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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes obtaining medical and ocular history, performing visual acuity testing, fitting and ordering of spectacles, operating specialized ophthalmic equipment..

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). 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, vision science, optometric technology.

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.

Obtain health information from patient and/or family to identify reason for seeking health care.,Administer dilation medications by determining which medications to administer.,Prepare and operate the retinal camera to complete anterior and posterior ocular photographs.,Conduct a variety of color vision testing, visual field testing, and Stereo Vision Testing.,Adjust and repair eyeglasses using standard optical tools and heating units.,Inventory medication in each exam room to ensure adequate supply.,Provide patient education on treatments.