Optometrist - NITELINES USA, INC

The Health Services Department at FMC Fort Worth requires a contractor to provide non-personal Optometry Services as prescribed in the description of duties listed below at the FMC Fort Worth, TX.

Place of Performance

Services will be performed in the Health Services Department of FMC Fort Worth

FMC Fort Worth is located at 3150 Horton Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76619.

Schedule

A session is defined as 1 hour. A normal workday will consist of 8 sessions for an estimated total of 192 sessions per twelve month period.   A monthly schedule will be agreed upon after award by mutual agreement of all parties.  This schedule is subject to change to meet the needs of the institution. The contractor will normally work between 7:30 AM and 4 PM with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. Again, this schedule is subject to some variation as the needs of the institution vary. A change in schedule or adjustments in sessions will require prior approval by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) Payment for services will only be based on scheduled sessions of work according to contract.  A schedule that is mutually acceptable to the government and the contractor can be determined after award of the contract.

Education and Experience

The optometrist must have the ability to work with an inmate population from a variety of cultural, regional, racial and ethnic backgrounds.  Must have knowledge of routine office related duties including working knowledge of computers, word processing programs and be able to type.  The optometrist must possess good organizational skills, good interpersonal relationship skills and be able to work effectively with the medical staff.  The optometrist must hold a diploma from an accredited program and must possess experience in Optometry.  Additionally, the optometrist shall also hold a current professional license that permits him/her to practice the professional specialty of Optometry in TX.  The optometrist cannot have had a negative employment termination within 36 months prior to initiating vouchering process on them.  The contractor shall ensure submitted prospective employee(s) meet the requirements of the vouchering process as described in the Civilian Personnel Manual 3000.02.  The optometrist’s name, work experience and proof of qualifications must be provided at the time the quote is submitted.  The optometrist must pass the security clearances listed in the Contract.  The optometrist must provide proof that they meet all qualifications.  Failure to submit this information may result in elimination from consideration.

Health Requirements

The contractor shall ensure that the Optometrist is free of infectious diseases. An individual performing as an Optometrist under this contract who subsequently develops a medical condition which might reasonably be expected to place other workers, patients, or the public at risk shall be immediately removed from activities requiring performance of invasive procedures and activities which might reasonably be expected to place other workers, patients, or the public at risk. In  such a case, the contractor shall be responsible, at no additional cost to the institution, for securing the services of a replacement personnel required for contract performance.

Description of Duties

The contractor shall be responsible for the following tasks.

1. Providing verification of credentials, proof of malpractice insurance and medical indemnification insurance in the amount specified in the contract.

2. Evaluation of patients as referred by the medical staff.

3. Providing legible written reports on all patients evaluated, to include but not limited to:

• Eye exams as requested
• Diagnosis of eye conditions
• Removal of foreign objects from the eye
• Physical findings
• Tonometry exams
• Recommendations for treatment and follow-up care
• Prescribing corrective lenses/frames as appropriate
• Fitting of eye glasses and adjustment of frames
• Individualized adjustment of exam equipment as needed
• Contractor must complete a minimum of 20 and up to 25 scheduled exams per eight session day
• Utilize the Bureau of Prisons’ Electronic Medical Record to document the eye exam