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Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA

$166K/yr

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. * A ... Provide supervision, teaching, and guidance to senior optometric interns/Scholarship Program ...

MARSHALL B KETCHUM UNIVERSITY

Optician

Anaheim, CA · On-site

$20 - $26/hr

... Interns. * Ensure that proper computer record notations are made in accordance with all Federal and ... MBKU is home to the Southern California College of Optometry, the School of PA Studies, College of ...

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Optometrist (Clinical)

Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA

Fort Liberty, NC • On-site

$166K/yr

Other

Medical, Vision

Posted 5 days ago

Defense Health Agency rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 84 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

64th of 894 rated healthcare providers

Job description

Overview
This position serves as a primary eye care provider, with emphasis on therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, medical contact lens specialist, operative refractive surgery management, and is located with Womack Army Medical Center's, at Fort Bragg, NC.
Civilian Optometrist (Clinical)
  • Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
  • A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
  • Student Loan repayment may be authorized.
Salary : Up to-$166,253 per year
Benefits: https://civilianmedicaljobs.com/benefits/
Responsibilities
Duties
  • Serve as a primary eye care provider on therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, medical contact lens specialist, pre and post operative refractive surgery management, and consultations of Occupational Health through examinations of personnel.
  • Identify systemic problems in addition to visual/ocular problems.
  • Follow quiescent and slowly progressive ocular conditions as long as no medical or surgical intervention is indicated.
  • Treat a full range of eye and visual problems and ocular diseases, to include the application of advanced instrumentation, optometric procedures and techniques.
  • Monitor the maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments.
  • Perform comprehensive/limited visual and ocular examinations on all types of patients; including, but not limited to refractive surgery, pediatrics, adults, geriatric, learning disability, low vision, contact lens, and eye hazardous occupations.
  • Diagnose and treat any visual anomaly and specified pathologic conditions of the ocular adnexa and the eye.
  • Provide supervision, teaching, and guidance to senior optometric interns/Scholarship Program Students, eye specialist students, and/or eye technicians.
  • Perform full range of professional optometric duties with major emphasis in the pre-operative evaluation of refractive surgery patients and post-operative evaluation/management of refractive surgery with the assistance of staff ophthalmologists.

Qualifications
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirements for Optometrist (Clinical):
Degree: A Doctor of Optometry degree from an educational program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) at the time the degree was obtained.
Licensure: Applicants must have received a passing score on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NEBO) examinations and possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice optometry in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Experience: One year of professional experience as an optometrist which includes examining patients, diagnosing visual disorders and/or diseases, and identifying treatment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
OR
Residency: One year completion of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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