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Supervisory Health Technician (Ophthalmology)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 59 days ago
On-site Tucson, AZ $69K – $90K Apply by May 27, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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SAVAHCS in Tucson, AZ is hiring for a Supervisory Health Technician (Ophthalmology) to serve in our Surgical Care line. Health Technicians in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) support Ophthalmologists and Optometrists in the eye clinic as part of the Surgical Care Line (SCL) providing a wide variety of clinical work and administrative duties.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Supervisory Health Technician is responsible for the supervision, administrative management, and direction of eye clinic staff.
- →May be delegated administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing the eye clinic staff activities including resident and student orientation.
- →Has full supervisory responsibility over nonsupervisory health technicians and other ancillary staff such as Medical Support Assistants.
- →Duties Include: Plans and carries out examinations in line with training and accepted practices.
- →Independently makes recommendations about clinical situations, procedures or changes to procedures in some situations.
- →Preventative measures used to recognize conditions that cause erroneous results or creates dangerous situations.
- →Independently troubleshoot clinic problems and complex instruments.
- →Provides patients consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
- →Handles conflict and veteran complaints constructively and appropriately.
- →Collaborates with other health care staff in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
- →Maintains confidentiality of patient medical records according to policy.
- →Stays current with required training related to customer service and interpersonal skills.
- →Uses word processing software to execute several office automation functions such as storing and retrieving electronic documents and files; activating printers; inserting and deleting text; formatting letters, reports, and memoranda; and transmitting and receiving e-mail.
- →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.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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