PT OPTOMETRIST - DALLAS (Seagoville) (27600)

LTSi • Seagoville, TX

75d • Onsite

About The Position

Laredo Technical Services, Inc. (LTSI) is seeking an Optometrist to provide on-site optometry services to the inmate population at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Seagoville, Texas. LTSI is a Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) that provides staffing services to government agencies. They are committed to providing high-quality professionals and have a strong work ethic and sense of urgency. They are also a Member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) and encourage military spouses to apply.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited university, with a degree in Optometry.
• Eligible for Board Certification.
• Must have a license to practice in the State of Texas.
• Must provide proof of current skills as an Optometrist.
• Must be able to pass a required law enforcement agency background check.
• May be required to submit to testing for/or provide evidence acceptable to the clinical director of recent testing for tuberculosis or other communicable diseases.
• May be required to submit a vaccination history, or evidence of immunity, for varicella, hepatitis, and rubella.

Nice To Haves

• Professional clothing (scrub uniforms are approved) appropriate for the correctional environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine refractions, eye examinations, and tonometry examinations on a non-discriminatory basis.
• Provide documentation on all inmates examined.
• Prescribe and make adjustments on eyewear.
• Provide referral services to the Clinical Director for eye pathologies.
• See inmate patients for eye emergencies either at the institution or at their office for examination.
• Receive patients and explain procedures to alleviate undue anxiety.
• Submit reports and evaluations as requested.
• Follow directives and comply with Bureau of Prisons Health Services Manual, applicable FCI Seagoville institutional mandates and the health service units policies in the management of all patient encounters.
• Ensure patients are accorded impartial access to treatment or accommodations that are available or medically indicated, regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, or religion.

Benefits

• Hourly rate plus Health and Welfare of $4.57 per hour.
• Holiday pay pro-rata for up to eleven (11) paid federal holidays per calendar year.
• Paid sick leave (one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours worked up to fifty-six (56) hours per year).
• Prorated vacation on each anniversary date of employment service.
• Vacation
• Sick Leave
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level