Dispensing Optician

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 672488195
  • Open Date: December 5, 2024
  • Close Date: February 2, 2025
  • Organization: Boardwalk Optometry
  • Sector: Healthcare & Social Workers
  • Business Location:Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
  • Total Views: 220
  • Duration: 17 calendar days (12 business days)
  • Last Updated: 3 weeks ago
  • Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/british-columbia/surrey/672488195/dispensing-optician/
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Job Details

  • Experience: Not mandatory
  • Job Vacancies: 2
  • Compensation: $35.00 per hour / 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
  • Apply by: email to [email protected]
  • Education: College certificate or diploma from 1 to 2 years

Job Description

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
  • Arrange for grinding or polishing of lenses or grind and polish lenses
  • Cut and edge lenses and fit lenses into frames
  • Adjust finished eyeglasses to fit client

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available
  • Variable or compressed work week