Optician

Perform basic review of clients' eyeglass prescriptions to identify optimal design of lenses. Select and adjust frames to fit clients' facial structure. Measure and record client data relating to specific eyeglass fitting. Calculate lens measurement specifications. Inspect finished spectacles to ensure compliance with American National Standards Institute tolerances. Answer telephones, screen calls and take messages. Respond to patient inquiries, directing them as appropriate or providing information. Maintain inventory and order supplies.

Required Education:
High School diploma or an equivalent and American Board of Opticianry certification.

Preferred Education:
Associates degree in Ophthalmic Dispensing.

Required Experience:
2 years' related experience.

Preferred Experience:
Experience in a health care facility providing patient care.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Knowledge of and ability to operate a variety of ophthalmic equipment.

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the hourly rate for this position is USD $35.96. This rate is based on bargaining unit contracts. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.