California Correctional Health Care Services
Optometrist, Correctional Facility - Wasco State Prison (WSP)
California Correctional Health Care Services, California, Missouri, United States, 65018
Optometrist, Correctional Facility – Wasco State Prison (WSP)
Application Opportunity at California Correctional Health Care Services.
Pay Range Monthly part‑time salary: $4,669.80 to $6,191.40.
Department Information Vision: We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.
Mission: To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug‑free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.
Values: CDCR and CCHCS strive to collaborate with the community to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.
We work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population, which includes medical, dental, nursing, mental health, and pharmacy. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR/CCHCS mission.
Location: Wasco, CA, Kern County. Position number:
180-000-7971-XXX . Main communication for this position will be through email.
Job Description and Duties Effective July 1, 2025, under the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) reduces each full‑time employee’s base salary by 3 % and provides 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part‑time employees are subject to the same conditions on a prorated basis. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full‑time employees based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.
Under the general direction of the Receiver’s Medical Executive, the Optometrist, Correctional Facility, conducts examinations of the eye using observation and instruments to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities for the patient. Maintains order and supervises the conduct of inmates and protects and maintains the safety of persons and property.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a valid license to practice optometry in the State of California.
Two years of experience in the practice of optometry.
Please note: A Training and Development (T&D) assignment will not be considered at this time.
You will find additional information about the job in the
Duty Statement .
Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free workplace. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
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Pay Range Monthly part‑time salary: $4,669.80 to $6,191.40.
Department Information Vision: We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.
Mission: To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug‑free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.
Values: CDCR and CCHCS strive to collaborate with the community to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.
We work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population, which includes medical, dental, nursing, mental health, and pharmacy. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR/CCHCS mission.
Location: Wasco, CA, Kern County. Position number:
180-000-7971-XXX . Main communication for this position will be through email.
Job Description and Duties Effective July 1, 2025, under the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) reduces each full‑time employee’s base salary by 3 % and provides 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part‑time employees are subject to the same conditions on a prorated basis. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full‑time employees based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.
Under the general direction of the Receiver’s Medical Executive, the Optometrist, Correctional Facility, conducts examinations of the eye using observation and instruments to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities for the patient. Maintains order and supervises the conduct of inmates and protects and maintains the safety of persons and property.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a valid license to practice optometry in the State of California.
Two years of experience in the practice of optometry.
Please note: A Training and Development (T&D) assignment will not be considered at this time.
You will find additional information about the job in the
Duty Statement .
Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free workplace. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
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