Optical technician Jobs in Chula Vista, CA

Description : 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

Education

License, Certification, Registration

Additional Requirements :

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