Health Technician (Optician) Intermittent (Not to exceed 1 year)

Veterans Health Administration; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, within the Department of Veterans Affairs, seeks a Health Technician (Dispensing Optician) in Bend, OR. This intermittent, not-to-exceed-1-year position supports the Eye Care Service under supervision of the Supervisory Optician.

Expect duties ranging from patient education to lens and frame fitting and minor repairs. Focus is on delivering direct patient care, measurements, and coordination with ophthalmologists to ensure quality eye care.

Qualifications

• No educational substitution at this grade level.
• Open-continuous announcement; positions filled as they become available.

Responsibilities

• Independently provide direct patient care related to education, selection, ordering, verification, troubleshooting, adjustment and repair of ophthalmic lenses and eyewear.
• Educate patients on lens materials, designs, frames, tints, and coatings.
• Obtain measurements of interpupillary distances and optical centers; assist with selection and ordering of frames.
• Repair broken or defective eyeglasses; triage patient concerns by lensometry verification and troubleshooting.

Job description

Health Technician (Optician) Intermittent (Not to exceed 1 year)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Health Technician (Dispensing Optician) works as a member of the Eye Care Service, Operative Care Division under the supervision of the Supervisory Optician at the Bend, OR VA Medical Center. This is an intermittent not to exceed 1 year position.

Key Responsibilities

This is an open-continuous announcement. Positions will be filled as they become available. The first cut-off date to consider applications for referral to the selecting official will be October 5, 2026, the remaining cut-off dates will be at 2-week intervals.

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Independently provide direct patient care services related to patient education, selection, ordering, verification, troubleshooting, adjustment and repair of ophthalmic lenses and eyewear. Performs supervised routine and advanced technical procedures to provide optometrists and ophthalmologists with information and data necessary to assist with delivery of comprehensive eye and vision care services.

Educates patients on lens materials, lens designs, frames, tints, and coatings they are eligible to receive. Obtains measurements of interpupillary distances, optical centers, and multifocal or progressive addition lens segment heights. Assists patients with the selection and ordering of proper fitting standard or safety eyewear frames. Repair broken or defective eyeglasses. Triage patient concerns by manual or automated lensometry verification and troubleshooting protocol.

Resolves patient concerns and acts as a patient advocate. Monitors patients for adverse reactions and takes corrective action based on established policy. Medication reconciliation will be performed. Responsible for the proper use and maintenance of all instrumentation and equipment required for the performance of the patient care duties. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Intermittent; 0830-1700 Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Technician (Optician) Intermittent (Not to exceed 1 year)/PD20589A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Requirements & Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $45409 – $59031/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.