health – ophthalmology, optometry and optical retail services – to deliver a complete, 360-degree approach to vision care. One seamless patient experience. While we do share a single medical record that allows us to collaborate and coordinate care across all locations and providers, more importantly, we share a common belief and set of principles that guide us as we care for our patients.

That’s the Sight360 difference!

Requirements

The Eye Care Professional - Optical Lead is responsible for interacting with patients on a daily basis to uncover needs for the patient’s lifestyle and recommend specialized products based on those needs as well as assist patients in frame selection this includes taking measurements, fit, and adjust glasses, troubleshoot patient’s vision complaints, and teach customers how to properly wear and care for their eyeglasses and contact lenses.

This role provides training to Eye Care Professionals at their location and may be responsible for supervisory oversight of team at the direction of the Area Manager.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Obtain patient’s prescription from ophthalmologist or optometrist
• Gather patient’s information including vision and medical insurance information
• Schedule, confirm and maintain appointments
• Recommend frames, lenses and products that are suitable for the patient’s style, face and specifications
• Adjust and fit frames according to the prescription and patient’s specifications, as well as to the patient’s face.
• Prepare and submit the order to the proper lab for manufacturing
• Be able to use equipment such as lensometer, auto refractor, pupilometer, calipers and hand tools
• Assist with frame inventory, contact lens inventory, marketing materials and office supplies
• Teaching patients how to wear and care for both contact lenses and eyeglasses
• Repairing or replacing broken frames
• Administrative duties such as filing, following up on orders, following up with patients, answering phones, assisting the doctor with special orders and referrals
• Multi-tasking to help patients in a timely manner

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Position reports to Area Manager
• May provide supervisory oversight of Eye Care Professional at the direction of the Area Manager.

Position/Type/ Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time onsite position and core hours of work and days are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Potential for evening and weekend hours as required.

Travel:

The role may require working at other optical locations within Pinellas County based on business needs. Travel time is paid and mileage is reimbursed at current IRS rate.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must provide evidence of a current FL Optician License
• Min 2 years' experience in Optical sales role
• Prior supervisory experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Customer service oriented
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Problem solving skills required
• Managing multiple patients
• Assisting patient in selections of proper eyewear
• Teaching patients
• Computer proficient
• Able to perform necessary math skills

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k and match
• Monthly Bonus Program
• LDO License Renewal Reimbursement Programs
• CE Reimbursement program
• Annual Recognition Awards
• Employee Recognition Events and Awards
• Monthly Employee Engagement Activities (we have fun!)
• Manager training (soft skills virtual workshops)