Optometrist: Primary Eye Care for Native Communities

Indian Health Service; Lower Brule (SD); Sur place; USD 115 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Recruitment incentives

Résumé du poste

Indian Health Service seeks an Optometrist to provide comprehensive eye care across clinical settings. You will perform full examinations, diagnose ocular diseases, and develop treatment plans for patients in Native communities.

Responsibilities include delivering primary eye care, prescribing corrective lenses and medications, and providing emergency ocular services. A federal background and licensure process apply, with potential incentives for recruitment or relocation.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Optometry degree from an AC OEO-accredited program.
• NBEO examinations completed and licensure current.
• One year residency or one year of professional optometry experience may be required at higher grades.
• U.S. citizenship not a stated requirement; licensure in a participating state is required.

Responsabilités

• Perform comprehensive exams, diagnoses, and treatments for visual system diseases.
• Diagnose and manage a wide range of eye diseases.
• Provide comprehensive primary eye care including examinations and treatment of ocular disorders.
• Provide emergency ocular care in outpatient and inpatient settings.

Connaissances

Primary eye care

Eye exams

Therapeutic meds

Emergency ocular care

Formation

Doctor of Optometry degree

Description du poste

Indian Health Service seeks an Optometrist to provide comprehensive eye care across clinical settings. You will perform full examinations, diagnose ocular diseases, and develop treatment plans for patients in Native communities.

Responsibilities include delivering primary eye care, prescribing corrective lenses and medications, and providing emergency ocular services. A federal background and licensure process apply, with potential incentives for recruitment or relocation.