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Optical Dispenser

San Diego, CA
Full-Time

Job Description

Job Summary:
Under limited supervision, measures pupil distance and bridgewidth, adjusts eyeglass frames and assist patients in selecting optical items to conform with corresponding optical prescriptions and establishedprocedures.
Essential Responsibilities:

  • Assists patient with optical selections.

  • Recommends and displays various designs, colors, and shapes of eyeglass frames available and compatible to patients prescription and facial features.

  • Quotes prices from fee schedules.

  • Neutralizes spectacles with lensometer and performs measurements with pupilometer, distometer, and other progressive optical measuring devices.

  • Records frame, lens specification and other related items such as non-prescribed dark glasses and cleaning fluids.

  • Examines glasses received from laboratory to insure conformority with prescription.

  • Verifies prescription with lensometer.

  • Modifies lenses to fit frames and adjusts frames to fit patients facial features with hand tools and related equipment as required.

  • Repairs and adjusts lens frames as requested by patients using standard hand tools and related equipment.

  • Orders or fabricates lost pair of eyeglasses to include using automatic lens edging unit, hand edger, lens layout maker, and lens tinting unit.

  • Performs other duties as required such as ordering optical supplies, assisting with periodic inventories, responding to complaints regarding lens and frame fit. Equipment Utilized: Lens analyzer, lensometer, distometer, pupilometer, hand edger, automatic edger, pattern maker, layout marker, optical hand tools used to adjust metal and plastic frames.

  • Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

  • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.


Basic Qualifications:Experience
  • American Board of Opticianry (ABO) Certification plus (1) year recent experience or two (2) years equivalent experience under direction of a Licensed Optician, Optometrist, or Ophthalmologist performing Optometry Dispenser work required.
Education
  • N/A
License, Certification, Registration
  • N/A
Additional Requirements:
  • Ability to use Humphrey Lens Analizer, conventional lensometer, pupilometer, distometer, progressive lens measuring devices, hand edger, salt-pan, lens tinting, unit, automatic pattern maker unit, automatic lens edging unit and lens layout procedures.
  • Ability to work effectively with the public.
  • Ability to follow oral and/or written instructions.
  • Ability to correctly measure for, prepare order and fit ophthalmic eyeglass lenses of all types including cataract and progressive power lenses.
  • Ability to adjust and correctly fit metal and plastic eyewear frames.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • N/A

Notes:

  • Required to travel to all locations.
  • Will be part of the Saturday rotation.
  • Float position with varied scheduled hours.
  • Scheduled work hours per week will be 21-32.

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Job Summary:
Under limited supervision, measures pupil distance and bridgewidth, adjusts eyeglass frames and assist patients in selecting optical items to conform with corresponding optical prescriptions and establishedprocedures.
Essential Responsibilities:

  • Assists patient with optical selections.

  • Recommends and displays various designs, colors, and shapes of eyeglass frames available and compatible to patients prescription and facial features.

  • Quotes prices from fee schedules.

  • Neutralizes spectacles with lensometer and performs measurements with pupilometer, distometer, and other progressive optical measuring devices.

  • Records frame, lens specification and other related items such as non-prescribed dark glasses and cleaning fluids.

  • Examines glasses received from laboratory to insure conformority with prescription.

  • Verifies prescription with lensometer.

  • Modifies lenses to fit frames and adjusts frames to fit patients facial features with hand tools and related equipment as required.

  • Repairs and adjusts lens frames as requested by patients using standard hand tools and related equipment.

  • Orders or fabricates lost pair of eyeglasses to include using automatic lens edging unit, hand edger, lens layout maker, and lens tinting unit.

  • Performs other duties as required such as ordering optical supplies, assisting with periodic inventories, responding to complaints regarding lens and frame fit. Equipment Utilized: Lens analyzer, lensometer, distometer, pupilometer, hand edger, automatic edger, pattern maker, layout marker, optical hand tools used to adjust metal and plastic frames.

  • Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

  • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.


Basic Qualifications:Experience
  • American Board of Opticianry (ABO) Certification plus (1) year recent experience or two (2) years equivalent experience under direction of a Licensed Optician, Optometrist, or Ophthalmologist performing Optometry Dispenser work required.
Education
  • N/A
License, Certification, Registration
  • N/A
Additional Requirements:
  • Ability to use Humphrey Lens Analizer, conventional lensometer, pupilometer, distometer, progressive lens measuring devices, hand edger, salt-pan, lens tinting, unit, automatic pattern maker unit, automatic lens edging unit and lens layout procedures.
  • Ability to work effectively with the public.
  • Ability to follow oral and/or written instructions.
  • Ability to correctly measure for, prepare order and fit ophthalmic eyeglass lenses of all types including cataract and progressive power lenses.
  • Ability to adjust and correctly fit metal and plastic eyewear frames.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • N/A

Notes:

  • Required to travel to all locations.
  • Will be part of the Saturday rotation.
  • Float position with varied scheduled hours.
  • Scheduled work hours per week will be 21-32.

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