This position is located at the South Charlotte Healthcare Center, Optometry Service, Charlotte, NC with duty at the Charlotte Health Care Center, Charlotte, NC, with rotation to the Charlotte CBOC, Charlotte, NC. The incumbent provides varied range of significant patient-related duties in support of the eyecare, and treatment given to patients in Optometry Service.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but not limited to: Incumbent is responsible for obtaining a patient's physical history to include chief complaint, present illness, past history (both ocular and general), family history (both ocular and general), and current eye medications.
Incumbent follows Eye Clinic and facility-wide patient care medical policies and procedures (including practicing basic hygiene and infection control in a patient care setting), obtains ophthalmic and medical information from patients, and documents all pertinent information appropriately in CPRS.
The Optometry Health Technician performs duties such as measuring and recording visual acuity (with use of pinhole testing as indicated) and, where needed, by obtaining accurate potential acuity meter, laser interferometry, contrast sensitivity or other specialized visual acuity measurements.
The Optometry Health Technician also evaluates pupillary light responses and measures pupil size, determines the presence or absence of fusion, and performs stereoacuity measurements, accurate assessment of accommodation, near point of convergence and other tests of ocular alignment (far and near).
The Optometry Health Technician performs Amsler grid testing, administers eye drops under the supervision of an eye care provider (optometrist or ophthalmologist), performs basic tonometry (e.g., non-contact, Goldmann, Icare, Tono-Pen) and estimates the anterior chamber depth with a penlight or slit lamp biomicroscope.
The Optometry Health Technician is also adept at visual field testing and ocular imaging (e.g., stereo fundus photography and posterior segment optical coherence tomography). The Optometry Health Technician performs patient spectacle fitting and dispensing as needed (e.g., selection of appropriate frame, ophthalmic lenses, interpupillary measurements - distance and near - and proper segment height determination and transposes sphere, cylinder and axis the CPRS record.
The incumbent triages and manages eyeglasses issues, performs minor eyeglasses repairs (such as replacing nose pads and screws). The Optometry Health Technician has knowledge of ophthalmic medications and supplies needed for restocking the eye clinic exam rooms and helps monitor and maintain clinic supplies and the medication refrigerator in accordance with VHA requirements.
The Optometry Health Technician also has knowledge of eye anatomy and function and provides advanced patient education on eye health and vision conditions. The Optometry Health Technician provides basic triage of patient telephone calls, Secure Messages, or other requests from patients or HealthCare System staff. They assist the eye care provider (optometrist or ophthalmologist) with ophthalmic procedures as needed (e.g., obtaining accurate ocular cultures and smears).
The Optometry Health Technician assists in training residents and externs in clinic procedures and processes, the use of ocular instruments and equipment, and delivering efficient and quality eye care to patients.
Work Schedule: Tour will be based on the needs of the service at the time of selection Compressed/Flexible: Semi Compressed tour may be available based on the needs of the service Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $51585 – $67062/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-16.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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