Health Technician (Optometry)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Bremerton (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment or relocation incentive

Salary negotiation

Job summary

Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington is recruiting for a position in ophthalmology services. The role requires fulfillment of specialized experience in obtaining medical and ocular history, performing visual acuity testing, fitting and ordering spectacles, and operating ophthalmic equipment.

US Citizens may apply under Direct Hire Solicitation. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized, and salary negotiation may be available for those new to Federal service.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in obtaining medical and ocular history.
• Experience performing visual acuity tests.
• Experience fitting and ordering spectacles.
• Experience operating ophthalmic equipment.

Skills

Ophthalmic history intake

Visual acuity testing

Spectacle fitting

Ophthalmic equipment operation

Education

Graduate level education in optometry/vision science/optometric technology

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington.

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes obtaining medical and ocular history, performing visual acuity testing, fitting and ordering of spectacles, operating specialized ophthalmic equipment.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR

Education:

A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as optometry, vision science, optometric technology.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.