Optician

Our growing family-oriented optometry office and optical boutique in Guntersville is seeking a friendly and outgoing individual to join our team. Our ideal candidate will be someone who is ready to start full time, Monday-Friday. We need someone who is excited to make a career in optometry, enjoys a flexible job with multitasking, and is open to being cross trained with several roles in the office.

Job Duties:

• Provide great customer service

• Be currently able to or able to quickly learn optician duties: assist patients in optical, including frame and lens selection, glasses ordering and dispensing, adjusting glasses, taking precise lens measurements, order management, inventory, and billing

• Greet and welcome patients

• Schedule appointments, answer phones

• Various clerical and clinical duties, including processing insurance benefits (specifically VSP)

• Willingness to cross-train in other office roles

Qualifications:

• Optical/optometric experience is preferred. Applicants without experience will be considered at this time but must show great potential

• Retail or customer service experience preferred but not required

• Strong organizational abilities

• Eagerness to learn new skills

• Enjoys working with patients of all ages

• Basic knowledge of computer processing

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Sales Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Optical experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Optometric: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location