Optical Dispenser

• 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.

• 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.

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• 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.

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Notes:

• Based out of Clairemont Mesa, varied hours, may be pulled to float for business needs. 

• Part of Saturday Rotation.