Optician

Overall Responsibility
The successful candidate will recommend specific eyewear, take measurements, fit and adjust glasses, and teach customers to properly wear and care for their glasses or contact lenses.
Key Responsibilities:

Obtaining patient prescriptions from optometrists and ophthalmologists.
Taking customer information and measurements of the ocular area.
Recommending frames or contact lenses that suit the customer’s style, face, and specifications.
Adjusting and fitting frames according to the prescriptions and customer’s specifications, as well as to suit the customer’s face.
Preparing work orders for the optical technicians to use to manufacture the lenses.
Using specialized equipment, such as calipers, lensometers, and lens gauges.
Keeping inventory on frames and contact lenses to ensure product variety and customer satisfaction.
Repairing broken frames.
Educating customers on how to wear and maintain glasses and contact lenses.
Performing administrative duties, such as managing prescriptions, customer records, and insurance.
Any other duties as may be assigned

Job Qualifications & Skills

Certificate in optical technology
Degree or diploma in Optometry will be an added advantage
Previous professional experience as an optician
Confident and articulate.
Good organization and administrative skills

Apply via :

hr@oasishealthcaregroup.com