Optometry Health Technician — Eye Care Team

Veterans in Healthcare; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Terrific benefits

Nationwide VA practice opportunities

Job summary

Department of Veterans Affairs in Cheyenne, WY is seeking a Health Technician (Optometry), GS-5, to support eye care services in the Surgical Service Line. You will assist providers, take patient history, verify prescriptions, and operate ophthalmic equipment to help deliver high-quality vision care to Veterans.

Applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements, have one year of specialized experience, and be a U.S. citizen.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5.
• Knowledge of ophthalmic diagnostic instruments and eye terminology.
• Ability to plan, set priorities and coordinate activities in a clinical setting.
• Transcript may be required if qualifications rely on education.

Responsibilities

• Assist vision care providers in highest level of patient services.
• Take patient history, verify spectacle data, measure visual acuity.
• Operate auto-refractor and ophthalmic instruments as directed.

Skills

Clinical patient screening

Coordination of clinical activities

Ophthalmic instrumentation operation

Tools

OCT

Visual field instruments

IOLMaster

Ophthalmic imaging

Job description

Department of Veterans Affairs in Cheyenne, WY is seeking a Health Technician (Optometry), GS-5, to support eye care services in the Surgical Service Line. You will assist providers, take patient history, verify prescriptions, and operate ophthalmic equipment to help deliver high-quality vision care to Veterans.

Applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements, have one year of specialized experience, and be a U.S. citizen.