Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health
Job title: Optician
Status: Part - Time
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00-5:00 Friday -8:00-1:00
Location: This position travels to Land O' Lakes & Tampa.
Assists patients in the Optical Department with their optical need.
Why is Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health your best place to work?
✅ Education & Career Growth – Tuition reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and leadership development programs.✅ Health & Wellness – Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, free virtual visits, and well-being programs.✅ Financial & Retirement – Up to 5% employer match on retirement contributions.✅ Work-Life Balance – Four weeks of paid parental leave, PTO, and flexible leave options.✅ Family & Pet Support – Fertility benefits, adoption assistance, backup care for children/elders/pets, and pet insurance.
Essential Functions.• Performs preliminary duties Greets patients professionally, cheerfully, and in a timely manner• Verifies patient’s insurance coverage• Obtains authorizations Pulls previous files• Updates patient demographics as needed• Verifies HIPAA and Privacy signatures are obtained• Answers phone promptly and professionally• Makes appointments for lens technician and I&R training• Takes messages and follows through• Handles customer needs and requests efficiently• Promptly and cheerfully assists patients with frame selection• Demonstrates product knowledge• Shows ability in prescription analysis, and guides patient to the products and materials most suitable for their prescription• Accurately prices orders Shows skill in the adjusting and fitting of eye wear.• Problem solves in resolving patient issues with eye wear.• Performs Insertion/Removal training for contact lens wearers• Orders frames, lenses and contact lenses• Intergy - Accurately posts charges• Collects monies and posts payments Balances journal and locks it each day• Creates a journal for the next day• Secures deposit at the end of the day Logs off Intergy and out of computer before leaving Other Related Functions• Maintains an organized and clean work area• Empties HIPAA container into destruction bin• Restocks frames at end of day• Dusts frame shelves monthly• Keeps up with filing on a daily basis• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
Education/Training• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Licensure/Certification• Optician’s License
Experience• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills• Excellent telephone etiquette• Strong computer proficiency• Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through other
Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital has served the residents of area communities for more than 110 years. Orlando Health, a not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Central Florida, officially acquired Bayfront Hospital on October 1, 2020. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a 480-bed comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute care facility – and home to the only state-accredited Level Two Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region. As a regional leader in emergency care, our 3 conveniently located emergency rooms are staffed with board-certified physicians and specialty-trained clinical teams who are ready to provide expert emergency care for all ages- 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
With advanced technology and expertise in numerous specialties including heart and vascular, neurosciences, digestive health, maternity care, emergency and trauma care, acute rehabilitation and surgical services, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital provides a complete continuum of care. The hospital has a 38-bed neurosciences unit with a dedicated neurology team consisting of board-certified neuroscience specialists and physicians with subspecialty expertise in stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease, and includes a Level IV Epilepsy Center. In partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Bayfront Health Baby Place offers full obstetrical services and is a Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center, one of only 13 in Florida. The Bayfront Health Cardiac Cath Lab, offers more cardiac testing and treatment space than any other provider in the St. Petersburg/Pinellas County area, with ease of access to the cardiac surgical program. The hospital is also home to three residency programs and one fellowship program, providing an exceptional teaching and learning environment to train the healthcare leaders of the future.
