Optometrist - Intermittent

The Optometrist is a key member of the Optometry Department, providing high-quality eye care services to patients in the outpatient setting. As an Optometrist, you will be responsible for delivering comprehensive examinations, diagnosing and treating ocular conditions, and managing patient care.

• Deliver high-quality eye care services, including comprehensive examinations and diagnoses
• Prescribe corrective lenses and order diagnostic imaging and laboratory studies as needed
• Manage ocular conditions, including glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy
• Provide patient and family education regarding ocular health issues
• Collaborate with other optometrists, ophthalmologists, nursing staff, technicians, and administrators to facilitate operations within the service
• Perform administrative components of patient care management, including timely completion of progress notes, consults, and encounters

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of Doctor of Optometry resulting from a course of education in optometry
• Optometrists are required to possess full and unrestricted licensure and to maintain a current registration in their State of licensure if this is a requirement of the particular State
• Residency Training: must have completed at least 1 year of graduate level training in the health or other clinically related sciences or a suitable equivalent period of training
• Proficiency in spoken and written English

Previous experience medically managing ocular diseases is preferred.

This is an intermittent position, with variable hours and a flexible schedule.