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Optometrist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 64 days ago
About the Role
The VA NWIHCS is hiring one full-time Optometrist - Operations Officer - for the Surgery Service.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- →This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- →As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- →This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- →This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →The Operations Officer, Surgery Service, serves as the operational leader responsible for designing, analyzing, and leading models that align patient demand, clinic capacity, and organizational priorities to improve access, efficiency, and system performance across the Surgical Service Line.
- →Functions in triad partnership with the Chief of Surgery and Administrative Officer, serving as the operational authority for clinical systems design and operational optimization across Surgical Service.
- →Leads system-level design and optimization of clinical operational systems across surgical specialties, in close administrative coordination with the Administrative Officer for alignment with fiscal, HR, procurement, and compliance processes without assuming administrative management authority.
- →This role serves as the centralized authority for surgical service line operations, integrating system design and performance visibility across specialties to align patient demand, clinic capacity, and operational priorities while informing system-wide strategy and resource alignment.
- →Operates at the service-level leadership scope to support surgical specialties.
- →Clinical Responsibilities: The Optometrist is responsible for seeing patients in the outpatient setting.
- →The Optometrist is to practice in accordance with VA guidelines; Nebraska Western Iowa HealthCare System policies/procedures; medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations; and in accordance with current Joint Commission standards.
- →Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 621ec525-ff3b-4629-84c5-1a83b60f3504
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