optician

ESCO occupation · 47 essential, 13 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.

Essential skills

follow clinical guidelines maintain records of clients' prescriptions respond to changing situations in health care manage healthcare users' data optical instruments verify lenses compliance eye protection regulations use lensometer advise on healthcare users' informed consent comply with legislation related to health care develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship adhere to organisational guidelines adjust eyeglasses to fit customers ensure customer focus accept own accountability quality standards of ophthalmic equipment ensure safety of healthcare users apply numeracy skills optical glass characteristics promote inclusion empathise with the healthcare user work in multidisciplinary health teams health care legislation deal with emergency care situations operate optical measuring equipment dispense corrective lenses perform frames' repairs contribute to continuity of health care use e-health and mobile health technologies educate on the prevention of illness interact with healthcare users listen actively repair lenses advise on contact lense maintenance work in a multicultural environment in health care prepare work orders for the optical laboratory comply with optical prescriptions inform policy makers on health-related challenges apply health sciences apply organisational techniques provide health education cut lenses for eyeglasses monitor stock level advise customers on eyewear maintenance comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice handle contact lenses apply context specific clinical competences

Optional & specialised skills

Other matches: optometrist · eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller · eyewear and optical equipment shop manager · optical technician

Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.