Health Technician; Optometry

Overview

WG Bill Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center is recruiting for 1 vacancy as an Health Technician (Optometry) in the Kernersville - NC clinic. The Health Technician (Optometry) will support Optometrists in diagnosis - treatment - prevention - follow-up care and patient counseling.

• Duties may include - but are not to limited to:
  Responsible for obtaining a patient's physical history to include chief complaint - present illness - past history - and current eye medications
• Follows Eye Clinic and facility-wide patient care medical policies and procedures
• Obtains ophthalmic and medical information from patients and documents all pertinent information appropriately in CPRS
• Performs duties such as measuring and recording visual acuity (with use of pin hole testing as indicated) - and where needed by obtaining accurate potential acuity meter - laser interferometry - contrast sensitivity or other specialized visual acuity measurements
• Determines the presence or absence of fusion - and performs stereo acuity measurements - accurate assessment of accommodation - near point of convergence and other tests of ocular alignment (far and near)
• Performs Amsler grid testing - administers eye drops under the supervision of an eye care provider (optometrist or ophthalmologist)
• Performs patient spectacle fitting and dispensing as needed (e.g.
  
  - selection of appropriate frame - ophthalmic lenses - etc)
• Has knowledge of ophthalmic medications and supplies
• Has knowledge of eye anatomy and function and provides advanced patient education for eye health and/or vision conditions
• Provides basic triage of patient telephone calls - Secure Messages - or other requests from patients or other Health Care System staff
• Position is GS-7 level
• maximum level is also GS-7.
  
  Work Schedule:
  
  Full-Time (semi-compressed tour may be available).subject to the needs of the service
• Compressed/Flexible: yes Telework:
  Not available Travel:
  Not expected Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#:
  Health Technician (Optometry)/PD000000 Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  NO
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The individual must be able to work for sustained periods under pressure
• Heavy clinics will occasionally require long hours under hectic conditions - and the ability to be flexible in regards to patient need is critical
• More specifically - the position requires the operation of several different devices under dim illumination for the examination of patients
• These generally require that the operator sit opposite the patient - using one hand to support the eyelids in the static position while the body - head - and other hand of the operator must be able to shift positions sometimes rapidly to obtain the optimal picture field during an angiography procedure
• In addition - the operator's eye is employed in this arrangement and the combination of static position and adjusting movements can be stressful and tiring.