Optometrist

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. An optometrist is a licensed independent practitioner who will provide direct patient care to our Veteran population. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Duties: Delivering high quality primary optometric & vision care services as delineated in the clinical privileges. Examining eyes, lids, adnexa, and the visual systems of patients. Providing basic low vision evaluation and services. Diagnosing, managing and treating refractive conditions, binocular functions, ocular diseases and conditions, ocular complications of systemic disease, etc. Ordering diagnostic ocular imaging. Providing patient & family education regarding ocular health issues. Referring patients to ophthalmology for diagnosis, treatment and management of systemic and ocular conditions revealed through optometric examinations. Evaluating, managing and triaging emergent, non-surgical eye conditions. Managing patients referred with complaints typical