Health Technician (Optometry) Job in Cleveland, OH

Summary

This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

Optometry Technicians in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) support Optometrists in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, follow-up care and patient counseling. The Full Performance Health Technician (Optometry) performs a range of standard, but complex, diagnostic procedures, assists during clinic-based surgical procedures, educates patients and legal representatives, assists with the education of medical students and residents. The Full Performance Health Technician (Optometry) may perform many "direct patient care services" under the supervision of Optometrist.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

1. Operates, calibrates, and monitors commonly used equipment performing basic screening procedures.
2. Understands basic hygiene, cleaning, and disinfection of reusable medical equipment instruments and ophthalmic equipment.
3. Obtains and documents accurate medical/ophthalmic history including: chief complaint, reason for visit, pertinent signs/symptoms, past ocular and general history, review of medications and allergies including current ocular prescription and non-prescription medications.
4. Entering eye testing performed on the encounter form.
5. Measuring and recording visual acuity with and without correction (with use of pinhole testing as indicated).
6. Obtaining accurate potential acuity meter, and or other specialized visual acuity measurements.
7. Evaluate pupillary light responses and measure pupil sizes, recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation, and any abnormalities including relative afferent pupillary defect.
8. Determine the presence or absence of fusion and perform stereo acuity measurements.
9. Perform Extraocular Motility testing.
10. Performs Amsler grid testing.
11. Administers eye medications/drops under the supervision of an eye care provider (Optometrist or Ophthalmologist).
12. Performs basic tonometry (iCare, Goldmann).
13. Estimates anterior chamber depth with a penlight or slit lamp Biomicroscope.
14. Be skilled in properly reading a basic spectacle prescription using an automated or manual lensometer recording sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism.
15. Obtains accurate autorefractometry and keratometry measurements.
16. Performs confrontation and standard automated visual field testing
17. Administers and scores basic color vision tests (e.g. pseudoisochromatic plates, Farnsworth D-15).
18. Adept at measuring and recording corneal thickness by pachymetry as well as performance of advanced corneal measurements including corneal topography.
19. Performing ocular imaging (e.g. stereo fundus, basic slit lamp biomicroscopy, intraocular lens master measurements, ocular ultrasonography, posterior and anterior segment optical coherence tomography, fundus autofluorescence and/or ocular angiography).
20. Performs pre-operative and post-operative teaching with patients and families.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

How to Apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/23/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12738086.

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2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.

Next steps

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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.