Optical Technician

Graystone Eye is looking for an individual who is willing to serve our patients with one vision in mind:

Achieving Exemplary
Exemplary Clinical Outcomes
&
Providing an
Unparalleled Experience for Patients,
Employees, and Families

JOB SUMMARY

This individual fills ophthalmic eyeglass prescriptions and fits and adapts lenses and frames by
performing the duties detailed below.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Stacks, straightens, and cleans frame boards as necessary.
Determines client's current lens prescription, when necessary, using lensometer or lens
analyzer and client's eyeglasses.
Recommends specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
Under supervision assists client in selecting frames according to style and color, coordinating
frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription.
Under supervision, measures client's bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance,
pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes.
Under supervision, prepares work order and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating
eyeglasses.
Under supervision, verifies finished lenses are ground to specification.
With supervision, heats, shapes, or bends plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit
client.
Instructs clients in adapting to, wearing, and caring for eyeglasses.
Evaluates and does preliminary assessments of problems with patient's eyeglasses.
Sells optical goods such as binoculars, plano sunglasses, magnifying glasses, and low vision
aids.
Repairs damaged frames as well as screws, nose pads and temple pins. Performs hinge repairs
and holders.
Computes amount of sale.
Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
High School education
Optical-related experience preferred
Certification within one year of hire to retain position

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Problem-solver with analytical skills
Personable; empathetic with patient's needs and concerns
Well-organized with attention to detail
Ability to work as a team member
Demonstrated computer literacy
Willingness and ability to travel to satellite locations

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
Ability to write sample correspondence
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to
customers, clients, and other employees of the organization

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units or measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITIES
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written and
oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to
finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and speak or hear. The employee is regularly
required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up
to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the
work environment is usually moderate.