Health Technician (Ophthalmology)
Location: Ramsey Minnesota
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is at the momment seeking for Health Technician (Ophthalmology) right now, this position will be placed in Minnesota. Further informations about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Duties:
The Health Technician (Ophthalmology) position encompasses a variety of mult-step, complex technical duties and reports to the Eye Clinic ! Manager. Some travel between Ramsey, MN and Minneapolis, MN will be required for this position. The duties of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Performs A-scan measurements and uses the information to calculate intraocular lens implant powers
- Performs pachymetry and specular microscopy
- Takes fundus, external and slit lamp photos
- Intake clinic patients, including obtaining medical, surgical, family and social eye history, reviewing the current medication list, screening for patient allergies and documenting all of these things
- Measure and record visual acuities
- Neutralize and determine the power of glasses using an autolensometer
- Measures intraocular pressure with a pneumotonometer, Tono-Pen, or applanation tonometer tip
- Performs visual field testing using both the Humphrey Visual field machine and the Goldmann Visual Field machine
- Performs color vision testing, gl! are and brightness testing
- Obtains corneal measuremen! t using a keratometer and corneascope
- Performs basic ocular motility testing
- Performs refractions using an autorefractor and phoropters
- Assists in minor surgical and laser procedures
- Recognizes and responds appropriately to emergencies
- Provides patient education regarding their ophthalmic treatment plan and reinforces physician orders
- Assures all reusable medical equipment is cleaned and reprocessed per manufacturer's recommendations and clinic guidance
- Participates in continuous improvement activities
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician (Ophthalmology)/6742
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performa! nce requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
Probationary Period: May be required to serve a one-year probation period.
Bargaining Unit Position: This position is covered by the American Federation of Government Employees.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Status: Non-Exempt
Summary
This is a full-time position is part of the Specialty Care Service Line, Ophthalmology department, and will be located at the Northwest Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Ramsey, Minnesota.
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President LincolnÂ's promise - Â"To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphanÂ" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are AmericaÂ's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
The Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS)! is a teaching hospital providing a full range of patient care services! with state-of-the-art technology, as well as education and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics and extended care.
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to! http://www.vacareers.va.gov/
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more .
Qualifications & Evaluations
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule positions (Group Coverage Qualifications Standards for Technical and Medical Support Positions) in addition to the Individual Occupational Requirements for Health Aid and Technician Series, GS-0640, available online at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications! /Standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp .
Time-in-grade: Applic! ants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements for positions above the GS-5 level; e.g. one year at the GS-06 level for GS-07.
Selective Placement Factor: In addition to meeting experience or education requirements, applicants who wish to qualify at the GS-07 grade level, must have demonstrated skill performing manifest refraction using manual phoropters.
Experience Requirement : Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled (Health Technician (Ophthalmology)).
For GS-06:
One year of specialized experience is required that is equivalent to the next lower level! , GS-05, in Federal service. Specialized experience may have been obtained in a medical/health environment where the employee typically performs nonprofessional supportive work for Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Opticians, or Surgical Coordinators. Examples of specialized experience would typically include: Performing A-scan measurements; taking fundus, external and slit lamp photos; measuring and recording visual acuities; using autolensometer to neutralize and determine the power of glasses, performing visual field testing; obtaining corneal measurement using a keratometer and corneascope; performing refractions; assisting with pre-operative work-up and pre-operative history and physical; preparing surgical charts, and similar.
For GS-07:
One year of specialized experience is required that is equivalent to the next lower level, GS-06, in Federal service. Specialized experience may have been obtained in a medical/health environment where the employee t! ypically performs nonprofessional supportive work for Ophthalmologists,! Optometrists, Opticians, or Surgical Coordinators. Examples of specialized experience would typically include: Performing A-scan measurements using the information to calculate intraocular lens implant powers; performing pachymetry and specular microscopy; taking fundus, external and slit lamp photos; measuring and recording visual acuities; using autolensometer to neutralize and determine the power of glasses; performing visual field testing; obtaining corneal measurement using a keratometer and corneascope; performing refractions using autorefractor and manual phoropters; scheduling complex ophthalmologic procedures.
NOTE: Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-05 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-07. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the! school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.
You will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) based on your application for this position.
KSA 1 - Knowledge of the following statements pertain to your knowledge of medical terminology relating to ophthalmology duties
KSA 2 - Ability to perform diagnostic support duties
KSA 3 - Ability to perform equipment maintenance
KSA 4 - The ability to communicate with physicians, nurses, staff and a variety of people from varied backgrounds
If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may! include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and ab! ilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE . If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Benefits & Other Info
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides is an overview of the benefits currently offered: http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours every two weeks) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
How to Apply
All applicants are e! ncouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, November 08, 2013 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this posi! tion. The Details page will display the status of your application, the! documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents:
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
If you cannot complete the Application Package online, you may fax all of your materials. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, November 08, 2013 to receive consideration. Keep a copy of your fax confirmation in the event verification is needed.
NOTE: If you applied online and your applic! ation is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
If you completed the occupational questionnaire online and are unable to upload supporting document(s):
1. To fax your documents, you must use the following cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf and provide the required information. The Vacancy ID is 970980 .
2. Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144.
To complete the occupational questionnaire and submit via fax:
1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire .
2. Print the 1203FX form, follow the instructions and provide your responses to the occupational questionnaire items http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf .
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page f! or your fax transmission.
More Info
Ramsey
MN
353575600
Permanent
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, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
Foreign education: Applicants may submit an evaluation of the coursework from an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education that shows that the coursework is equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide such evidence when applying for Federal jobs.
GS
64570!
51976
1
VATA
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
None
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Per Year
VU-14-KLH-970980
Internal applicants (MVAHCS employees) MUST submit the following forms in order to receive consideration:
1. Résumé must include: (Required)
- Job title
- Month/Day/Year start and end dates
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Duties (be as detailed as possible)
3. Copy of your unoffic! ial transcript if qualifying, in part or in full, based on education. (! Required)
4. SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action is a required document. The SF-50 can be found in your Official Personnel Folder (e-OPF) . (Required)
This position is ONLY open to MVAHCS employees .
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After the vacancy announcement closes and a referral certificate is issued, an electronic notification letter - or e-mail - will be sent to applicants who provide an e-mail address. Otherwise, you will receive a notification letter via the U.S. Postal Service within 2 to 4 weeks.
15513-Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles)
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
If you interested on this position just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This position starts available on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:36:10 GMT