dispensing optician
- Drummondville, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
French
Education
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Health benefits
Languages
French
Education
- College/CEGEP
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Analyze the client’s eyeglasses or contact lenses and by measuring the client’s eye curvature, pupillary distance and bridge width, using optical measuring devices
- Obtain specifications for eyeglasses and contact lenses from a prescription prepared by an ophthalmologist or optometrist
- Assist clients in selecting eyeglasses
- Advise on use and care of contact lenses
- Cut and edge lenses and fit lenses into frames
- Adjust finished eyeglasses to fit client
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Interpersonal awareness
- Team player
Health benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
More about this job
Responsibilities
Analyze clients’ eyeglasses or contact lenses and take optical measurements, then use prescriptions to obtain specifications for eyewear. Help clients select eyeglasses, advise them on contact lens care, cut and fit lenses, and adjust finished eyeglasses.
Requirements
The role requires 3 to less than 5 years of experience and a college/CEGEP education. Provincial or territorial licensure is required; candidates should be accurate, client-focused, attentive to detail, and able to distinguish colors.
Skills
- Eyeglass and Contact Lens Analysis
- Optical Measurements
- Prescription Interpretation
- Eyeglass Selection Assistance
- Contact Lens Care Advice
- Lens Cutting and Edging
- Lens Fitting
- Eyeglass Adjustment
- Attention to Detail
- Color Discrimination
- Accuracy
- Client Focus
- Interpersonal Skills
- Interpersonal Awareness
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Vision Care Benefits
- Employer-Paid Learning and Training
- Paid Time Off for Volunteering or Personal Days
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Retail
Keywords
- Dispensing Optician
- Eyeglasses
- Contact Lenses
- Optical Measurements
- Eye Curvature
- Pupillary Distance
- Bridge Width
- Optical Measuring Devices
- Ophthalmologist
- Optometrist
- Prescription
- Lens Cutting
- Lens Edging
- Lens Fitting
- Eyeglass Adjustment
- Provincial or Territorial Licensure
- Client Service
- Color Discrimination
- Retail