Optician - San Diego, United States - Family Health Centers of San Diego

Family Health Centers of San Diego

Verified Company

San Diego, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options.

Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country.

With over 62 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 417,000 visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population.

We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

Job Profile Summary

Optician for ordering glasses and frames, overseeing quality control, and adjusting and repairing frames for patients in a caring and professional manner.

Expertise in bifocal and progressive lenses, as well as high-index lenses.

General Job Description

Responsibilities:

Assists patients in selecting and ordering eyeglasses.
Educate patients in their corrective lens options and adaptation.
Operate lensometer and other tools to achieve proper fittings for patients.
Dispense and adjust eyeglasses.
Troubleshoot any issues with eyewear and communicate with provider any questions or concerns about prescriptions.
Order new style frames for our stock, tag them and add to inventory.
Checking quality control once the glasses arrive from the lab.
Place glasses prescription orders and send them to the lab.
Package and get ready all the orders for delivery.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional duties:
Occasionally and when required to help the ophthalmic technicians interview patients and document ocular and medical histories. Perform a pretesting using ophthalmic instruments to provide basic clinical information (Visual Acuity, Autorefractor, NCT, OCT, retina camera, Humphrey Visual field).

Requirements:

At least 2 years of experience as an optician required.
Graduation from a course for Optician
High School diploma or GED Equivalent
Or equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the skills, knowledge, and ability to perform the essential job duties and which meets any required state or federal certification requirements.
Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training required.

Rewards:

Job type: Regular Full Time
Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
Retirement Plan with Employer Match
Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs
Sponsoring Employer with an Equity Investment Company that can assist you with your down payment for purchasing a home

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience.

In addition to these factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer.

Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role.

Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth.

We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here:

FHCSD Wellness - Employee Hub )