Summary: Assist the Optometrist in providing professional services to patients, take patient history, and perform preliminary and advanced testing. Perform prescription verification, frame and lens selection based on prescription and lifestyle. 

Salary: $36,896-$61,493

Location: Columbus, GA

Duties and Responsibilities: The authority and duties of the Optician shall include but not be limited to:

1. Interpreting the results of eye examinations, using prescriptions written by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists
2. Advising patients on frame weights, materials, styles and colors
3. Recommending lenses, coatings and frames to suit customers’ needs
4. Measuring customers to determine suitable types and styles of frames
5. Adjusting frames so they fit properly
6. Preparing orders for glasses and contact lenses by checking prescriptions, lens thickness and other specifications
7. Making sure that orders for glasses and contact lenses have been processed accurately
8. Fill ophthalmic eyeglass prescriptions and fit and adapt lenses and frames, utilizing optical prescription
9. Dispense quality product
10. Verify visual acuity, analyze and interpret prescriptions and lens design, measure pupillary distances (distance and near), bifocal, trifocal, and progressive placement, select and measure frames for facial contour: eye size, bridge size, temple length
11. Perform any other duties asked by supervisor when needed. 

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 2+ years’ experience working as an License Optician 
2. Minimum of High School diploma or G.E.D.
3. Ability to provide enthusiastic and concise communication to meet and exceed customers’ expectations   
4. Ability to work well within a team
5. Strong attention to detail

PREFERRED:

1. State licensure or certification by a nationally-recognized opticianary association
2. Sales/retail experience
3. ABOC-AV or NCLE-AC certification