Dispensing optician vs licensed dispensing optician

Differences between dispensing optician and licensed dispensing optician duties and responsibilities

Dispensing optician example responsibilities.

• Communicate information and provide customer service to patients, families and visitors.
• Fax Rx to proper lab.
• Scan documents and abide by all HIPAA regulations.
• Read and understand the different refractive errors as well as the Rx.
• Work with VSP and eye med insurances, and all relate duties.
• Order verification, working with insurance companies including VSP, NBN, and DSHS.
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Licensed dispensing optician example responsibilities.

• File managed care claims including Medicare, Davis, eyem and VSP.
• Inventory control over stock single vision lenses and ordering of RX from outside labs.
• Help patients receive maximum benefit from their insurance coverage.
• Educate patients on optical health and provide informative literature when need.
• Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
• File insurance for orders including medicare and medicaid.