Lead Optician — Vision Care for Veterans

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) at the New Orleans VA Medical Center seeks a Supervisory Health Tech (Opticians) to oversee optical shop operations and coordinate care for Veterans. This role serves as liaison between VCS, eye clinic providers, and prosthetics teams to ensure accuracy, quality, and patient comfort.

Specialized experience required; strong computer skills including MS Office and DOS-based systems; precise prescription review, lens measurement, and frame selection.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience performing duties of the position.
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office; ability to learn DOS-based systems.
• Review optical prescriptions for accuracy and compliance.
• Measure and verify lens placement within spectacle frames.
• Select lens types and positioning to meet patient vision needs.
• Identify and resolve optical issues and improper frame selections.
• REAL ID required to work with the Veterans Canteen Service.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate optical operations within the VCS Optical Shop.
• Serve as liaison between VCS, eye clinic providers, and prosthetics teams.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance in prescriptions and lens fitting.
• Maintain quality control and address optical issues.

Skills

Prescription review

Lens measurement

Lens selection

Quality control

Computer skills

DOS-based software

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) at the New Orleans VA Medical Center seeks a Supervisory Health Tech (Opticians) to oversee optical shop operations and coordinate care for Veterans. This role serves as liaison between VCS, eye clinic providers, and prosthetics teams to ensure accuracy, quality, and patient comfort.

Specialized experience required; strong computer skills including MS Office and DOS-based systems; precise prescription review, lens measurement, and frame selection.