Supervisory Health Technician (Optometry)

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Major Duties include but are not limited to: The heath technician (Optometry) at the supervisory level supervises, administratively manages, and directs the health technician (Optometry) clinical staff up to the GS-8 level at Thunderbird Clinic and Phoenix Facility.

• Assigning and evaluating the work of subordinate staff.
• Resolving problems which may interfere with patient examination or treatment
• Providing optometry services in more complex and non-standard case.
• Evaluating new developments which would improve operations
• Participating as an instructor in the facility's clinical training program
• Making selections based on recommendations from subordinates and/or other optometry personnel
• Evaluate performance, taking disciplinary action when necessary and identifying education or training need

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule

: 4 10 hour shits. Day off will be discussed during selection process.

Pay:

Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

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)

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #

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US Department of Veterans Affairs