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Optometrist - Blind Rehabilitation
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 16 days ago
About the Role
The Low Vision Optometrist is a licensed independent practitioner responsible for providing routine and specialized eye care to Veterans of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Low Vision Optometrist will be part of an interdisciplinary team delivering high quality Veteran-centered care at the American Lake Blind Rehabilitation Center and work especially closely with Low Vision Therapists.
What You'll Do
- →The duties of the position include, but are not limited to: The Optometrist provides comprehensive low vision evaluations and vision rehabilitation examinations to eligible inpatient and outpatient veterans in the blind rehabilitation continuum of care.
- →Interpretates diagnostic images and coordination of abnormal findings.
- →Understands and performs instrumentation such as optical coherence tomography, topography, ultrasound, perimetry and imagine and the analysis of the results in the detection and treatment of ocular disorders.
- →Acts as mentor and resource to other Blind Rehabilitation Specialists and providers regarding appropriate eye examination, eye care, management of ocular diseases, and vision rehabilitation care.
- →Supervisors, educates, and clinically trains residents, students and/or other healthcare trainees.
- →Performs the administrative components of patient care management including but not limited to completion of progress notes and consultation referrals for both inpatients and outpatients regarding rehabilitation.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.T Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Not available.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
- →Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Requirements
- ✓All qualified candidates encouraged to apply.
- ✓Open to U.S.
- ✓Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
- ✓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).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a9e444c9-0660-4dbf-ae1d-4b164c17d6cd
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