Optometrist

3 days ago


Richmond, Virginia, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time
The position is located at Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia (RICVAMC).

The Staff Optometrist at the RICVAMC operates in an ambulatory care setting within the facility.· The Staff Optometrist is credentialed and privileged through the Medical Staff Office · Supervisor under the auspices of the Chief of Staff in accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws.

Optometry is organizationally part of the Surgery Service Line and input on staff effectiveness and individual Performance Evaluations will be obtained by the Chief of the Ophthalmology Section.

The Staff Optometrist is a licensed independent practitioner responsible for patient care activities in the Eye Clinic.

Planning, coordinating and exercising professional judgment in initiating and implementing administrative and clinical decisions are integral components of the position.


The Richmond VA Medical Center, located in Richmond, Virginia, is a level 1a 349-bed facility offering primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, intermediate care, acute and sustaining spinal cord injury, skilled nursing home care, and palliative care.

The medical center has four community-based outpatient clinics located in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Emporia and Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and a strong and mutually beneficial affiliation with the Medical College of Virginia.

Residency programs exist in virtually all general and specialty areas of medicine, rehabilitation, surgery, psychiatry, and dentistry.

The medical center is the host site for one of five Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers in the VA system of care, and a Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC), one of six in the nation.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

The duties and responsibilities of the Optometrist include, but are not limited to the following:

Evaluate clinical performance and provide guidance/counseling to Ocular Disease residents and senior student, interns and initiate remedial actions, when necessary, for those residents or interns whose performance is marginal or unsatisfactory.

Resolve complaints from employees, Veterans, families and others as they present.
Lead a team comprised of clinicians, technicians, and administrative personnel.
Create and maintain a patient centered;· care environment while meeting the demands involved with providing clinical care.
Perform complete and thorough optometric exams and complete all clinical documentation requirements timely (as required).

Exercises independent professional judgment in diagnosing the full range of complex ophthalmic conditions as well as planning and executing the necessary treatment programs to meet complex and frequent changes in treatment objectives.

Promotes communication/interactions between Eye Clinic team members, patients, and their families to facilitate the medical treatment process.
Refers, when indicated, patients with multiple health problems to other providers within the facility and the VISN. Consults with physicians and others.

Utilizes the general clinical privileges which include: ordering diagnostic tests as appropriate, writing prescriptions for medications or other items on the hospital formulary, hospitalize patients within the VISN as appropriate and discharge patients from outpatient care if it is determined that care is no longer required.


Work Schedule:
Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Telework:
Not available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required

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