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The VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) is seeking a full-time Staff Optometrist at the Redding Outpatient Clinic to join the eye care team.
03/04/2019 to 03/22/2019
$61,218 - $113,428 per year
VP 00
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Not required
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Permanent
Full-Time
Excepted
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CBEC-10439307-19-AWM
526070600
The optometrist will provide direct patient care to include delivering high quality primary optometric & vision care services as delineated in the clinical privileges for optometrists. Includes examination of the eye, lids, adnexa, and the visual system; providing basic low vision evaluation and services; diagnosis, management and treatment of refractive conditions, binocular function, ocular disease and conditions, ocular complications of systemic disease, and ordering diagnostic ocular imaging. Provide patient & family education regarding ocular health issues. Refer patients to ophthalmology for diagnosis, treatment & management of systemic & ocular conditions revealed through optometric examination. Evaluate/manage/triage emergent, non-surgical eye conditions; manage patients referred with complaints typical of routine eye care disorders; preventive health services, perform mandated examinations such as diabetic retinopathy & glaucoma screenings. Clinical evaluation such as: medical & ocular history; visual acuity measurement; pupillary function testing; color vision testing; extraocular muscle function & binocularity testing; refractive & accommodative testing; external examination of the eye & adnexal structures; biomicroscopic evaluation of the ocular adnexa, anterior, and/or posterior segments of the eye, including gonioscopic & fundus lens evaluation; ophthalmoscopic, tonometric, & perimetric evaluations; collaborate with other optometrists, ophthalmologists, nursing staff, technicians & administrators to facilitate operations within the service to meet common goals; perform the administrative components of patient care management, including timely completion of progress notes, consults & encounters for all patients. . Incumbent is responsible for appropriate documentation in medical records, in accordance with VA policies and regulatory bodies. The incumbent must perform as part of a team, with excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationships with all other eye care providers and support staff.
On-Call: No
Rotating Shifts: No
Required to work Holidays and/or weekends: No
Work Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hrs. an alternate work schedule may be available
Fair Labor Standards Acts (FLSA): Exempt
Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
Financial Discloser Report: Not required
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
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NOTE: Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board and utilized in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/22/2019 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10439307.
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