Optometrist (Clinical)

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About the Position: General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Optometrist (Clinical): Degree: 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.

Licensure: Applicants must have received a passing score on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) examinations and possess 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Experience: One year of specialized experience as an optometrist which includes examining and treating patients with visual disorders and/or diseases.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

OR Residency: One year completion of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training. Major Duties:

• Examine, diagnose, manage and treat a full range of eye and visual problems and ocular diseases, to include the application of advanced instrumentation, optometric procedures and techniques.
• Perform comprehensive and limited visual and ocular examination of all types of patients.
• Manage and treat patients on a walk-in and emergency basis when contacted by the emergency room during business hours.
• Diagnose conditions through the analysis of test results, medical and previous eye history, occupational needs and the effect of the environment on the eyes.
• Complete all patient encounters within 72 hours of the patient visit using MEDCOM electronic medical record.