Staff Optometrist

Duties

• Sees patients in the outpatient setting
• Performs eye care and ancillary testing with full exercise of credentials and clinical privileges
• Affords assistance to medical students rotating through the VA Health Care System
• Provides ongoing patient and family education throughout the course of treatment
• Enters accurate, complete, and timely progress notes for each episode of care into the patient's electronic record using CPRS
• Maintains and calibrates specialized equipment used in the assessment and care of patients
• Demonstrates knowledge and maintains standards in the use and reprocessing of Reusable Medical Equipment (RME)
• Affords assistance in the orientation of new staff
• Adheres to safety, health, and infection control standards, regulations, and work practices, as well as ergonomic standards
• Reports any unsafe conditions to supervisor and/or appropriate officials

Qualifications

• Doctor of Optometry degree from an accredited college or university
• Current state license to practice optometry
• Completion of an accredited residency program in primary care optometry
• Current certification in glaucoma management preferred
• Experience working in a VA environment preferred