Optician - Dispensing - Full Time

Responsibilities Come and join the RMC Family! We have been in the community since 1935. Our mission is to provide comprehensive multi-specialty medical services in the greater Riverside region. Your passion, inspiration, and talents are invaluable to us and our mission to serve others. Our facility can provide a place for you to thrive and continue your professional development. Quality Healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. We are working to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare. Riverside Medical Clinic is the best place to work, practice medicine, and receive care. Website: https://www.riversidemedicalclinic.com/ SUMMARY:Promotes sale of eyewear, services optical customers, and maintains the optical shop. May travel to other facilities or optical shops QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Note: (other duties may be assigned, deleted or changed at any time, at the discretion of management, formally, or informally, either verbally or in writing). 1.Perform preliminary patient work-up; determine patient’s current contact lens or eyeglass prescription; use lensometer or lens analyzer and patient’s eyeglasses, as necessary. 2.Measure patient’s bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes. 3.Evaluate prescription in conjunction with patient’s visual requirements. Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit patient’s needs. Coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. 4.Prepare work order and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses. 5.Sell and dispense contact lenses and eyeglasses. Instruct and train patients in adapting to, wearing, and caring or contact lenses and eyeglasses. 6.Verify finished lenses ground to specification and ensure that received contact lenses match prescription. Heat, shape, or bend plastic and metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit patient. 7.Sell optical goods such as plano sunglasses, magnifying glasses, and low vision aids. 8.Repair damaged frames or send to optical lab, as needed. 9.Maintain inventory levels and fiscal responsibilities as it pertains to the budget. 10.Collect payments, process tic sheets, and balance receipts. 11.Call customers to inform them of the status of their requests. 12.Maintains current Optician certification/ Dispensing certification. This opportunity offers the following: Challenging and rewarding work environment Growth and Development Opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries Competitive Compensation About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com Qualifications EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Graduate of an accredited Optical Dispensing Program, or one to two years related experience required. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS: American Board of Optician Certified (ABOC) and National Contact Lens Certified (NCLC) preferred. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. 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