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Merritt Island, FL

Optician Needed IMMEDIATELY

Monday-Friday, no weekends

****Experience or license is REQUIRED.

• Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.
• Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
• Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
• Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
• Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and other goods related to eyes in general.
• Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
• Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
• Show customers how to insert, remove, and care for their contact lenses.
• Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.
• Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.
• Instruct clients in how to wear and care for eyeglasses. and contact lenses
• Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.
• Order and purchase frames and lenses.
• Order medical supplies or equipment.
• Obtain a customer's previous record, or verify a prescription with the examining ophthalmologist.
• Repair damaged frames.
• Perform administrative duties such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple bookkeeping.
• Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise
• Greet customers without delay when entering the office.
• Be willing to travel between our different locations in Brevard County, FL.

Contact: jpage@youreyeclinic.com

Orlando, FL

I-Optik CV-7800 Auto Phoropter, special offer for Vision Expo EAST 2021 Orange County Convention Center (Orlando, FL) June 2-5.

we will be waiting for you at the Booth TP 1127

For more information

Cell Phone: +1 (305) 542-7556

WhatsApp direct: https://bit.ly/3aVBL15

Mail: sales@optimetrics.com

Celebration, FL

Looking for a qualified individual to join our driven team in our upscale optical in Celebration, FL. We focus on customer service and demand a high quality of product and service.

Job Purpose: Improves customers' vision by filling ophthalmic prescriptions; duplicating current prescriptive lenses.

Duties:

•  Provides eyeglasses and contact lenses by filling written optical prescriptions; determining client's current prescription using a lensometer.
•  Evaluates client's vocational and avocational visual requirements by reviewing optical requirements.
•  Suits customers needs by recommending specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames.
•  Measures customer by measuring bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical center of eyes using millimeter rule and light reflex pupillometer.
•  Helps clients select frames by offering commentary on styles, colors, coordinating frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
•  Maintains quality by verifying finished lenses are ground to specifications.
•  Ensures that eyeglasses fit customer by adjusting frames.
•  Educates customers by offering instructions in eyeglass and contact lens care and use.
•  Sells optical goods by displaying and promoting sunglasses, optical cleaning supplies.
•  Collects revenues by preparing charges; collecting payment.
•  Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating inprofessional organizations.
•  Enhances optical center reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Please email your resume to info@envisioncelebration.com

Pensacola, FL

Midtown Vision in Pensacola is looking for a part-time associate/ technician interested in working in a small private practice.

Job duties will include:

• paperwork
• tech work for the doctor
• assisting the Optician
• front desk work, ect. 

Please email midtowndentalandvision@gmail.com if interested.

Cocoa, FL

WalMart Vision Center in Cocoa, Florida

Looking to Hire a FULL-TIME Licensed Optician

Apply online at www.Walmart.com/careers

Or text jobs to 240240 reference store#174

Tallahassee, FL

FLORIDA LICENSED OPTICIAN - Tallahassee (VA)

Job Skills / Requirements

• First shift hours, Monday through Friday. No weekends!!
• Seeking a licensed optician for professional setting inside of VA Hospitals and clinics. Needing self-managed, trained, and dependable people. Must be able to pass a background security clearance.
• We offer top pay and great benefits including paid federal holidays along with commission, bonus, insurance, and H&W benefits.
• Come work for a great place and feel good about helping our nation's veterans! 
• Apply online or send resume to optapps@korrect.com.

Certification Requirements

Valid State Optician License

4/29/21

Winter Garden, FL

With a heavy heart after 64 years in Business ,Card's Opticians Inc. will be closing our doors. I don't know if anyone would be interested in buying the Business or any of the Optical Equipment, we have a complete Doctor's Lane and two Satinelli edgers, two lensometers, BPI Dye Unit with 9 pots. Everything must go! Including displays. Please let us know, we have a complete list . 407-644-1814. 

4/28/21

Bal Harbor, FL

 Morgenthal Frederics Bal Harbour is a luxury eyewear boutique. We are seeking part-time sales oriented, goal focused Licensed Opticians or Luxury Sales Associates who can provide excellent customer service and build long-term relationships with clients. There is opportunity for this to grow into a full-time position. You will act as an ambassador for our brand to help educate and excite others about our mission and values.

Prior optical experience is preferred, however, those with luxury sales experience who are willing to be trained in the optical field are welcome to apply.

Basic qualifications:

• Strong customer service skills
• Skilled in luxury Sales
• Self-motivated with a drive for continual learning and improvement
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule and able to work nights and weekends
• Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
• Custom fitting of glasses based on our extensive frame selections
• Demonstrate exceptional product knowledge and accurately describe features and benefits of our lens selection
• Educate clients on cutting edge technology to meet their visual and lifestyle needs
• Using your optical knowledge to take and record measurements and ensure the finished eyewear meets optical standards and customer requirements
• Dispensing Glasses and Frame adjustments

Job Types: Part-time, opportunity to grow into full-time position

Email Resume to: Spowers@morgenthalfrederics.com

Lakewood Ranch, FL

Licensed Optician or Unlicensed Optical Technician wanted to be a part of a team that provides excellence in eye and vision care.

Do you want to work in a progressive up to date environment? Do you want to work in a practice where your input is taken seriously? Do you want to be a part of team instead of an employee? Apply now!

Caring private eye care practice needs an outstanding, compassionate person with a strong customer service background and desire to make our patients so happy that they can't help but tell their friends how well they were treated. You must absolutely love working with people and be genuinely positive and enthusiastic.

Must have the customer service experience or desire to make people think they are not at a doctor’s office, but a guest at a 5 star hotel. You must be willing to display a warm smile on command, realize you will always be on stage for our patients and be 100% committed to providing legendary, eventful and memorable customer service.

Our Lakewood Ranch, Florida office was established in 2004 and our Parrish, Florida office opened December 2019.

Duties include:

• Receiving / welcoming patients with a smile
• Maintain positive relations with patients by insuring professional follow-up on any patient requests or customer service issues
• Optical sales, Frame styling, Adjusting, Dispensing
• Edging and mounting lenses on Santinelli edger
• Willingness and open to learn new sales techniques
• Checking patients out, input fee slips and collecting payment
• Keeping track of patient insurances, co-pays, deductibles and other expenses.
• Calculating vision plan exam, eye wear and contact lens benefits quickly
• Learning how to quickly approve patients for CareCredit/SunBit
• Answering telephone professionally
• Scheduling patients for appointments
• Completing contact lens sales with proficiency
• Being knowledgeable about various brands of contact lenses
• Utilizing dispensing system and sales protocols as directed by the owner doctor
• Learning and become proficient with practice management software
• Updating displays regularly and keeping frames in stock
• Completing frame inventory
• Completing office cleaning and frame sterilization as needed

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

tbedinghaus@myvisionsource.com

St Augustine, FL

Target Optical in St Augustine, FL is looking for a FT/PT LDO flexible schedule, competitive pay, full benefits package available. Please email your resume to to 4687@targetoptical.com

4/27/21

Jacksonville, FL

Full-time Optician needed

Target Optical is looking for a full-time optician in Jacksonville, FL. This offer includes full benefits such as medical, dental, 401k, paid time off, Holiday Pay, FSA, incentive plan, CE reimbursement, license renewal, and more!

We offer flexible work schedules and a competitive compensation package including benefits, and because we are part of eyewear industry leader, Luxottica, there is plenty of opportunities to grow your career. Love fashion? We’ve got you covered. Want a flexible work environment? Done. Want to be the boss of your day? We love your thinking.

There’s always more to see at Target Optical – more style, more fun, and more opportunities to find a career that fits your already-full life. Put your career in focus with us!

The Licensed Optician ensures the delivery of the Target Optical Way and the Guest Experience. The Licensed Optician lives out the Target Optical Way by embracing the Mindsets: People Focused, Collaborative, Accountable to Results, Think Differently and Simple, Fun and In Style.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Delivers the daily sales goal by flawless execution of the Guest Experience behaviors.
• Ensures the delivery of a simple, fun, and in-style fashion experience through the Playground Rules.
• Builds Brand awareness daily by attracting new Guests from the Host to Optical.
• Develops and maintains a professional business partnership with the Target Optical doctor and Target Host.
• Models the Target Optical Personal Style Dress Code.
• Creates an amazing Guest experience on every visit by accurately fitting and dispensing fashionable product to Guests.
• Follows all operating policies and procedures at the highest level to include training, timely and accurate implementation of approved marketing/ merchandising programs and promotions, the accurate completion of all sales transactions, and utilization of all sales strategies and resources.
• Ensures accuracy in all transactions/interactions with the Guest.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Licensed as required by state
• 1+ years experience in retail or customer service

Special Skills Desired:

• Basic Computer Skills
• Selling Skills
• Driver for Results
• Self-Motivated
• Critical Thinking
• Accountability
• Accuracy in measurements

Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Luxottica will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need assistance in the application and hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please call the Luxottica Ethics Compliance Hotline at 1-888-887-3348 or e-mail HRCompliance@luxotticaretail.com (be sure to provide your name and contact information for either option so that we may follow up in a timely manner).

If you are interested, please visit: 

https://jobs.luxottica.com/LRNA/job/Jacksonville-Target-Optical-Licensed-Optician-FT-Jacksonville%2CFL-FL-32257/633024101/

or email our recruiter Hannah at hmuncher@luxotticaretail.com

4/16/21

Miami Beach,  FL

Full-time Optician needed- Optician Office Manager and Optometrist Office Manager

South Beach Vision is a high-end private optometry practice in South Beach. We are looking for a motivated, outgoing, special individual for a Full-Time Optician to fill the position of Office Manager. Dr. Stelzer is the only American Board of Optometry nationally board certified optometrist in Miami Beach. Our team will caters to every patient's unique visual needs: from comprehensive visual health examinations and specialty contact lenses, to our exclusive and exquisite prescription spectacle and sunglasses collection. We are LASIK specialists and have co-managed thousands of happy patients. Our optical has something for every taste and budget. We believe in charity and giving back to our community.

The Optician Office Manager’s role is critical - this person provides the first impression for patients coming into and calling an optometrist office. The effective office manager is able to multitask and respond to the needs of the patients, doctors, 3rd Parties, and other office staff efficiently and effectively.

Duties Include:

• frame sales
• lens edging
• insurance verification/billing 
• scheduling and filing
• pre-testing
• frame/contact orders and fittings.  

Bilingual Spanish/English required 

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

The Optometrist Office Manager's role requires interface with patients and doctors. They answer phone calls, schedule appointments, maintain charts, and greet patients. They are also responsible for regular office duties, keeping track of supplies/inventory and maintaining office equipment, and light cleaning.

Duties include:

• Day-to-day business operations such as answering phone calls and emails, following up with patient recalls and reminders, and scheduling appointments
• Pre-testing patient vision
• Ordering supplies of eyeglass frames, ophthalmic lenses, and contact lenses
• Frame selection and fittings
• Sales of frames, lenses, and contacts
• Teaching contact lens care and use
• Adjusting and repairing glasses
• Authorizing insurance, billing claims, and tracking payments
• Managing other employees schedules, duties, and delegating tasks
• Managing bills by reviewing invoices, statements, and accounts receivable to confirm accuracy

Bilingual Spanish/English required Bilingual Spanish/English required 

Special Skills Desired:

• Proficiency with MS Office 
• Excellent clerical, telephone, grammatical, and typing skills.

Our store hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am - 8pm.

This is a rare opportunity to join a very exclusive high-end office staff!

If you are interested, please email resumes including contact information and references to drstelzer@gmail.com

4/14/21

Sunrise, FL

Optician Needed: Part-time/Full-time

Optometry office seeking an energetic, experienced Optician/Optometric Assistant.

The ideal candidate will be :

• Professional, dependable, with attention to details
• Able to multi-task while also possessing excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Team player and willing to help out in all areas as needed
• Flexible schedule

Requirements:

• Minimum 1-2 years optical experience.
• Knowledge of EMR (My Vision Express a plus)
• Knowledge of medical coding and billing.

Duties Include: 

• Optical sales and optical measurements ( pupillary distance, seg height, vertex distance)
• Operate optical lab instruments ( lensometer, lens edger)
• Dispense and Adjust frames
• Process Spectacle/ Contact Lens orders
• Answer phones, schedule appointments, direct calls to the appropriate area, take messages, send faxes.
• Verify Insurances and obtain authorizations
• Code and File insurance claims

$14-$20 per hour (salary based on experience) 

If you are interested in this position, please email us at reesevisioncare@gmail.com or call us 954-746-4009

Orlando, FL

Optician Needed: Part-time (with future opportunity for Full-time)

Downtown Orlando Walmart Vision Center is hiring a Part Time Licensed Optician with opportunities for Full Time position.

Call 321-354-2098 and ask to speak with the ision Center Manager Today or apply at www.careers.walmart.com

4/6/21

Orlando, FL

Optician Needed: Temporary

Children's Eyewear Center, Inc

Dates needed: May 10-12 (possibility of future dates)

Fill in Licensed Optician needed in Downtown Orlando Optical.

Fun opportunity to work with children in a Pediatric Optical.

 Please call (407) 234- 5788 or email us at childrenseyewear@gmail.com for more information

4/6/21

Delray Beach, FL

Optician Needed: Full-time

Eyes On Linton is looking for a professional, upbeat, hard-working individual to join our team. The ideal candidate will be familiar with insurance, sales, and lab work and have a strong customer service oriented attitude. You also must know how to perform eyewear adjustments, pupillary distance and seg height measurements. Salary is based on experience and knowledge of the job.

$14.00 - $18.00 per hour

If you are interested, please email your resume to eyesonlinton@outlook.com or fax it to 561-278-1196

3/31/21

Plantation, FL

Optician Needed: Full-time

The optometric practice of Dr. Dusk Falkner-Martinez in Plantation is seeking a confident, self-motivated team member for a full time Optician/Optical Sales position (Tuesday through Friday – no weekends). Our practice is all about an excellent customer service experience so a new team member must be attentive, enthusiastic and have a pleasant personality. Optical or Optometric office experience is a must.

Expectations:

• All aspects of dispensing, lab work (will train), contact lens I&R, filing vision insurance claims
• Our new team member must be organized and willing to learn new skills
• At least one year of experience in Optical Sales

Spanish/English speaking preferred

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and ability.

Resume can be emailed to drduskfm@yahoo.com or faxed to 954-306-8194.

3/30/21

West Melbourne, FL

Optician Needed: Full-time

Licensed Assistant Manager/Eyeglasses - Store 5335

1541 W New Haven Ave, West Melbourne, FL 32904, USA

Company Description:

At National Vision, we believe everyone deserves to see their best to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible.

National Vision, Inc. (NVI) is one of the largest optical retailers in the United States. We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager with an Optical License to join our growing team. The Licensed Assistant Manager assists the General Manager with store operations and ensures that their department and associates operate in accordance with the company policies and procedures.

Job Description

What would you do? – The Specifics

• Monitor and achieve profit, sales and performance goals (i.e. reviewing the P&L).
• Optimize and oversee assigned department to ensure efficiency and compliance with company’s policies and operational guidelines.
• Convey a commitment to providing outstanding customer service and ensure all associates do the same.
• Ensure quality standards are met. Review remakes and enforce policies to ensure compliance.
• Communicate with the General Manger, District Manager, and Corporate Office and provide store reporting as required.
• Ensure store promotions, advertising, and visual merchandising are in place and all associates and doctors are aware of current promotions.
• Supervise and motivate assigned associates and ensure the timely completion of day-to-day functions.
• Assist the General Manager with forecasting staffing needs, recruiting, selecting and retaining a high caliber staff.
• Motivate associates to exceed performance standards.

Qualifications

Are you the right fit? – The Suitable Talent

• Optical sales experience. Supervising experience is preferred.
• Maintain Optical license in state.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and build associate relationships.
• Sound understanding of store operations and standards for success.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) for effective management of teams.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Strong organizational skills for planning work and continuously monitoring progress towards goals.
• Ability to analyze, create, and understand financial reports.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems of varied scope.

ABO and NCLE Certified (preferred)

Additional Information

What are the benefits?

National Vision offers a competitive benefits package including Health and Dental Insurance, 401k with company match, Flex Spending Account, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Personal Time Off, and much more.

Please see our website www.nationalvision.com to learn more.

Tallahassee, FL

Needed: Dispensing Optician/Optical Sales Associate

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames.

If you are interested, please send your resume to: Fax 850-656-0200

3/29/202

Sarasota, FL

Optician Needed: Full-time and Part-time

We are looking for Optical help for our Optical Boutique.

If you are interested, please send your resume to sotosonmain@verizon.netsotosonmain@verizon.net or give us a call at 941-953-3788

9/19/2021

Port St. Lucie, FL

Unique Career Opportunity: Full-Time and Part- Time 

Hillmoor Optical in Port St. Lucie is looking for a Florida Licensed Optician for our Optician owned business.

We are looking for someone who is well dressed and neat, works well with others, friendly, and enjoys the career they chose. We go out of our way to identify and address the needs of each patient that comes into our office, so we offer many lens choices. We practice as a medical profession not a sales position, and seek to solve our patient’s vision needs. We want you to take the needed time to suggest the best products for each patient within their budget and vision needs, we do not require you to up-sell or meet sales quotas.

Job functions vary from pre-testing, trouble-shooting, edging, and more. You can learn new skills and sharpen the ones you have. This team works well together to provide personal, concierge type service for our patients.

If you have always wanted to utilize your technical skills with open access to the right products for the best interest of the patient, while working with other quality Opticians, then this is the perfect opportunity for you. We work with the public, so a sense of humor is always necessary.

Board Certification and ability to speak English and Spanish would be a perk.

Expectations: 

• Work schedule is 38 to 40 hours for F/T, or 14 to 28 hours for P/T which may include Saturday, but no Sundays, and no evenings. 
• Competitive pay, negotiable based on experience - Benefits available
• Must be Florida Licensed for at least 5 years.

COVID-19 precautions

• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place

We mask-up, sanitize tables after patients, door handles, etc. Masks are required of patients for entry. We protect our employees and consequently the public as well.

 If you are interested please fax your CV to: 772.337.3977

or email to: hillmooroptical@gmail.com

Orlando (Lake Nona), FL

Position Available:v Full-time Licensed Optician

This is a unique opportunity in a brand new private practice.

We are a high end practice offering independent frame lines such as Lafont, Gold and Wood, Oliver Goldsmith, Monoqool, NW 77th, and Ovvo. We aim to provide a better experience by offering one-on-one styling for patients and a concierge-like environment complete with refreshments.

Some experience with the above mentioned frame lines is preferred, but not required. Experience with Hoya lenses is also preferred. The practice will be using CrystalPM EHR.

Ability to communicate in Spanish would be a perk.

Expectations:

• Current Florida license
• Personable/customer service oriented
• Adjust and dispense eyewear as well as verify prescriptions
• Minor repairs
• Select frames and lenses based on face fit, style and lifestyle
• Able to review benefits and bill for of vision plans (VSP and Eyemed)
• Knowledge of contact lenses (may need to help with insertion and removal training)

Pay is negotiable based on experience. Please e-mail resume to Scott Steigrod: steigrod@gmail.comcc

Tampa, FL

Amazing Opportunity at Hillsborough Community College:

Tampa, FL

Position Available: Hillsborough Community College Job Opportunity

In search of a Part-Time Adjunct Instructor for the Ophthalmic Lab/Fabrication Department at the HCC Dale Mabry Campus Opticianry Program.

Required Qualifications:

• AS Degree in Opticianry

• Current ABO & NCLE Certifications

• Current Florida Opticians License

• Extensive Lab Experience in Finishing

Apply to Hillsborough Community College https://jobs.hccfl.edu/postings/14343

Any Questions? Please contact the Program Director Mary Seguiti: mseguiti@hccfl.edu

3/5/2021