Health Technician (Optometry)

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and / or Experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

GS-06 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Screens patients for visual acuity, neutralizing spectacle and/or contact lenses; Prepares and verifies orders of optical fabrication; Complete pupil dilation procedures for patients; Familiarization with ophthalmic equipment within the clinic;. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-[insert 05 or above]).

OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Optometry. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.

Assist in the preliminary examination of patients prior to their evaluation by the optometrist by performing a variety of screening and technical procedures;,Interviews each patient, eliciting a limited general medical and eye history, conducts reconciliation of current patient medications, and reviews medical records for additional history required for the vision evaluation;,Assists patients in their selection of spectacle frames; Prepares and sends spectacle orders to the optical fabrication for manufacture and upon delivery verifies the accuracy of each job via a visual inspection and the use of lensometer;,Performs a variety of additional specialized testing to assist the optometrist; Performs administrative support functions for the clinic.