Optical Dispenser Job in San Diego, California US
Optical Dispenser
Working for an organization with the size and resources of Kaiser Permanente Southern California means having the potential to positively affect the health and well-being of entire communities. That's because each of us-from our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the front line of care-shares a commitment to providing the best possible care experience. One of the most diverse regions in the country, Southern California offers everything from quaint coastal communities to bustling urban cities, high desert plains to snowy mountain peaks. Here, you'll find the cultural, lifestyle, and recreational amenities to complement your work and your life. Come discover the resources, support, and opportunity you need to build the career you've always wanted. Under limited supervision, measures pupil distance and bridgewidth, adjusts eyeglass frames, and assists patients in selecting optical items to conform w/ corresponding optical prescriptions and established procedures. Essential Functions: - Upholds KP's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable state, federal and local laws. - Assists patient w/ optical selections. - Recommends and displays various designs, colors, and shapes of eyeglass frames available and compatible to patient's prescription and facial features. - Quotes prices from fee schedules. - Neutralizes spectacles w/ lensometer and performs measurements w/ pupilometer, distometer, and other progressive optical measuring devices. - Records frame, lens specification, and other related items such as non-prescribed dark glasses and cleaning fluids. - Examines glasses received from laboratory to insure conformity w/ prescription. - Verifies prescription w/ lensometer. - Modifies lenses to fit frames and adjusts frames to fit patients facial features w/ hand tools and related equipment as required. - Repairs and adjusts lens frames as requested by patients using standard hand tools and related equipment. - Orders or fabricates lost pair of eyeglasses to include using automatic lens edging unit, hand edger, lens layout maker, and lens tinting unit. - Performs other duties as required such as ordering optical supplies, assisting w/ periodic inventories, responding to complaints regarding lens and frame fit. - Equipment Utilized: - Lens analyzer, lensometer, distometer, pupilometer, hand edger, automatic edger, pattern maker, layout marker, optical hand tools used to adjust metal and plastic frames. - Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed. Requirements