Optometrist - Blind Rehabilitation

About the role

The Low Vision Optometrist is a licensed independent practitioner responsible for providing routine and specialized eye care to Veterans of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Low Vision Optometrist will be part of an interdisciplinary team delivering high quality Veteran-centered care at the American Lake Blind Rehabilitation Center and work especially closely with Low Vision Therapists.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive low vision evaluations and vision rehabilitation examinations to eligible inpatient and outpatient veterans in the blind rehabilitation continuum of care
• Interprets diagnostic images and coordinates abnormal findings
• Understands and performs instrumentation such as optical coherence tomography, topography, ultrasound, perimetry and imaging, and analyzes the results in the detection and treatment of ocular disorders
• Acts as mentor and resource to other Blind Rehabilitation Specialists and providers regarding appropriate eye examination, eye care, management of ocular diseases, and vision rehabilitation care
• Supervises, educates, and clinically trains residents, students and/or other healthcare trainees
• Performs the administrative components of patient care management including but not limited to completion of progress notes and consultation referrals for both inpatients and outpatients regarding rehabilitation

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Schedule

Work schedule: Monday‑Friday, 7:30 am‑4:00 pm. Telework is not available; this is not a virtual position.

Relocation/recruitment incentives and permanent change of station (PCS) are not authorized for this position.