About This Role
This staff optometrist position involves performing general optometry duties and some specialized functions and procedures without supervision. The role also includes clinical oversight of trainees as needed.
Requirements
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
- 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
- Licensure: Current, full and unrestricted license to practice optometry, and maintain a current registration in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia that requires successful passage of all parts of National Board of Examiners in Optometry intended for basic licensure
- Residency Training or Comparable Experience: Successfully completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of VA in an accredited post-graduate training program, or have comparable experience, as described below:
- Approved residencies are those with accredited or within pre-accredited status by the ACOE, in the list published for the year the residency was completed
- Two years of licensed clinical optometric practice in the United States consisting of active involvement in the management of medically complex patients
- English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Experience to perform general optometry duties, including clinical oversight of trainees as needed, and some specialized functions and procedures without supervision
- Physical Requirements: Daily intermittent walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching, and carrying of lightweight items required
Important Details
- Rigid deadlines and need for high degree of accuracy periodically become stressful
Extra Section: Education Debt Reduction Program
- This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
- Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application
- Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply
