Licensed Optician
Company: New England College of Optometry
Location: Roslindale
Posted on: February 1, 2025
Job Description:
Description:
New England College of Optometry's (NECO) Center for Eye Care
located on Roslindale Square seeks an experienced, licensed
Optician. Our Optical Center is a fast-paced, retail-oriented
business providing patients and customers with comprehensive,
high-quality services ranging from frame and lens selection to
fittings, to contact lenses, to edging in our on-site lab. We seek
an experienced, licensed optician with a demonstrated history of
success working in an optical center serving patients with diverse
optical needs. The Optician will have demonstrated experience
managing the multifaceted set of relationships between
optometrists, opticians, optical companies and managed vision care
plans (insurance).
Optician Responsibilities:
- Providing exceptional service to patients seeking optical
devices (frame selection, lens selection, fittings, etc.
- Working with other teams to increase capture rates from vision
services to frame and CL orders.
- Reviewing and approving all materials orders to maximize
revenue, capture rate and reimbursements, and minimize loss.
- Understanding vision insurance plans and identifying strategies
to maximize optical revenue with a wide variety of insurances.
- The optician will work closely with another lead optician in a
highly collaborative, professional eye center. We expect the
optician to forge a successful professional partnership with the
lead optician, the front desk and our clinical faculty.
- Working in the edging lab and ensuring safety, efficiency, and
quality in materials production.
- Leveraging the EHR (Compulink), online ordering protocols, and
using the latest optical center technology to ensure operational
efficiency and effectiveness.
- Evaluating and reporting on sales data and productivity.
- Administrative duties as required. The New England College of
Optometry is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled:
As an Equal Opportunity Employer all qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated
against on the basis of disability.
Salary: $66,000
The NECO Roslindale Eye Care Clinic has free parking available to
its staff. New England College of Optometry offers a robust
benefits program including:
- 3 plan options for BCBS medical coverage (employer subsidized
at 75% or greater)
- Mental Health and Wellness benefits
- BCBS Dental
- Discounted vision services
- 13 paid holidays and generous paid time off for sick, vacation,
and personal days
- Employer-paid life insurance, and short-term and long-term
disability
- Voluntary Insurance: life, critical illness, hospital
indemnity, accident,
- Voluntary Benefits: employee discounts and pet insurance
- 9% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan after 1
year of service with no vesting schedule or match requirement
- Qualified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
Requirements:
- A current Massachusetts optician license is required
- Previous experience as dispensing optician and in optical
sales
- Experience in the use of Electronic Health Records, ideally
Compulink.
- Excellent interpersonal skills The optician position will
require working 1-2 Saturdays per month (8am-2pm) PM23
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Keywords: New England College of Optometry, Newton , Licensed Optician, Other , Roslindale, Massachusetts
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