Licensed Optician

AEG Vision
Jackson, NJ
#12078

Jackson, New Jersey, USA

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-time

Job Description

Licensed Opticians are responsible for selling & dispensing eyewear and eyewear accessories to patients. They ensure patients are fitted with the right-size frames that fit their needs and lifestyle and dispense lenses with correct prescription and measurements. Licensed Opticians are at the heart of our business. Their technical and customer service skills ensure patient satisfaction and repeat business.

  • Delivers extraordinary experience to each patient. Provides patients with a complete understanding of our customized recommendations for products and services
  • Custom fits glasses & precisely places prescription in lenses
  • Develops own clientele from providing outstanding service and obtaining referrals
  • Assists co-workers with difficult or complex areas of product needs & prescriptions
  • Keeps current on company/industry products and procedures, manufacturer rebates, and types of lenses and frames available
  • Takes and returns patient calls, updating patients on the status of their order and resolving order issues should they arise. Escalates any issues with the Store Manager, as necessary
  • Retrieves patient charts and electronic health records
  • Assists patients in selecting frames, lens type, and lens treatments including tints and coatings; depending on specific patient needs and facial measurements
  • Educates patients on proper eyeglass and contact lens care
  • Collects eye and face measurements to ensure proper fit
  • Interprets prescriptions written by optometrist and ophthalmologist
  • Creates work orders for lab technicians, specifying information on lenses needed
  • Follows-up on all pending orders. Verifies all orders are within the time guidelines given and informs patients of status if delays occur. Notifies patient when orders arrive from lab/manufacturer
  • Dispenses glasses by inspecting the product, checking for proper fit, adjusting if necessary, and asking for feedback
  • Adjusts eyewear to ensure visual acuity, proper fit, and patient comfort. Using various tools, performs eyewear adjustments and repairs
  • Proficient in using tools such as pupilometers, PD Sticks, lensometers, pliers, wrenches, frame warmers, etc.
  • Regularly communicates with technicians and/or store managers, providing additional patient information, or asking for an order status
  • Inspects the final product ensuring there are no flaws; Cleans and polishes lenses using cloths and solvents
  • Cleans and organizes frame boards, displays, mirrors, work bench, office area, bathroom, and breakroom, maintaining overall cleanliness and visual appeal of the store
  • Restocks retail boards with new merchandize
  • Understands product issues and analyzes any problems. Thoroughly and accurately answers patients’ questions regarding insurance, warranty, products, materials, services, pricing, upgrades, promotions, etc.
  • Collaborates with technicians, front desk associates, Managers, and Optometrist
  • Sells miscellaneous products such as cleaners, contact lens supply, sunglasses, safety glasses, etc.

Requirements

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma
  • State Licensure
  • Optical dispensing experience
  • Minimum of one-year experience working as an Optician strongly preferred
  • Experience with HIPAA requirements preferred
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Excellent customer service skills and pleasant demeanor, experience with sales preferred
  • Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
  • Dependability and punctuality
  • Ability to lift up to 30lbs, bend, kneel, and stand up to 8 hrs a day

Benefits

  • 401(k) with Match
  • Medical/Dental/Life/STD/LTD
  • Vision Service Plan
  • Employee Vision Discount Program
  • HSA/FSA
  • PTO
  • Paid Holidays
  • Benefits applicable to full Time Employees only.

Physical Demands

  • This position requires the ability to communicate and exchange information, utilize equipment necessary to perform the job, and move about the office.
Posted 2025-09-20

Recommended Jobs

Accounts Payable Specialist (Full-time, Temp/Contract-Perm)

Control Point Associates
Fair Lawn, NJ

Join a Leading Surveying Firm with a Legacy of Excellence Control Point Associates is not your average surveying firm — we are a dynamic team committed to delivering exceptional surveying ser…

View Details
Posted 2025-09-14

VP, Branch Manager II - Ringwood & Wanaque (Full-time)

Provident Bank
Ringwood, NJ

How would you like to join one of the most highly regarded financial institutions in New Jersey with deep roots in the community? Provident is a successful and highly regarded multi-billion-dollar ba…

View Details
Posted 2025-09-16

Service Advisor

All American Ford of Old Bridge
Old Bridge, NJ

Job Description Job Description All American Ford is looking for a Service Advisor to join our family owned and operated high volume dealership. We are looking for a highly motivated, career driv…

View Details
Posted 2025-07-29

Full Time Nephrology Job NJ

NephrologyUSA NephrologyUSA
New Jersey

Are you a passionate nephrologist ready to join a dynamic team? This group is seeking an additional physician to enhance their dedicated team! Location: With access to 2 hospitals and 5 units, all …

View Details
Posted 2025-09-10

Housekeeper

Brookdale Senior Living
Florham Park, NJ

Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity Make Lives Better Including Your Own. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your …

View Details
Posted 2025-09-21

Dispatcher (Day Shift)

Performance Team
Edison, NJ

Dispatcher (Day Shift) Location Edison, NJ : About Us: As a company, we promote a culture of honesty and integrity, and value the trust it allows us to build with customers and employees alike. Our …

View Details
Posted 2025-09-16

Overnight Server

Chit Chat Diner Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ

Are you ready for a dynamic, fast paced environment that pleases and grabs patrons from every sense? Then the Chit Chat Diner in Hackensack, NJ is the place for you! This is not your typical diner! …

View Details
Posted 2025-08-04

Office Cleaner

DG
Burlington, NJ

Job Description Job Description JOB LOCATED IN WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ (30 min from Trenton!) - Spanish speaking preferred! We are an auto shop located in Wrightstown, NJ! We are seeking a full-time of…

View Details
Posted 2025-08-30

FOOD SERVICE UTILITY (FULL TIME)

Compass Group
Skillman, NJ

We are hiring immediately for a full time FOOD SERVICE UTILITY position. Location: Bloomberg Princeton - 100 Business Park Drive, Skillman, NJ 08558. Note: online applications accepted only. …

View Details
Posted 2025-08-26

Surgical Services/Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST) - San Francisco, CA

eTeam Inc
Somerset, NJ

Job Title: Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST) Location: San Francisco, CA 94109 Shift: Day 4x10-Hour (06:45 - 17:15) Mid 4x10-Hour (13:00 - 23:30) {Variable start times) Weekly hours…

View Details
Posted 2025-09-08