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Optical Dispenser

Primary Location La Mesa, California Facility Name La Mesa Medical Offices Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $32.31 - $36.41 / hour
Job Number 1339373 Date posted 05/05/2025
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Job Summary:

Under limited supervision, measures pupil distance and bridgewidth, adjusts eyeglass frames and assist patients in selecting optical items to conform with corresponding optical prescriptions and established procedures.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Assists patient with optical selections.

  • Recommends and displays various designs, colors, and shapes of eyeglass frames available and compatible to patients prescription and facial features.

  • Quotes prices from fee schedules.

  • Neutralizes spectacles with lensometer and performs measurements with 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 conformority with prescription.

  • Verifies prescription with lensometer.

  • Modifies lenses to fit frames and adjusts frames to fit patients facial features with 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 with 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.

  • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience


  • American Board of Opticianry (ABO) Certification plus (1) year recent experience or two (2) years equivalent experience under direction of a Licensed Optician, Optometrist, or Ophthalmologist performing Optometry Dispenser work required.


Education


  • N/A


License, Certification, Registration


  • N/A


Additional Requirements:


  • Ability to use Humphrey Lens Analizer, conventional lensometer, pupilometer, distometer, progressive lens measuring devices, hand edger, salt-pan, lens tinting, unit, automatic pattern maker unit, automatic lens edging unit and lens layout procedures.

  • Ability to work effectively with the public.

  • Ability to follow oral and/or written instructions.

  • Ability to correctly measure for, prepare order and fit ophthalmic eyeglass lenses of all types including cataract and progressive power lenses.

  • Ability to adjust and correctly fit metal and plastic eyewear frames.


Notes:


  • Position based out of La Mesa.Varied scheduled hours, may be floated to other locations for business needs.

  • Will be included in Saturday rotation.    

Primary Location: California,La Mesa,La Mesa Medical Offices Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM Working Hours End: 09:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B09|OPEIU|Local 30 Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: La Mesa MOB - Optical Dispensing-Reg Clinic - 0806 Pay Range: $32.31 - $36.41 / hour Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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