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Position Title: Optometrist
Agency: Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number: CBSV-12723500-25-RAC Opens in new window
Open Period: Friday, April 11, 2025 to Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:

Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.

By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

Assessment 1

Your responses to the following required assessment questions will be reviewed along with your application documentation, to ensure you meet the basic qualifications of this position in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G5, Optometrist Qualification Standard

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

1. Do you possess a Doctor of Optometry resulting from a course of education in Optometry? The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the year in which the course of study was completed.
Approved schools are:
(1) United States and Canadian schools 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 study was completed.
(2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution from which you received your Optometry education: Name of Institution, City and State, Level of Education, Month and Year conferred.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

3. Optometrists are required to possess full and unrestricted licensure and maintain a current registration in their State of Licensure if this is a requirement of the particular state. Do you possess a full and unrestricted license to practice Optometry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States (i.e. Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia?

A. Yes

B. No

4. Please provide information regarding your Optometry License: License Number, Issuing State or Territory, Expiration Date

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

5. 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). Are you proficient in spoken and written English?

A. Yes

B. No

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