Dispensing Optician Job at Mercy-Health-System-Corporation in Janesville

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Evaluates prescription in conjunction with client's vocational and avocational visual requirements. Determines client's current lens prescription, when necessary, using lensometer or lens analyzer and client's eyeglasses. Recommends specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs. Assists client in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Measures client's bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes. Prepares work order and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses. Verifies finished lenses are ground to specification. Heats, shapes, or bends plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit client. Instructs clients in adapting to, wearing, and caring for eyeglasses. Sells and fits contact lenses. Sells optical goods such as binoculars, plano sunglasses, magnifying glasses, and low vision aids. Repairs damaged frames. Selects and orders frames for display. Grinds lens edges or applies coating to lenses. Computes amount of sale and collects payment for services. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCEHigh School graduate preferred Experience in optical, optometry or ophthalmic field preferredCERTIFICATION/LICENSUREABO preferredOTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIESGood interpersonal and communication skills Detailed orientedLEVEL OF SUPERVISIONWork is performed according to specific procedures and methods, but the incumbent must make minor decisions in order to adapt to routine situations. SUPERVISESThis job has no supervisory responsibilities.