Opportunity Criteria
Excellent Optometrist opportunity
1 day a week at Warren CBOC
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm or department's discretion.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid 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 VA
Insurance: 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 territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- 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. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- 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).
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
Qualifications
- Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
- Education. Degree of doctor of optometry resulting from a course of education in optometry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools or colleges approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: 1. United States and Canadian schools or colleges of optometry listed as accredited by the Council on Optometric Education of the American Optometric Association, in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed. 2. Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia as qualifying for full or unrestricted licensure.
- Licensure or Registration. Licensed to practice optometry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Optometrists are required to possess full and unrestricted licensure and to maintain a current registration in their State of licensure if this is a requirement of the particular State.
- Physical Standards. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
- English Language Proficiency. Optometrists appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is located on a 20-acre site in an exclusive residential area of Erie, overlooking the city and Presque Isle Bay. The Erie VAMC is accredited by The Joint Commission. The Medical Center is a general medical and surgical facility that provides a full range of primary care services. An outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic provides individual and group counseling services, PTSD, substance abuse, suicide prevention, and chronically mental illness treatment. The Medical Center supports a Geriatrics & Extended Care program with Community Living Centers, respite, inpatient hospice, rehabilitation, home based primary care, care coordination home telehealth, geriatric and evaluation management services.
The mission of the Medical Center “ to provide exceptional health care to Veterans” has dominated the organization’s culture in such a way that everything we do is directly linked to our mission. We understand that our responsibility goes beyond serving the Veteran, we are serving families and the community as well.
Consistent with recent nationwide health care trends, the Erie VA Medical Center has experienced a decrease in inpatient admissions coupled with a significant increase in outpatient services. We also recognize that quality health care should be available in our local communities. To that end, we offer healthcare in five community based outpatient clinics in Ashtabula, OH; Meadville, PA; Bradford, PA; Warren, PA; and Franklin, PA. The Veteran response has been very gratifying and the clinics continue to grow.
Our unifying goal as employees, volunteers and stakeholders of the Erie VA Medical Center is excellence in service to Veterans. To support this philosophy, we intend to secure the future through the development of strong ongoing relationships among our patients, our providers, and the communities we serve.
Veterans also benefit from a Veterans Outreach Center located in City of Erie that provides counseling to Veterans and their families with combat related behavioral health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Affiliations:
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Lake Erie College of Pharmacy
Authorized Beds: 78 Beds
Type of Facility: General Medical & Surgical
Special Programs:
- Audiology and Speech Pathology
- Behavioral Health
- Cardiology
- CAT Scan
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Community Living Centers
- Day Treatment Program
- Dental
- Geriatric Evaluation and Management Program
- Home Based Primary Care
- Hospice Program
- Intensive Care
- Oncology
- Optometry
- Orthopedic, Urology, and General Surgery
- Outpatient Substance Abuse Program
- Podiatry
- Pulmonary
- Primary Care
- Psychiatry
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Respite Care
- Suicide Prevention
- Tele-health Care
- Ultrasound
- Veterans Outreach Program
- Women Veterans Program
- Wound Care
VA Benefits
Paid Time Off:
- 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
- 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
- 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
- 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses
Insurance:
- Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
- Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
- VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
- Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
- Long-term care insurance is available as an option
Federal Retirement Plan:
- VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
- How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
- Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
- The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
- For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
- In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
- Disability Retirement
- Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service
Facility & Address
Erie VA Medical Center
- 135 East 38th Street Erie PA 16504
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