Contact Lens Technician - April 2024

The Contact Lens Technician shall be responsible for ordering, fitting and dispensing contacts, maintaining Contact Lens trials or Contact Lens inventory, and documenting the patient encounters.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews prescriptions to determine the specifications for Contact Lenses.
• Recommends appropriate Contact Lenses after considering the prescription and the patient's lifestyle needs.
• Accurately fits all varieties of Contact Lenses, under supervision of optometrist.
• Verifies information in the fitting of contacts by using a lensometer and slit lamp to order’s specification(s). May obtain patient’s previous record in order to re-make contacts or may verify prescription with the examining optometrist or ophthalmologist.
• Instructs patients about adapting to, wearing, and caring for Contact Lenses.
• Documents patient care and treatment in electronic medical record. Follows safety, infection control, and quality assurance protocols.
• Verifies Vision Insurance coverage prior to ordering Contact Lenses for patients.
• Completes Contact Lens order sheet completely and orders Contact Lenses. Calls patients to place orders and notify patients of back orders or order arrivals.
• Submits insurance claims for patient Contact Lens orders.
• Becomes familiar with diagnosis codes for Contact Lenses and refraction.
• Orders Contact Lens trials, trial sets, solution, cases or other items required.
• Opens boxes and puts away new product, trial lenses and solutions.
• Monitors phone, phone message line and incoming faxes.
• Understands Contact Lens distributor's online ordering processes. Verifies orders on third party Contact Lens sites.
• Meets with Contact Lens vendors.
• Completes all tasks prior to leaving at the end of the day.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Optometric: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Gainesville, GA 30501 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 12/03/2021