Health Technician (Optometry)

Indian Health Service

Crownpoint (NM)

On-site

USD 41,000 - 54,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Indian Health Service in Crownpoint, NM seeks a Health Technician (Optometry) to support eye care under supervision and to assist with patient education. The position promotes improving patient outcomes in diabetes care context and coordinates with providers.

Responsibilities include accessing charts, recording dispositions, and arranging referrals, transportation, and follow-ups to obtain evaluation and treatment results. Salary ranges from $41,178 to $53,531 per year with full federal benefits.

Qualifications

Submit transcripts or a list of courses with titles, credits, and grades. Unofficial transcripts accepted in the application package.
If using foreign education, send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care under the eye care provider supervision.
Retrieve medical charts to accurately record and disposition patient records.
Coordinate referrals, schedule patients, arrange transportation, and obtain evaluation and treatment results from referral sources.

Skills

Clinical patient care

Job description

Department: Department of Health and Human Services

This position is located in the Diabetes Branch within the Division of Public Health Services at the Crownpoint Service Unit at Crownpoint, New Mexico. The position promotes the improving the health of patients with diabetes and to assist with various health promotion activities. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Key Responsibilities

Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Health Technician Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Provides direct patient care under the eye care provider supervision. Retrieves medical charts to efficiently record and make appropriate disposition of the patient's record. Provides individual and group education as necessary and or requested an optical/ocular condition, and diseases.

Coordinates referral services and transmits patient information with other health care providers, schedules patients, arranges transportation, and any other activities to obtain evaluation and treatment results from referral sources.

Requirements & Education

If you are substituting education for experience; You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $41178 - $53531/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-09.

Who is eligible to apply?

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