Kaiser Tacoma Hear & See Center Searching for a Licensed Dispensing Optician

Title: Optician Dispensing

Tacoma Hear & See Center, Tacoma WA

Job Details:

Description - External

Provide technical and patient care support to the Optometry and Ophthalmology Department and Doctors through participation as a member of the Eye Care Service Line team. Sell, fit, dispense, measure, adjust and fabricate eyeglasses, contact lenses and other optical devices in accordance with written prescriptions.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Collect and Analyze Data: Analyze and interpret prescriptions, collect and interpret data, and maintain customer/ patient records.

• Fit and Dispense spectacles, lenses, and other ophthalmic devices: Identify customer/ patient visual requirements, need and wants, recommend and demonstrate eyewear and ophthalmic products, take measurements, order products, dispense eyewear, and provide follow-up services. Fit and dispensing contacts lenses: Obtain customer/patient history, identify visual requirements, need and wants, Discuss and explain options and recommend lens types, take measurements, determine lens type and parameters, insert trail lenses, evaluate findings of trail lenses, order products, educate customer/patient on all aspects of lens wear and care, provide follow-up assessment and services.

• Fabricate ophthalmic products: Perform mathematical calculations, obtain materials, process materials, and verify finish products.

• Operate and Maintain ophthalmic equipment.

• Perform administrative duties: Maintain inventories, perform third party claims processing and filing, maintain MSDS files, perform bookkeeping duties, and provide customer service.

Qualifications - External

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

N/A

Education

High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

Washington State Dispensing Optician License is required by date of hire/transfer.

Additional Requirements:

• Communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Knowledge and understanding of optical and basic medical terminology.

• Computer skills in a MS Windows environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Optical dispensary, ophthalmology/optometry practice or other optical related experience.

• Graduate of an accredited optician program.

Disclaimer

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.

Schedule, Education, Travel, Goals

Employee Status: Regular

Schedule: Full-time

Working Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Working Hours Start: 07:30 AM

Working Hours End: 06:00 PM

Shift: Day

Education Level: high school diploma/GED (12 years)

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Job Type: Standard

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Yes, 25 % of the Time

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