Supervisory Health Tech (Ophthalmology)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Syracuse VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for 1 Supervisory Health Technician (Ophthalmology) in the eye clinic. The incumbent provides both direct patient care as a working supervisor and full time administrative management for ophthalmology and eye care clinic.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, directing clinic activities, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing policies while coordinating care with VA and affiliate programs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise ophthalmology staff and oversee interactions with ophthalmology residents.
• Possibly direct administrative and professional activities for the outpatient ophthalmology service.
• Supervise the section: assign work, monitor performance, conduct appraisals, and manage related duties to support clinic goals.
• Ensure compliance with accrediting agencies, regulatory requirements, and the quality management program; initiate corrective action as needed.
• Ensure orientation and competency assessment of assigned staff.
• Develop policies and procedures; manage document control.
• Develop performance standards, position descriptions, and functional statements.
• Oversee budget execution and overall administrative management of the area.
• Maintain interdepartmental relations with other services to achieve medical center goals.
• May plan, assess, and evaluate programs to coordinate care delivery within the facility or with non-VA care as appropriate.
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm; Telework: Not Available; this is not a virtual position.
• Functional Statement #: 14374-F; Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized; PCS: Not Authorized

Job description

Summary

The Syracuse VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for 1 Supervisory Health Technician (Ophthalmology) in the eye clinic. The incumbent provides both direct patient care as a working supervisor and full time administrative management for ophthalmology and eye care clinic.

The Syracuse VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for 1 Supervisory Health Technician (Ophthalmology) in the eye clinic. The incumbent provides both direct patient care as a working supervisor and full time administrative management for ophthalmology and eye care clinic.

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: The Supervisory Health Technician (Ophthalmology) is responsible for the supervision - administrative management - direction of ophthalmology staff - and supervises interactions of Health Technicians (Ophthalmology) with affiliate ophthalmology residents
• May be delegated full administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing the ophthalmology staff activities for the service or equivalent unit at an independent outpatient clinic
• Has full supervisory responsibility over a section or equivalent work unit Typical duties include preparing work assignments - monitoring clinical performances of ophthalmology staff - volunteers - and/or students - conducting performance appraisals - and other clinical and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the service and the medical center have been satisfied
• Assures compliance and accrediting agency and regulatory requirements - and the quality management program - assuring corrective action is initiated as needed
• Assures orientation and competency assessment of assigned staff
• Develops policies and procedures
• manages document control
• develops performance standards - position descriptions and functional statements
• and is responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area to include budget execution
• Maintains interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals
• May have overall responsibility for planning - assessing - and evaluating programs to ensure proper coordination between care delivered by the program and overall delivery of healthcare within the facility - or coordination of non-VA care as appropriate
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 14374-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized