Lead Health Technician (Ophthalmology)

Job Title

Duties

Duties May Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Performs pupil evaluation, recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation, and performs the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.
• Performs advanced color vision testing of the entire visual spectrum to detect complex color vision defects such as monochromats, dichromats, and anomalous trichromats
• Performs refractometry utilizing retinoscopy to determine spectacle prescription.
• Measures eyeglass prescriptions using a manual lensometer, recording sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism in both plus and minus cylinder.
• Performs A-scan ultrasonography, including intraocular lens calculations, using immersion A-scan on eyes with complex pathology such as corneal scarring, irregular and/or high astigmatism, zonular weakness, high refractive error that requires multiple alternative calculating formulas.
• Performs B-scan ultrasonography to identify intraocular masses or abnormalities.
• May assist as scrub technician in main OR surgical procedures, set up of sterile fields, operation and maintenance of phacoemulsification and vitrectomy units, cryosurgery, endolaser units, all of which require a thorough understanding of complex instrumentation and the ability to troubleshoot problems quickly and efficiently during surgical procedures and care of instruments.
• Assists with the microbiology testing of patients with sight-threatening ocular infections, preparing instrumentation and media for intraocular biopsy and/or culture.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 730am until 4:00 pm. Work Schedule is subject to change based on agency need.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 62260F

Travel Required: 75%

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs