Optician

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Certified Optician VA Medical Center

Location: Clarksburg, WV (Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center)

Position Type: Full-Time (2 FTE available)

Position Overview

We are seeking two (2) professional, certified, and detail-oriented Opticians to provide exceptional optician support services for our federal client at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV. The ideal candidates will possess excellent patient-care skills, a strong technical background in ophthalmic optics, and the ability to navigate federal healthcare compliance and credentialing processes efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Patient Care & Consultation: Fit, measure, adjust, and dispense eyeglasses and other ophthalmic devices to veterans in accordance with prescriptions issued by ophthalmologists and optometrists.
• Technical Measurements: Measure pupillary distance, vertex distance, corneal curvature, and segment heights accurately to ensure proper lens placement.
• Procurement & Quality Assurance: Assist patients with frame selection, verify completed lens orders against original prescriptions using a lensometer, and manage inventory/ordering systems as required.
• Compliance & Documentation: Maintain strict adherence to Department of Veterans Affairs regulations, HIPAA guidelines, and standard operating procedures for federal healthcare facilities.
• Administrative Support: Coordinate with clinic staff to manage patient flow, schedule fittings, and ensure accurate record-keeping within the VAs electronic health record systems.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Certification: Current certification by the American Board of Opticianry (ABO) is highly preferred/required based on strict contract guidelines.
• Experience: Minimum of 23 years of clinical experience as an optician. Prior experience working within a VA Medical Center, Department of Defense (DoD) facility, or federal healthcare environment is a significant plus.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with digital lensometers, pupilometers, and frame-repair tools. Comfort learning and using proprietary federal healthcare software.
• Soft Skills: Outstanding communication, empathy for the veteran population, and a high degree of professional adaptability.
• Vetting: Must be a U.S. citizen and capable of passing a comprehensive federal background investigation (Public Trust) including fingerprinting, credentialing verification, and a drug screening.