Certified Optician
@ The Vancouver Clinic, Inc. P.S.Certified Optician
About the job
Vancouver Clinic in Camas hires a Certified Optician to join its Ophthalmology team. Role involves fitting, adjusting eyewear, teaching proper wear, and ensuring patient satisfaction. Requires optical experience, customer service skills, and knowledge of optical terminology.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- ABO certification required
- Three years of optician experience preferred
- WA State Optician Apprentice credential
Qualifications
- Optical experience
- Customer service skills
- Knowledge of optical terminology
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
Full job description
Vancouver Clinic is hiring a Certified Optician to join our Ophthalmology team. In this patient-facing role, you will fit and adjust glasses and other eyewear based on each patient’s prescription, lifestyle, and individual needs. You will ensure orders are received and dispensed as prescribed, teach patients how to properly wear and care for their new eyewear, and adjust or repair their current frames. Our ideal candidate has experience in an optical environment, delivers outstanding customer service, and can manage multiple priorities. Knowledge of HIPAA, optical terminology, frame styles, and lens material options is preferred.
Location: Camas (4500 SE Columbia Palisades Drive - Camas, WA 98607)
Schedule: Monday through Friday four, 9-hour days plus one, 4-hour day
Hiring range for Certified Optician is generally between $28.00-$33.55 per hour, and placement in those ranges depends on an evaluation of experience.
Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
ABO certification required
Minimum of three years of experience as a dispensing or fabricating optician preferred
Apprentice: Must obtain WA State Optician Apprentice credential
Vancouver Clinic provides care across a wide range of medical decisions. This includes care and opinions on vaccinations, reproductive health, end-of-life decision-making, and gender affirming treatment. The ability to work, with or without reasonable accommodation, with a diverse population of patients and colleagues seeking or considering care in all areas is an essential function of all positions at the Clinic.
Pay Range:
$27.47 - $38.46The above information is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work required in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive description of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of those assigned to this job.
We offer a competitive Total Rewards Program. Eligibility for benefits is dependent on factors such as position type and FTE. Benefit-eligible employees qualify for benefits beginning on the first of the month following one month of employment. Vancouver Clinic offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, long term disability, health savings account, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, and multiple supplemental benefits (voluntary life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, legal services, etc.). We also offer a 401k retirement plan, along with an employer matching contribution up to 4%. Compensation packages and time off programs vary and are dependent on factors such as department, position type, primary work state and FTE. Contact your Recruiter for full information.
Vancouver Clinic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Vancouver Clinic does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Vancouver Clinic is an alcohol and drug-free workplace. Offers are contingent on successful completion of background screen and immunization requirements.