Optometrist (Clinical)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, NC seeks a qualified Optometrist (Clinical) for a Direct Hire opportunity. The position emphasizes therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, medical contact lens care, and operative refractive surgery management.

Applicants must have a Doctor of Optometry from an ACOE‑accredited program, hold a current unrestricted license to practice optometry in the US, and have at least one year of professional experience (or complete a residency).

Qualifications

• Degree: Doctor of Optometry from an ACOE-accredited program.
• Licensure: current, full, unrestricted license to practice optometry in the United States.
• Experience: one year of professional optometry experience including exams, diagnoses and treatment.
• Residency: one year residency in an accredited program is acceptable in lieu of experience.
• Substitution: education cannot substitute for experience.

Skills

Professional experience

Education

Doctor of Optometry

Job description

About the Position: This position serves as a primary eye care provider, with emphasis on therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, medical contact lens specialist, operative refractive surgery management, and is located with Womack Army Medical Center's, at Fort Bragg, NC.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Student Loan repayment may be authorized.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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

Basic Requirements for Optometrist (Clinical):

Degree: A Doctor of Optometry degree from an educational program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) at the time the degree was obtained.

Licensure: Applicants must have received a passing score on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NEBO) examinations and possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice optometry in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Experience: One year of professional experience as an optometrist which includes examining patients, diagnosing visual disorders and/or diseases, and identifying treatment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

OR

Residency: One year completion of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.