Optician - Part-Time

The School of Optometry is looking for a part-time registered optician to provide high-quality training and education for students in the School of Optometry’s optical shop, 10 Optical. This is a part-time position, with onsite requirements on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This employee may also be asked to cover 10 Optical periodically as well. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides appropriate patient education regarding lens and frame options.
• Ensures the timely processing of daily patient orders.
• Completes verification of insurance or vision care coverage for optical products and services.
• Oversees the collection of patient payments, the submission of accurate billing information, and the posting of charges and payments in the system.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of student interns.
• Provides supervision and instruction in optical labs, including edging.
• Keeps current details on vision care plans and other third-party payers.
• Helps with inventory management and control.
• Use of edging equipment. 

Required:

• Current Massachusetts Dispensing Optician License
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Optical management required. 
• Prior experience with third-party payers and vision care plans (VSP, Eyemed, Spectera, MassHealth).
• Experience with electronic health records, inventory management systems, and ordering platforms.
• Excellent customer service abilities.

Preferred:

• Supervisory experience. 
• Teaching and/or training experience..

Physical Requirements:

• Typical office or administrative working conditions. Staff is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Work is primarily sedentary in nature; there are no special physical demands.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 60 pounds.
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone
• Must be able to crawl under desks.
• Must be able to be constantly exposed to weather conditions.

Compensation

The pay range associated with this posting reflects the amount the University reasonably expects to pay for this role at this time. Salary offers are determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications as well as internal equity, market data and pay in comparison to similarly situated employees doing comparable work.

Hiring Range: $27.80 - $30.88 per hour