Full-Time
Optician
SSM Health
11-50 employees
Operates hospitals, clinics, and health plans
No salary listed
Fond du Lac, WI, USA
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- A high school diploma or GED, or 10 years of work experience.
- One year of optical field or customer service experience.
- For work in Wisconsin, American Board of Opticianry Certification from the American Board of Opticianry and National Contact Lens Examiners is required.
- Ability to remain constantly alert and work safely.
- Ability to stand and walk constantly; use hearing and speech for oral communication; lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing 0–25 pounds frequently; reach, grip, and use a keyboard for data entry frequently; use near and far vision and distinguish colors frequently; and occasionally perform bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, repetitive foot, leg, hand, and arm movements, judge distances and spatial relationships, lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing 25–50 pounds, lift or move patients, detect odors by smell, and drive.
- Interpret and analyze current prescriptions and review historical information to ensure changes are consistent and reasonable.
- Recognize inconsistencies and irregularities in prescription history and contact the doctor for discussion when questions arise.
- Troubleshoot basic and advanced vision complaints related to eyeglasses and, at some locations, contact lenses.
- Assist patients with eyewear selection and determine appropriate frame and lens selections while considering prescription implications.
- Demonstrate product features and benefits to reinforce customer value and maximize sales.
- Take necessary optical measurements, including pupillary distance, segment heights, and custom-fit-to-wear lens measurements, accurately and explain the procedures and reasons to customers.
- Fit eyewear accurately and comfortably to the customer’s satisfaction.
- Demonstrate proper eyeglass cleaning and storage techniques and suggest products to assist customers.
- Inspect incoming jobs with a manual or automatic lensometer for prescription verification, using department and American National Standards Institute standards as quality-control guidelines.
- Request corrections from the laboratory as necessary.
- Manage on-site inventory within directed budgets, including frames, miscellaneous supplies, and over-the-counter accessory items.
- Assist in dispensing contact lenses at some locations.
- Maintain working knowledge of available insurance and safety plans.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
SSM Health is a Catholic, not‑for‑profit integrated health system serving the Midwest. It runs 23 hospitals, 490+ physician offices and outpatient centers, plus virtual and post‑acute care, as well as a health plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, and an accountable care organization. It coordinates care across the full continuum—from physician clinics to hospital care—while serving the uninsured and Medicaid populations and pursuing clinical research in oncology, pediatrics, and cardiovascular health. Its goal is to improve population health through coordinated, accessible care and expanded behavioral health access within a diversified, faith‑based nonprofit framework.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 2025 operating income reached $148.5 million after 2024's $70 million loss.
- Q1 2026 operating income rose to $7.1 million on $3.3 billion revenue.
- July 2025 Verona outpatient center opens September 2026, expanding Wisconsin outpatient access.
What critics are saying
- June 2026 DOJ settlement hit SLU Hospital pharmacy for waived copays and whistleblower claims.
- SSM's Q1 2026 operating margin stayed only 0.2%, leaving no shock absorber.
- St. Louis University Hospital drives roughly 80% of nurse contract labor, concentrating staffing risk.
What makes SSM Health unique
- Catholic mission and Midwest footprint unify 23 hospitals across four states.
- SSM Health runs hospitals, insurance, PBM, and an ACO under one system.
- Saint Louis University partnership strengthens oncology, pediatrics, and cardiovascular research.
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