Optician

Overview

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently seeking Opticians to support operations at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System located at 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304. The schedule is typically Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers.

Ansible is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite optician and dispensing services for eligible VA beneficiaries
• Measure, fit, and dispense VA‑provided eyeglasses per prescriptions written by VA Optometry/Ophthalmology providers 
• Assist Veterans with:
  • Frame selection
  • Lifestyle needs assessment
  • Pupillary distance, segment height, base curve measurements 
• Perform minor eyeglass repairs and adjustments (e.g., screws, nose pads, frame adjustments) 
• Verify prescription specifications and communicate with VA providers as needed (without altering prescriptions) 
• Document all patient interactions and services in CPRS/EHR
• Maintain timely patient service standards (generally within 30 minutes of arrival)
• Participate in VA quality, compliance, and reporting requirements 
• Coordinate coverage for PTO, sick leave, and absences to ensure uninterrupted clinic operations

Qualifications

• Active, full, unrestricted Optician license in states where licensure is required OR
• ABO (American Board of Opticianry) certification in states without licensure 
• At least one licensed optician onsite where state law requires licensure
• Each licensed optician may supervise up to two apprentice opticians
• No sponsorship available

All candidates must be able to:

• Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
• Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Lift up to 20 lbs
• Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Push/pull with 30 lbs of force

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.