Lead Optician - Optical Operations & Veteran Care

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Supervisory Health Tech (Opticians) to support the Optical Shop at the San Antonio VA Medical Center. This role coordinates optical operations and acts as a liaison between VCS, eye clinic providers, and prosthetics teams to deliver excellent service to veterans.

The position emphasizes accuracy in prescription review, lens measurement, selection, and quality control, with duties including identifying issues and ensuring compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• Must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience in optical operations.
• Ability to review prescriptions, ensure accuracy, and comply with standards.
• Measuring and verifying lens placement within frames for proper positioning.
• Selecting lens types and configurations to meet patient needs and comfort.
• Identify and resolve optical issues, including frame and prescription integrity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate optical operations within the Optical Shop.
• Serve as liaison between VCS, eye clinic providers and prosthetics teams.
• Review prescriptions and ensure accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Measure, verify, and position lenses in spectacle frames.
• Select appropriate lenses and positioning to meet patient needs.
• Perform quality control and resolve optical issues.

Skills

Prescription review

Lens measurement

Lens selection

Quality control

DOS-based systems

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

DOS-based programs

Job description

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Supervisory Health Tech (Opticians) to support the Optical Shop at the San Antonio VA Medical Center. This role coordinates optical operations and acts as a liaison between VCS, eye clinic providers, and prosthetics teams to deliver excellent service to veterans.

The position emphasizes accuracy in prescription review, lens measurement, selection, and quality control, with duties including identifying issues and ensuring compliance with standards.