Job Description
Optometrist - SpringfieldThe VA in Springfield, MO (Gene Taylor Outpatient Clinic VA) is seeking a full-time Optometrist. Join a dynamic team of healthcare professionals who provide excellent care to our nation’s heroes.Responsibilities:Provide comprehensive eye care services as well as follow-up care of existing conditions and management of emergency conditions.Examine the human eye to diagnose and treat abnormal conditions of the human eye or adnexa.Prescribe lenses, devices containing lenses, prisms, contact lenses, orthotics, vision training, pharmaceutical agents, and prosthetic devices to correct, relieve or treat defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye or its adnexa.Refer to and consult with other health care providers.Educate patients, residents, students, and medical staff regarding ocular anomalies, ocular disease, and sight conservation.Participate in the clinical supervision of optometry residents and student externs if available.Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pmRecruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Highly qualified applicantEducation Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. Annual Salary $72,553-$158,860Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VAInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territoryCME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage providedContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.Qualifications & Requirements:U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.Must be proficient in written and spoken English.You may be required to serve a probationary period.Subject to background/security investigation.Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.Must pass pre-employment physical examination.Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.Contact Information:Contact Name: Brad CargillPhone Number: (479) 435-5542Contact Email: Bradly.Cargill@Va.GovCompany Description:Gene Taylor Outpatient Clinic VA #J-18808-Ljbffr