Job Listing
Optometrist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
This position is located at the Daniel Akaka VA Clinic in Kapolei, HI. Staff Optometrists collaborate with Ophthalmology and other interdisciplinary teams. Administrative reporting follows VAPIHCS service line structures.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Diagnostic testing using approved instruments and pharmaceutical agents to evaluate ocular disease and visual function.
- →Analysis of test results and development of individualized treatment plans.
- →Prescription, fitting, and adjustment of eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
- →Patient education and counseling on contact lens care, visual hygiene, ergonomics/lighting, and eye safety.
- →Foreign body removal from the ocular surface when clinically indicated and within privileges.
- →Pre- and post-operative care for ocular surgeries (e.g., cataract, laser vision correction) in collaboration with Ophthalmology.
- →Prescription of therapeutic procedures and vision rehabilitation to conserve or improve visual function.
- →Consult and refer to Ophthalmology or other disciplines when additional medical/surgical treatment is required.
- →Establish co-management plans with Ophthalmology for surgical cases and chronic disease management (e.g., glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy).
- →Utilize VA referral pathways and document rationale, urgency, and expected follow-up intervals.
- →Provide same-day triage and management of urgent ocular complaints (e.g., acute red eye, vision loss, ocular trauma) within scope and privileges; arrange emergent care when indicated.
- →Operate and interpret findings from approved diagnostic devices (e.g., slit-lamp biomicroscopy, tonometry, pachymetry, automated perimetry, OCT, fundus photography) per training and privileges; ensure calibration and adherence to device-specific safety protocols.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 62257d84-7674-460e-b749-10918b3b137b
Posted via USAJobs