Optician vs optician manager

Differences between optician and optician manager duties and responsibilities

Optician example responsibilities.

• Manage appointments and appointment reminders, checking in/out patients, check insurance eligibility.
• Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
• Show manual dexterity, hand eye coordination and precision to work with different types of lenses and tools.
• Assist patients with frame selections and lenses that are best suit for their lifestyle, Rx and price needs.
• Produce forms for the authorization of insurance benefits and eligibility for incoming patients.
• Prepare work orders and instructions for fabricating patients prescriptions and verify Rx are finished to specifications.
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Optician manager example responsibilities.

• Facilitate and complete daily administrative tasks including medical billing, advocating for patient needs and working directly with patients.
• Up to date on HIPPA training.
• Maintain accuracy of all prescriptions and maintain confidentiality of all patient information and ensure compliance to all HIPAA policies.
• Repair, adjust, and refit broken frames, instruct patients about adapting to, wearing, and caring for eyeglasses.
• Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
• Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.