Optician - Full-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ketchum Health - Anaheim, CA/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$20.00 - $26.00 Hourly/div /div h4Description/h4p style="margin-left:7px"span style="font-size:10pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="color:#414042"A customer service oriented Optician looking for an exceptional workplace. Reporting to the Director of Optical Services at Ketchum Health. The Optician will assume the lead role in the selection, fitting and education process by providing the highest quality patient care. This is achieved by ensuring individualized service with attentiveness, accuracy, prompt delivery, efficient services and patient education. /span/span/span/p h1 style="margin-left:7px"span style="font-size:10pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-95Blk,sans-serif"span style="color:#3c1952"ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIshy;shy;BILITIES/span/span/span/h1 ul lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Assuming the lead responsibility in patient care, establishes a rapport with patients and other customers;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Responsible for ensuring optimum sales and profitability, by selling, educating and demonstrating optical products;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Measures and dispenses spectacles and accessories; provides follow-up services such as adjustments and repairs; /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Provides hands-on instruction and guidance to Interns in all matters relating to frame and lens selection in accordance with the current didactic and clinical curriculum;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Provide feedback to the Optical Director on Intern performance;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Review the accuracy of work and recordings made by clinicians, including lab orders, fee slips all other Dispensing paperwork;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Ensure that proper computer record notations are made in accordance with all Federal and State policies;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Review the quality of ophthalmic materials prior to patient dispensing;nbsp; /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Provide feedback on the performance of the optical laboratories, and frame companies./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Responsible for 3suprd/sup party and customer billing. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"To be trained with the production of bench work in the optical lab./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Regular and reliable attendance is required; adhering to university attendance policy/span/span/span/span/li /ul h1 style="margin-left:7px"span style="font-size:10pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-95Blk,sans-serif"span style="color:#3c1952"QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS/span/span/span/h1 p style="margin-left:7px; margin-right:7px"span style="font-size:10pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="color:#414042"To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The rshy;equirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable/span span style="color:#414042"individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./span/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Excellent knowledge of optical devices and their applications;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Excellent understanding of and a proven ability to provide excellent customer service;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Proven ability promote and sell optical products;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Excellent understanding and following of procedures on insurance claims; /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Excellent grasp of medical terminology, analyzes and interprets prescriptions;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Good interpersonal skills;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Detail oriented;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Good written and oral communication skills, ability to converse easily with patients;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Ability to maintain confidentiality;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Computer literate, familiar with MS Office/comfortable learning new programs;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Team player./span/span/span/span/li /ul h1 style="margin-left:7px"span style="font-size:10pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-95Blk,sans-serif"span style="color:#3c1952"EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE /span/span/span/h1 ul lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"High School Diploma or GED;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"ABO Certified/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Experience with 3suprd/sup party payors;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"1 yr of experience in an optical retail environment strongrequired/strong; /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"Bilingual (Spanish) preferred;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:NHaasGroteskDSPro-45Lt,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"span style="color:#414042"First aid and CPR Certification required after hire./span/span/span/span/li /ul h4About the University/h4brh1span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="color:#3c1952"SEE YOURSELF HERE/span/span/span/h1 pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Located on a beautiful, seven-acre campus in Fullerton, California, MBKU is an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution. MBKU is home to the Southern California College of Optometry, the School of PA Studies and College of Pharmacy. MBKU owns and operates three health care centers at their clinical teaching facility, Ketchum Health, providing a vision center and PA medical clinic practice in Orange County and second vision center in Los Angeles./span/span/p h1span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="color:#3c1952"A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE SINCE 1904/span/span/span/h1 pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"In 1904, Marshall B. Ketchum, MD, opened the Los Angeles School of Ophthalmology and Optometry in Los Angeles. Dr. Ketchum was a visionary entrepreneur and prominent leader in the optometric profession. He made very significant and long-standing contributions in his field of care, in California and throughout thenbsp;nation./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"In the early lsquo;70s the College moved to its current home in Fullerton, CA and was renamed Southern California College of Optometry. But even the pioneering Dr. Ketchum could not have envisioned his school would grow to become Marshall B. Ketchum University, an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution encompassing multiple disciplines./span/span/p h1span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="color:#3c1952"BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEALTH CARE EDUCATION/span/span/span/h1 pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Marshall B. Ketchum University offers career opportunities that will put you at the forefront of health care education. You will be provided with learning and advancement opportunities, as well as a culture that recognizes the importance of fun, employee appreciation and a work-life balance./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Our mission is to educate caring, inspired health care professionals who are prepared to deliver collaborative, patient-centric health care in an interprofessional environment. By joining our family, you can help us reimagine the future and inspire future health care leaders./span/span/p h1span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="color:#3c1952"BENEFITS/span/span/span/h1 pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"MBKU provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance, free vision exams, short and long term disability, generous paid time off plans, a university-sponsored retirement plan. See our website undernbsp;a href="https://www.ketchum.edu/about-us/employment"emEmployment/em/anbsp;for more details regarding benefits of working for MBKU (a href="https://www.ketchum.edu/"www.ketchum.edu/a)./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"MBKU is an equal opportunity employer; requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities./span/span/p h1span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="color:#3c1952"NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT/span/span/span/h1 pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"MBKU is committed to providing an environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and professionalism. In accordance with applicable federal and state laws, it is University policy to prevent the unlawful discrimination against students, applicants for admission, employees, applicants for employment and patients requesting treatment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The University also prohibits sexual harassment and harassment on any of the above bases (please refer to the a href="https://www.ketchum.edu/title-ix"Title IX/a page for more information)./span/span/p