Optometrist

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Optometrist at the Akron VA Clinic. The Optometrist will function within Surgical Service. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Not Authorized Learn more. 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 The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is currently seeking a full time Optometrist for the the Akron VA Clinic with coverage to neighboring clinics as directed. The Akron Optometry Clinic is manned with full-time Optometric Technician support and equipped with state-of-the art technology, including a Humphry Field Analyzer, Zeiss Cirrus OCT and Zeiss Clarus widefield retinal imaging. The primary responsibilities of the Optometrist include: Clinical care of veterans including primary eye care, diabetic and macular degeneration monitoring, medical management of glaucoma, and comprehensive ocular health assessment related to systemic diseases. High-level understanding of optical coherence tomography interpretation for monitoring retinal disease and glaucoma. Ordering diagnostic imaging and laboratory studies; preparing referrals for diagnosis, treatment, and management of systemic and ocular conditions revealed through optometric examination; patient and family health education. Emergency care (triaging, evaluating, and managing urgent eye conditions) Participating in quality assurance and improvement activities and assumes additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Chief of Optometry Section. Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:30PM Monday - Friday (Variable at supervisor discretion) QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed optometrist(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. BASIC REQUIREMENTS. To qualify for appointment to this position, all applicants must possess the following: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.) in accordance with section 7402(c) to title 38, United States Code (U.S.C). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens according to 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a). Education. Degree of Doctor of Optometry resulting from a course of education in optometry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools or colleges approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are United States and Canadian schools or colleges of optometry listed as accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE), in the list published for the year in w

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? Akron VA Clinic is one of 18 locations of care throughout VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System. The healthcare system provides and coordinates primary, acute and specialty care for more than 111,500 Veterans across Northeast Ohio. There are 13 outpatient clinics, 2 community resource and referral centers, a psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery center, a chronic dialysis center, an outpatient surgery center. Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, the healthcare system's hub, is a national and regional referral center providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology, medical education, research, with a general acute emer