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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Health Technician (Optometry)

Branson, Missouri, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$37K/yr - $65K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Health Technician (Optometry) for the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks. The role involves measuring and recording visual acuity, assessing ocular alignment, and providing patient education on eye health and vision conditions.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assist with efficient patient movement throughout the eye clinic. Demonstrates the agility to alter procedures to meet the special needs of our patient population

Advanced knowledge of eye anatomy and function

Obtain, document, and record ophthalmic and medical information from patients to develop an accurate electronic progress note. This includes patient intake information related to accurate medical/ophthalmic health history

Practice hygiene and infection control in a patient care setting. This includes proper cleaning and disinfection of examination rooms and stocks each room with the required supplies. Understands hygiene, cleaning, and disinfection of reusable medical equipment instruments and ophthalmic equipment

Knowledge of ophthalmic medications and supplies needed in the process of restocking the eye clinic exam rooms

Follow eye clinic and patient care medical policies and procedures. Ability to write to basic standard operating procedures or documents for eye care tasks

Ability to perform advanced eyeglasses repairs, such as replacing nose pads and screws and custom adjustments to meet the special needs of our Veteran population

Ability to perform patient spectacle fitting and dispensing, including selection of appropriate frames, ophthalmic lenses, interpupillary measurements (distance and near) and proper segment height determination, as well as the ability to transpose sphere, cylinder, and axis

Ability to transfer data for eyeglass orders through the prosthetics process including medical record documentation

Properly read spectacle prescription using an automated or manual lensometer. Ability to triage and manage eyeglass issues (e.g. measurement of vertex distance, base curve, prism correction, center thickness, slab off, Fresnel prism, decentration, etc.)

Provide triage of patient telephone calls or optometry requests consistent with full performance

Provide patient education for eye health and/or vision conditions to include assisting with patient contact lens insertion, removal, and hygiene (cleaning and disinfection) care. This may also include prosthetic eye insertion, removal, hygiene or polishing

Ability to accurately enter into a phoropter the autorefractometry or habitual refractive prescription (i.e. eyeglass prescription) or lensometer findings, including sphere, cylinder, and axis

Ability to properly document and code eye clinic procedures for eye testing performed during the patient encounter

Perform screening procedures for automated testing to gather ophthalmic intake information. This may include autorefractometry, kerotometry, confrontation and standard automated visual field testing and basic manual perimetry, administering and scoring basic color vision testing (e.g. pseudoisochromatic plates, Farnsworth D-15)

Qualification

Eye anatomyOphthalmic measurementsPatient educationHygieneInfection controlSpectacle fittingCommunication skillsTeamworkAttention to detail

Required

Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Must be proficient in written and spoken English

Subject to background/security investigation

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Experience: One year of experience as a health technician or assistant in the health care field demonstrating the applicant's ability to perform the work or by demonstrating a basic understanding of work in the health care field; OR Education: Successful completion of two academic years above high school with a minimum of 12 semester hours related to health technician/assistant or health technician (optometry)/assistant or associate degree, or completion of an independent study course in an optometry related technician or assistant field; OR Experience/Education Combination: Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

English Language Proficiency: Health Technician (Optometry) candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)

Preferred

1 year optometry/ophthalmology technician experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)