Health Technician (Refractive Surgery) GS 0640-07

DHA•Ft. Stewart, GA

1d•$65,599•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at WINN Army Medical Hospital, Fort Stewart, GA. The Health Technician (Refractive Surgery) will perform postoperative refractions and diagnostic testing under the supervision of an optometrist or ophthalmologist. Responsibilities include obtaining ocular and general medical history, recording allergies and drug sensitivities, and initiating treatment and administering appropriate medications. The role involves measuring distance vision, determining optical power of lenses, performing manual and automated subjective refractions, and accurately determining the patient's glasses prescription and refraction prior to surgery. Additionally, the technician will administer pre-laser medication, prepare consent forms, perform preoperative evaluations including diagnostic tests, provide intra-operative support as a scrub and surgical technician, and handle postoperative tasks such as disposing of contaminated supplies and ensuring instrument sterilization.

Requirements

US Citizens
One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the preliminary examination of diagnostic procedures by utilizing screening and technical ophthalmic procedures; preparing for and assisting in refractive surgery procedures; and preparing for and assisting in non-refractive ophthalmic surgery procedures.
One full year of graduate education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as Surgical Technology.
A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours or equivalent by 18. Add the two percentages.

Responsibilities

Perform postoperative refractions and diagnostic testing under the supervision of the optometrist or ophthalmologist.
Obtain ocular history and general medical history, obtains allergies and drug sensitivities and records the data concisely and correctly into the medical record; initiates treatment and administers appropriate medications.
Measure distance vision using appropriate system and equipment; determines the optical power of lenses using a lensometer.
Perform refractometry to include manual and automated subjective refractions.
Accurately determine the patient's glasses prescription and refraction prior to surgery.
Perform such tasks as administering appropriate medication, changing dressings, and removing sutures.
Administer pre-laser medication under the direction of the surgeon.
Prepares consent forms under physician supervision.
Perform in the preoperative evaluation of surgical patients, to include diagnostic tests used to evaluate patient's preoperative services.
Provide intra-operative support to the surgeon as a scrub and surgical technician.
Provide postoperative support by disposing of all contaminated supplies, ensuring instruments are sterilized, and stored appropriately for their next use.