Optometrist

About the Position: This is a Flyer Announcement for an Optometrist GS-0662-12 position with Atlantic Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune. This is a Flyer Announcement - Resume, Transcripts, Licenses and Certificates need to be emailed to LCDR Kantar @ [email protected]. Major Duties: - 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. - Support DoD workforce readiness and the provision of diagnostic and preventive care services provided in a highly specialized area of optometry, specifically that of military clinical management and the delivery of expert military vision care. - Serves as a primary care provider for patients seeking ocular/vision care and is an essential member of the interdisciplinary military medical team. - Provide comprehensive professional optometric services to active-duty military personnel, military families, and other eligible beneficiaries. - Independently apply advanced technology, neuro-visual testing and traditional evaluation methods. - Performs military vision screening and determines fitness for military duties, including accession for military services, qualification for special military duties, and fitness for military duty after eye injury or surgery. - Determines the accommodative, refractive and binocular status of the eyes, and scope of visual function in general to determine the proper applications of lenses to accommodate patients’ needs. - Diagnoses and manages vision clarity problems.