Lead Health Technician (Ophthalmology)

Summary The GS-9 Lead Health Technician (Ophthalmology) serves as a senior technical provider within the Optometry/Ophthalmology Clinics, performing specialized clinical duties and providing leadership, coordination, and oversight of assigned Health Technicians. The Lead Technician carries out clinical and administrative responsibilities with significant independence and is responsible for ensuring effective patient flow, technical accuracy, and adherence to VHA standards. Responsibilities Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Health Technicians in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) support Optometrists and Ophthalmologists in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, follow-up care and patient counseling. At the GS-9 Lead Level, the Health Technician (Ophthalmology) performs difficult ophthalmic technical duties with considerable latitude for the exercise of independent judgment. The higher-level duties consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (diffi...