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HEALTH TECHNICIAN (OPHTHALMOLO
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 51 days ago
On-site Greenville, NC $41K – $73K Apply by Aug 21, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 2), Durham VA Medical Center, Greenville Health Care Center, Surgery Department, Greenville, NC. The primary duties of the position are to assist the ophthalmologist (eye doctor) by performing delegable tasks, collecting data, administering treatment ordered by an ophthalmologist and supervising patients.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: Responsible for obtaining the patient's physical history to include chief complaint, present illness, past history (both ocular and general), family history (both ocular and general), and current eye medications.
- →Obtain spectacle data, including measurement of sphere, cylinder and axis by lensometry; whether single vision, progressive add, bifocal or trifocal; whether glass or plastic lenses; amount and base direction of prism power and orientation.
- →Perform optical measurements and refraction leading to the determination of the patient's refractive error (including prism measurements).
- →Prepare surgical instruments for sterilization, setting up the minor procedure room for in clinic procedures, assisting the physician with these procedures, cleaning up after the procedure.
- →Turn on laser machines in preparation for physician use, assisting physician in performing laser treatments as needed.
- →Set up the procedure room for eye surgery, assisting the physician with surgical cases in the procedure room, cleaning up after eye procedures in the procedure room.
- →Schedule surgical procedures, call patients regarding surgical appointments, fill out paperwork related to surgical cases performed in the procedure room.
- →Do follow up calls as needed.
- →The employee performs sequential diagnostic fluorescein angiography using a specialized high-speed fundus camera.
- →The employee independently processes and evaluates all finished photographic material and continually strives to improve technique and equipment uses to maintain the highest quality images.
- →Independently records clinical photographs of the ocular fundus using a highspeed fundus camera for diagnostic purposes and documentation of ocular pathology.
- →The employee must be able to access new photographic materials and equipment for potential use and advise in the upgrading and maintenance of the fundus camera equipment.
- →Performs medical observation and identification of the side effects of fluorescein angiography and other photographic procedures and has the ability to clinically resolve any difficulties that the patient may experience.
- →Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) is any medical equipment designed by the manufacturer to be reused for multiple patients.
Requirements
- ✓You 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.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
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