SUMMARY

About the Position: Serve as a professional clinical optometrist within Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF) for the Defense Health Agency (DHA), including Warfighter Refractive Surgery Centers, vision centers, and eye clinics.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

EDUCATION:

Applicants must have 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. (You MUST provide transcripts with your application.)

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-12 GRADE LEVEL:

In addition to the requirements above, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• One year completion of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training; OR
• One year of professional experience as an optometrist that is equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Specialized experience includes examining and treating patients with visual disorders and/or diseases.

EDUCATION

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• Provide comprehensive professional optometric services to active-duty military personnel, military families, and other eligible beneficiaries.
• Detect, diagnose, and treat injuries, deficiencies, diseases, and disorders of the visual system and related systemic conditions.
• Determine patient’s fitness for military duties.
• Provide combat eye protection.
• Determine eligibility for eye surgery and its subsequent pre- and post-operative care.
• Conduct comprehensive examinations and visual analyses to service members and eligible personnel, correct visual anomalies, and improve functional inefficiencies by the use of lenses, prisms, or other ophthalmic devices.