Optometrist

About the role

In this role, you will support vital healthcare operations that ensure patients receive timely, high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Examines, diagnoses, and treats diseases and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures.
• Provides comprehensive primary eye care, including examination, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular diseases and disorders.
• Provides emergency ocular care in outpatient and inpatient settings.

Requirements

This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• A Doctor of Optometry degree from an educational program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) at the time the degree was obtained.
• A current, full, and unrestricted license to practice optometry in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
• One year completion of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training; or one year of professional experience as an optometrist that is equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level.

Benefits

The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3.

Pay

Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Schedule

Multiple Schedules - The majority of positions to be filled under this announcement are permanent. This announcement may also be used to fill time-limited appointments such as TERM and Temporary.

Travel

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Additional Information

Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized. A service agreement will be required.

Physical Demands

The work involves walking, sitting, standing, reaching and bending in the assessment and treatment of patients.