Excellent Optometrist Position at the OKC VA

Department of Veterans Affairs; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 124,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive

Annual bonus

EDRP

Malpractice protection

Relocation incentives

Paid time off

Federal health/vision/dental insurance

CME reimbursement

Moonlighting flexibility

Total Rewards

Job summary

Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Optometrist for a full-time hospital-employed role. Responsible for comprehensive eye care, including refractions, contact lenses, and ocular disease management in a hospital-based clinic.

You’ll join a team delivering diabetic eye care, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and eye health services, with teaching and patient education in a high-volume setting. Oklahoma City location and VA benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Optometry from a credentialed institution.
• Must have passed all optometric state boards.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or Optometry in the U.S.
• U.S. Citizens receive preference; non-U.S. Citizens may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnosis, treatment, and management of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and other eye diseases.
• Perform refractions for eyeglasses and contact lenses; provide low-vision and brain injury vision rehabilitation services.
• Conduct primary ocular health examinations including dilated eye exams and imaging/lab orders as needed.

Skills

Clinical optometry

Diabetic eye care

Glaucoma management

Refraction accuracy

Education

Doctor of Optometry

Job description

The Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System (OCVAHCS) is actively recruiting a board-certified, board-eligible full-time permanent hospital employed Optometrist to join our established practice. The optometrist provides diagnosis, treatment, and management of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and other eye diseases; provision of refractions for eyeglass prescriptions, eyeglasses, medically necessary contact lenses, as well as low-vision and brain injury vision rehabilitation services. This position provides support for the day-to-day activities of the Eye Clinic. Incumbents will provide care as delineated in the clinical privilege list for Optometrists. The clinician will conduct primary ocular health examinations including dilated eye exams for diabetic eye care, glaucoma, macular degeneration and other related conditions prevalent in a hospital-based eye clinic. The clinician must be adept at managing these conditions with appropriate therapeutic intervention and/or referral protocols. Primary eye and vision care services consist of prescribing and ordering eyeglasses, ordering diagnostic imaging and laboratory studies; preparing referrals for diagnosis, treatment, and management of systemic and ocular conditions revealed through optometric examination; patient and family health education.

Components of primary optometric eye and vision care include:

• emergency care (evaluating/managing/triaging emergent, not-surgical eye conditions);
• problem-oriented care (managing patients referred to with complaints of typical routine disorders);
• preventive health services (performing mandated examinations such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma screenings).
• Clinical procedures employed include medical and ocular history; visual acuity measurement; pupillary function testing; color vision testing; extraocular muscle function and binocularity testing; refractive and accommodative testing; external examination of the eye and adnexal structures; biomicroscopic evaluation of the ocular adnexa, anterior, and/or posterior segments of the eye, including gonioscopic and fundus lens evaluation; ophthalmoscopic, tonometric, and perimetric evaluations.
• Considers age of the patient when performing health care as it relates to functional capacity/limitations, ability to understand and follow directions, provide objective self-assessment of past medical condition and treatment appropriate to the overall treatment goals and plans.
• Enter accurate, complete, timely progress notes for each episode of care into the patient's electronic record.
• Demonstrates knowledge and maintains standards in the use of reprocessing of Reusable Medical Equipment (RME).
• Responsible for the proper use, maintenance, and calibration of specialized equipment used in the assessment and care of patients.
• Adhere to safety, health, and infection control standards, regulations and work practices, as well as ergonomic standards. Report unsafe conditions to supervisor and/or appropriate officials.
• Assist in orientation of new staff and will provide patient and family education, including informed consent.
• Assist with teaching medical students who rotate through the Oklahoma City VA HCS.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Optometrist is accountable to the Chief of Ophthalmologist Service. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to calls and residents/fellow education and training, and preceptorship to APRNs and PAs. Candidates will apply national and VA guidelines to patient screening, surveillance, and management of cardiovascular diseases.

The OCVAMC is in Oklahoma City, OK and is the Flagship for the Oklahoma VA Health Care System (OCVAHCS) - a Joint Commission accredited, referral level 1b (medium complexity) facility. The Cardiology department serves patients across the spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care for more than 70,000 veterans in an area that includes 48 counties in Oklahoma and 2 counties in North Central Texas. Join a department that is expanding the clinical area to better serve veteran patients!

Work Schedule

Full-time, Monday-Friday 08:00-4:30

Requirements

• Doctor of Optometry from a credentialed institution.
• Must have passed all optometric state boards
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or Optometry in the U.S.
• U.S. Citizens receive preference non-U.S. Citizens may be considered.

The starting pay is $124,308 - $200,000 per year.

• A recruitment incentive will be offered, and there is the potential for an annual performance bonus of up to $15,000.

• Retirement: Federal Retirement Plan through the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to 5% matching contributions

• Eligible for Education Debt Repayment Program. (EDRP)

• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives available.

• Paid Time Off: 50 55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

• CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.