Optician – Full-Time – Academia/research-based facility – Boston, MA, USA
About our Practice
Our faciity is one of the most comprehensive eye care centers in the region, offering primary and advanced eye care in our state-of-the-art Boston clinics.
About the Optician Position
We're looking for an optician to work the following schedule: Monday – Thursday: 8:30am – 7pm, Friday: 8:30am – 4pm, Saturday: 8am – 1:30pm, and no Sundays!
Optician Duties & 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.
Requirements
- Current Massachusetts optician license required
- Previous experience as dispensing optician and in optical sales
- Experience in the use of Electronic Health Records, ideally Compulink.
- Excellent interprofessional skills
- The optician position will require working 1-2 Saturdays per month (8am-2pm)
Compensation and Benefits
We reward our staff well with a competitive salary of $66,000 as well as benefits 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
We look forward to welcoming you to our team! Apply here through Eyes On Eyecare!
Interested in this job? Get in touch with Christine!
Christine Carder
Candidate Success Team
+1 858-780-4457
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