Lead Health Technician (Ophthalmology)

Health Technician (Ophthalmology)

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Ability to work with a team to provide technical guidance, plan, organize, and coordinate activities of a Health Technician (Ophthalmology) and effectively complete job duties of assignments such as distributing workload monitoring the status and progress of work.
• Monitors and records patients condition including recognizing deviations in patients condition adverse reactions and taking appropriate actions, making gross visual observations and identifying subtle changes regarding patients condition, setting up and giving treatments that require auxiliary equipment, and securing patient confidence and cooperation during procedures.
• Resolves daily workplace issues and maintaining efficient flow of patient care.
• May provide training to eye care staff, students, and/or trainees.
• May provide input into special advancements, promotions, and disciplinary actions.
• Performs Humphrey and MP-1 automated visual fields.
• Performs Visual Acuity measurements (Aided, Unaided, and Pinhole at distance and near).
• Check in patients to the Eye Clinic and enters all pertinent medical history information.
• Consults with staff providers to determine best courses to achieve timely care of patients' concerns.
• CPR certification preferred.
• Perform Neutralization of patients glasses (automated or manual lensometry).
• Uses Automated refraction and Keratometer.
• Uses Tonometry (Tono-pen, Goldman applanation).
• Performs pupil evaluation and Installation of topical anesthetics, mydriatic, and cycloplegic eye drops.
• Uses EMR (Electronic Medical Record).
• Performs manifest refraction through phoropter, Goldman Visual Fields (Kinetic and Diplopia).
• Contributes/facilitates with coordination and/or scheduling of surgical cases for surgical patient on coordination with medical staff assistants (MSAs) and Nurse Case Managers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday: 0700-1530

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs