Optometrist - Full-Time

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Job Description

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

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)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Duties:

• Provide high-quality primary optometric and vision care as delineated in clinical privileges.
• Examine eyes, lids, adnexa, and visual systems for comprehensive assessment.
• Perform basic low vision evaluations and services.
• Diagnose, manage, and treat:
• Refractive conditions
• Binocular vision disorders
• Ocular diseases and complications of systemic disease
• Order and interpret diagnostic ocular imaging.
• Offer patient and family education regarding ocular health issues.
• Refer patients to ophthalmology for advanced diagnosis, treatment, and management as indicated.
• Evaluate and manage emergent, non-surgical eye conditions.
• Manage routine eye care complaints and disorders.
• Conduct mandated screenings such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma evaluations.
• Perform comprehensive clinical evaluations, including:
• Medical and ocular history
• Visual acuity measurement
• Pupillary function and color vision testing
• Extraocular muscle and binocularity testing
• Refractive and accommodative testing
• Biomicroscopic and external exam of the eye and adnexa
• Gonioscopic/fundus examinations, ophthalmoscopic, tonometric, and perimetric evaluations
• Collaborate with other eye care professionals, including optometrists, ophthalmologists, nurses, technicians, and administrators.
• Complete administrative tasks including timely documentation, progress notes, consults, and encounters.
• Assist with Tele-Eye and Connected Care initiatives, including the certification of telehealth technicians and teleretinal image interpretation.
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills in a team-based environment.

Work Schedule: Full-Time; Mon - Fri 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; Management reserves the right to change schedule to accommodate patient needs. Including extended hours and weekends.