Optical Sales Associate

About the role

Are you looking for an opportunity to provide great customer service and patient care and grow your career? Shopko Optical is seeking a Full-time Optical Sales Associate to join our team in West Bend, WI. On the job training provided, no experience necessary. POSITION SUMMARY: Provide excellent patient and customer service in the selection, ordering and dispensing of eyewear. Complete pre-screening activities prior to patient exams. Prepare work orders for Optical Lab. Process medical billing information. Maintain frame inventory.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer and patient service according to company and Optical Center standards
• Analyze patient eyewear needs
• Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to satisfy patient needs
• Assist patients in selecting frames according to style and color. Ensure frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions
• Order and dispense eyewear accurately and professionally
• Assist patients with proper frame repairs and adjustments
• Show patients how to insert, remove and care for their contact lenses
• Assist Optometrist with case histories and screenings
• Maintain a complete knowledge of third-party plans and claims
• Explain promotions and special lens offerings to patients and customers
• Balance accounts
• Prepare work orders containing specific instructions for Optical Lab
• Process medical billing information
• Ensure proper merchandising of frame inventory

Requirements

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Maintain license as required by state
• To become Certified, teammate must complete Shopko OCE Certification requirements and calendar modules
• Previous experience in an office and/or optical dispensing is preferred
• Able to handle multiple customer interactions/phone calls at a time
• Able to work with patient eyewear needs including analyzing prescriptions, repairs and adjustments and lifestyle dispensing
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels within the organization through written and two-way verbal communication
• Able to read and write at a high school graduate level
• Able to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Able to operate various office equipment (e.g., personal computer, telephone, fax machine, copier, etc.)
• Ability to lift 10 to 20 pounds
• Ability to see (Near, Distance, Color, and Depth Perception)
• Manual and finger dexterity, as well as hand/arm steadiness
• Ability to grip and hold items
• Good eye