Job Description
Position: Optometrist
Location: Bethesda or Silver Spring, MD.
Work Environment: Onsite
Clearance Required: Tier II Background Check
Status: Contingent Upon Contract Award
Knowesis, a dynamic and forward-thinking company, is currently seeking an exceptional Optometrist to join our team and provide invaluable support to a government customer. To be eligible for this position, candidates must pass a Tier II background check and possess U.S. Citizenship without needing sponsorship, both now and in the future. Applicants without proof of U.S. Citizenship will not be considered.
The Job Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: - Support the DHA VCE educational mission by providing lectures at optometry courses.
- Assist in data collection, collation, analysis, and development of optical procedures and devices.
- Evaluation and analysis of current Tri-Service ocular trauma readiness training (including topics such as training requirements, methods, programs, and their adequacy) for all levels of training (resident and staff)) and an assessment of the current readiness posture (that is, an assessment of standardization, variance, risks, and gaps concerning the mentioned conditions and the services and DoD's ability to quickly deploy adequately trained ophthalmologists to a combat zone).
- Identifying essential systems-level capabilities necessary for optimal ocular care across the military care continuum from the battlefield to CONUS and assessing current posture.
- Assessment of the regional ocular trauma centers, including their impact on outcomes and effectiveness, and identifying gaps in the system of care within the regional center concepts. This analysis shall evaluate the DoD system of ocular casualty care, treatment requirements, and capabilities at all roles of care from the point of injury through rehabilitation (both within the DoD and that requiring VA involvement).
- Assessment of the current state ("as is"), the optimal state ("as it should be"), DoD's current posture, and identification of gaps, risks, needs, and obstacles to achieving the optimal state. The assessment shall include preventing, diagnosing, mitigating, treating, and rehabilitating ocular injuries incurred in military service.
- The assessment shall also consider existing doctrine, organization, training and education, materiel and logistics, policies, personnel, and research and development (R&D) gaps and needs.
- Identification and vetting of critical mission essential task list skills for deployed providers, including those necessary for competent Damage Control Ophthalmology (DCO), Prolonged Ophthalmic Field Care (POFC), and Definitive Ophthalmic Field Care (DOFC).
- As needed, assist in developing any Webinars and Instructional courses from a subject matter expert role.
- Provide assistance in developing practice recommendations and clinical practice guidelines as needed.
- Participate in the Monthly Ocular Trauma and Vision Readiness and Video Telephone conference by developing and maintaining a rolling twenty-four (24)-month curriculum of topics related to ocular trauma, operational medicine, and readiness for purposes of advanced planning and advertising to OTVR VTC participants.
- Provide assistance in conducting literature reviews and meta-analysis/systematic reviews as requested.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications: - At least three years of clinical experience.
- Maintain permanent, full, and unrestricted state license to practice medicine.
- Working knowledge of electronic databases and applications needed to review and document aeromedical ophthalmology cases properly.
- Basic computer skills and the ability to work with internal computer programs to support the DHA Vision Center of Excellence.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience working in a military facility is highly desired.
Required Education: - Current Doctor of Optometry
Knowesis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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