Optometrist - Lawton, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

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 complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

• Utilize routine and advanced optometric procedures and techniques in the performance of ocular and visual evaluations.
• Perform external and internal examinations of the eyes; refer detected pathology to the appropriate medical specialist
• Determine refractive errors and prescribe appropriate treatment.
• Prescribe appropriate lenses to correct various errors of refraction.
• Provide spectacles to Veterans.
• Use standard refraction measurement techniques; auto refraction technology refined by manifest refraction.
• Prescribe telescopic or other subnormal vision aids.
• Plan clinical schedules in collaboration with support staff.
• Serve as consultant to physicians, ophthalmologists and other professionals concerning systemic disease or medication.
• Exercise full use of credentials for correction of vision, treatment of eye diseases and disorders.
• Read tele retinal imaging, cataract, macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy studies.
• Examine eyes, lids, adnexa, and the visual systems of patients.
• Diagnosis, manage and treat refractive conditions, binocular functions, ocular diseases and conditions, ocular complications of systemic disease.
• Order diagnostic ocular imaging.
• Provide patient & family education regarding ocular health issues.
• Refer patients to ophthalmology for diagnosis, treatment and management of systemic and ocular conditions.
• Evaluate, manage and triage emergent, non surgical eye conditions.
• Manage patients referred with complaints typical of routine eye care disorders.
• Perform health services and mandated examinations such as diabetic retinopathy & glaucoma screenings.
• Conduct clinical evaluations such as: medical & ocular history; visual acuity measurement; pupillary function testing; color vision testing; extraocular muscle function & binocularity testing; refractive & accommodative testing; external examination of the eye & adnexal structures; biomicroscopic evaluation of the ocular adnexa, anterior, and/or posterior segments of the eye, including gonioscopic & fundus lens evaluation; ophthalmoscopic, tonometric, & perimetric evaluations.
• Collaborate with other optometrists, ophthalmologists, nursing staff, technicians & administrators to facilitate operations within the service.
• Proficient use of electronic medical record systems to perform administrative patient care management, completion of progress notes, consults & encounters for all patients.
• Utilize excellent communication skills in interpersonal relationships with all other eye care providers and support staff.