This position will serve as an Optometrist for the IHS El Reno Indian Health Center in El Reno, OK. The purpose of this position is to provide eye care services to a broad range of patients requiring eye care across the spectrum of age and development. This position will report to the Clinton Director of the Clinton Service Unit.

Duties

Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Provides direct and primary, preventive and therapeutic medical and optometric care. Diagnoses optometric and ocular problems of the eye and surrounding tissues. Provides vision and eye care education and counseling to patients. Responsible for recording all patient care examinations, assessments, procedures and care plans. Develops and provides community wide 'health fair' screening programs. Preceptor for formal optometry intern program and/or residency program with colleges of optometry.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Education: Applicants must have a Doctor of Optometry degree from an educational program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) at the time the degree was obtained. - AND - Licensure: Applicants must have received a passing score on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) examinations and possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice optometry in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-11: Applicants who meet the above basic requirements qualify for GS-11 grade level. GS-12: Applicant(s) must meet one of the following minimum requirements to meet the GS-12 level: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of professional optometrist experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: interviewing patients; analysis of visual functions; use of objective and subjective methods for detection of apparent ocular and systemic diseases of the eye; using advanced instrumentation procedures and techniques in the detection and correction of unusual visual deficiencies; and performing refractions; OR One (1) year completion of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Clinton Service Unit 10321 N. 2274 Clinton, OK 73601 US
• Name: Satin Deer
• Phone: 405-740-2700
• Email: [email protected]