About this Job
Want to join an incredible team dedicated to giving patient's a lifetime of healthy vision? Bring your A attitude, and we will provide the necessary training!

We are an energetic optometry office that provides specialty vision care services to the good people of Orange County. We love what we do because we get to make a difference in people's lives daily. The joy we receive from helping patients at our office is contagious!
We are searching for just the right person to join our team as an optician. Your job is crucial to ensuring that our patients have an enjoyable experience at our office when purchasing glasses and contact lenses.

Who you are:
Altruistic- you love helping people and always think of others before yourself
Productive and Efficient- you enjoy the feeling of tackling a project and seeing it to completion, you're addicted to the feeling of satisfaction that you get from a good day's work and getting a lot done
Techy- you're great on computers, you learn new platforms quickly, and can quickly navigate between multiple windows on your internet browser
Organized- you feel inner peace when papers are in order, when loose ends have been tied up, and your checkbook is always balanced at the end of the day.

Work Hours:

Monday-Friday: 9am - 6pm, Saturday: 9am - 12:30pm (2 Saturdays per month)

**MUST BE AVAILABLE TO WORK AT LEAST TWO SATURDAY MORNINGS PER MONTH**

Primary Role:

• Adjust, repair, and fit glasses on patients
• Order glasses through VSP, EyeMed, and Visionweb portals
• Billing vision plans (primarily VSP and Eyemed) and medical plans (Medicare)
• Order contact lenses and bill insurance accurately
• Train patients on contact lens insertion and removal
• Problem-solve eyewear issues by adjusting fit, or schedule patient for Rx check with Dr.

Secondary Roles:

• Front desk duties including answering inbound calls to schedule appointments and placing outbound calls to notify patient to pickup glasses
• Check voicemails, text messages, faxes, and emails throughout the day
• Pre-Assessment of patient prior to eye examination
• Review Vision Plan eligibility and benefits with patient
• Collect payment and update patient accounting records
• Price incoming frame orders and maintain attractive frame board
• Data entry on electronic medical record system
• Maintain contact lens trials in stock
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 2 yrs sales experience
• Experience in a private optometry office is a plus
• Bilingual in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, or Korean is helpful, but not required
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Self-motivated, reliable, dependable, punctual, with strong work ethics
• Great communication skills and customer-service oriented
• Positive attitude, caring, friendly, enjoy helping others, and a team player
• Knowledgeable with computers, social media, information technology, and computer use

Benefits:

• Starting pay: $20.00-$22.00/hr or higher depending on level of experience
• Regular work schedule, normal office hours, no traveling required
• Opportunity for all employees to earn competitive BONUS based on achieving performance goals.
• Paid holidays and paid vacation for full time employees
• Friendly co-workers and optometrist willing to train you to grow in the optical industry
• Work with the latest technology in optometry and ophthalmology.
• We are an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Sales: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Irvine, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person