Optician/Optical Sales Associate
Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
Full Time
Experienced
Our growing team is looking for an Optician/Optical Sales Associate who can work with us on a full-time basis at our Individual Eyes location in Richmond Hill.
Responsibilities:
We thank all candidates, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Responsibilities:
- Greeting patients in person, by telephone, or online
- Booking/Scheduling appointments
- Making recalls and cold calls to book appointments
- Pretesting patients and other auxiliary tests
- Choosing the right lenses for patient’s prescription
- Helping patients choose eyeglasses and taking all necessary measurements
- Repair, adjust and dispense eyeglasses
- Trouble shooting in cases of non-adapt
- Contact lens training
- Explain procedures and costs to patients
- Facilitate patient referrals to other healthcare professionals
- Ensuring the office is billed properly for orders and proper credits are issued
- College graduate or higher
- Driver’s license, occasional commute to other locations
- Minimum one year working in optical or optometry office
- Excellent verbal and communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, friendly and caring, outgoing personality
- Customer service experience is essential
- Confidence in cold calling
- A born salesperson, someone who excels at sales and finds sales enjoyable
- Must be proficient with computers and excel spreadsheets
- Able to follow directions and take personal responsibility for actions
- Must demonstrate strong time management and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Passion for learning and dealing with people
- Able to follow through on tasks with attention to detail
- Able to multitask
We thank all candidates, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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