You will serve as a HEALTH TECHNICIAN (OPTICIAN) in the Optical Service Unit (OSU) of NMRTC SAN DIEGO CA. This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will work as part of the team that fabricates prescription ophthalmic eyewear. You will perform a step sorting procedure to facilitate the selection of frame and lens stock and verify selected lenses (finish) and frames against an ophthalmic work ticket. You will accurately use the Humphrey Lens Analyzer to verify power and axis and edge ophthalmic lenses to fit into a variety of non-metal and metal frames using a variety of dry cut edgers. You will prepare lenses for final inspection by removing blocks on lenses, cleaning lenses, placing a safety bevel on the lens after edging and inserting lenses into a fam by using hot box for non-metal frames. You will verify completed jobs meet ANSI standards using a lens analyzer. You will triage patients by phone or in person; schedule patients; answer question about spectacle and contact lens order, take messages for staff doctors; answer question regarding clinic operation and services. You will enter and retrieve data from Genesis terminals. You will request medical records, and print clinic schedules with Genesis, and prepare for the following day's appointments by: readying appropriate exam Forms; posting schedules; and reordering undelivered records. You will drive to any Optometry clinics associated with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC), San Diego, California.

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
• 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 Secret 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.
• A valid driver's license is required.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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 preparing lenses for edging to include sorting jobs by type of lens to be edged, edging ophthalmic lenses to fit a variety of metal and non-metal frames, edging lenses and performing step sorting procedures to facilitate the selection of frame and lens stock, and accurately verifying lens powers and axis; Experience verifying completed jobs meet ANSI standards using a lens analyzer; Experience triaging patients by phone or in person and scheduling patients using Genesis; Experience performing visual fields test, screening and checking in patients; and Experience performing special testing procedures, re-stocking rooms, and performing color vision tests. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Health Aid and Technician Series 0640 (opm.gov) 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

Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:

One and one-half full years of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position
OR
A combination of specialized experience and education as described above that equates to one year of specialized experience

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.

See Required Documents for additional information. 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 (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NMRTC SAN DIEGO CA 34800 Bob Wilson Drive San Diego, CA 92134 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]