Optician: Precision Eyewear & Service Excellence

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) seeks an experienced Health Tech (Opticians) to support operations at the Knoxville, TN VA Medical Center. You will coordinate optical operations and serve as a liaison between VCS, eye clinic providers and prosthetics teams to enhance Veteran services.

Minimum of one year of Optician experience is required, with the ability to work independently and ensure accurate prescriptions, optical verifications, and quality assurance using standard optical tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of experience working as an Optician.

Skills

Optician experience

Independent work

Prescription interpretation

Optical verification

Technical equipment proficiency

Tools

Adjustment and bench tools

Lensometer

Lens clock

Frame heater

PD ruler

Pupilometer

Penlight

Interpupillary measuring devices

Frame and lens cleaning products

Thickness caliper

Vertex densometer

Tolerance charts

Visual acuity charts

Job description

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) seeks an experienced Health Tech (Opticians) to support operations at the Knoxville, TN VA Medical Center. You will coordinate optical operations and serve as a liaison between VCS, eye clinic providers and prosthetics teams to enhance Veteran services.

Minimum of one year of Optician experience is required, with the ability to work independently and ensure accurate prescriptions, optical verifications, and quality assurance using standard optical tools.