You will serve as a HEALTH TECHNICIAN (OPTOMETRY) in the QUALITY AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT DIRECTORATE of NAVOPHTHALSUPPTRACT VA.

Duties

You will operate testing equipment in the Optometry department to complete assignments. You will prepare and send spectacle orders to the optical fabrication for manufacture. You will dispense, adjust, fit and repair eyeglasses to resolve optical and visual complaints. You will receive and respond to inquiries from patients concerning a variety of medical, personal, and administrative matters. You will keep order or receipt documentation organized so documentation can be easily located.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS- 06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience conducting technical ophthalmic production-oriented tasks and/or customer support tasks for eligible beneficiaries. Experience maintaining the command's Defense Optical Fabrication Enterprise Management System (DOFEMS) database using knowledge gained thorough experience or formal training. Experience receiving, editing, processing the DD-771 and contacting the clinic or patient if information was submitted incorrectly. Experience dispensing, adjusting, and repairing glasses for active duty, retired, and other personnel eligible for prescription eyewear. Experience assisting customers with ordering, fitting and dispensing of spectacles. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 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-7.

Contacts

• Address NAVOPHTHALSUPPTRACT VA BUMED NOSTRA Yorktown, VA 23691 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]