U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Physician (Ophthalmologist) Medical Retina
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45444
Physician (Ophthalmologist) Medical Retina
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Base pay range $350,000.00/yr - $400,000.00/yr
Summary The 2-page Resume requirement DOES NOT apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. The Dayton - Ohio VAMC is seeking a full-time Ophthalmologist to join their Surgical Care team. The Ophthalmologist will perform primary clinical and surgical duties. The incumbent will be expected to manage and treat a wide variety of general ophthalmic conditions.
Qualifications To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
Basic Requirements
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
(NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform all activities of the position without restriction
This position may involve standing - walking - stooping - bending - reaching - lifting - and turning
The work may involve going up and down flights of stairs.
Duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards
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)
L icensure: 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
Duties include but are not limited to:
A-and B-mode ultrasound examination
Anterior limbal approach or pars plana automated vitrectomy
Conjunctiva surgery - including grafts - flaps - tumors - pterygium - pinguecula
Corneal surgery - including diathermy - traumatic repair but excluding keratoplasty - keratotomy and refractive surgery
Corneal/scleral laceration repair
Cryotherapy for ciliary body for uncontrolled painful glaucoma
Glaucoma surgery with intraoperative/postoperative antimetabolite therapy - primary trabeculectomy surgery
Glaucoma - reoperation - Seton/tube surgery
Injection of intravitreal medications
Intra and extracapsular cataract extraction with or without lens implant - or phacoemulsification
Laser procedures - including peripheral iridotomy - trabeculoplasty - pupilloplasty - gonio/iridoplasty
suture lysis
pan-retinal photocoagulation - macular photocoagulation - repair of retinal tears/retinopexy - capsulotomy - cyclophotocoagulation - sclerostomy
Lid and ocular adnexal surgery - including plastic procedures - chalazion - ptosis - repair of malposition - repair of laceration - blepharospasm repair - tumors - flaps - enucleation - evisceration
Nasolacrimal surgery including dacryocystectomy - dacryocystorhinostomy - excision of lacrimal sac mass - probing and irrigation - balloon dacryoplasty
Orbit surgery - including removal of the globe and contents of the orbit - exploration by lateral orbitotomy - exenteration - blowouts - rim repairs - tumor and foreign body removal
Perform History and Physical exam
Removal of anterior or posterior segment foreign body
Retrobulbar or peribulbar injections for medical delivery or chemical denervation for pain control
Strabismus surgery
Use of local anesthetics and parenteral sedation for ophthalmologic conditions
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am - 4:00pm
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries: Government Administration
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Base pay range $350,000.00/yr - $400,000.00/yr
Summary The 2-page Resume requirement DOES NOT apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. The Dayton - Ohio VAMC is seeking a full-time Ophthalmologist to join their Surgical Care team. The Ophthalmologist will perform primary clinical and surgical duties. The incumbent will be expected to manage and treat a wide variety of general ophthalmic conditions.
Qualifications To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
Basic Requirements
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
(NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform all activities of the position without restriction
This position may involve standing - walking - stooping - bending - reaching - lifting - and turning
The work may involve going up and down flights of stairs.
Duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards
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)
L icensure: 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
Duties include but are not limited to:
A-and B-mode ultrasound examination
Anterior limbal approach or pars plana automated vitrectomy
Conjunctiva surgery - including grafts - flaps - tumors - pterygium - pinguecula
Corneal surgery - including diathermy - traumatic repair but excluding keratoplasty - keratotomy and refractive surgery
Corneal/scleral laceration repair
Cryotherapy for ciliary body for uncontrolled painful glaucoma
Glaucoma surgery with intraoperative/postoperative antimetabolite therapy - primary trabeculectomy surgery
Glaucoma - reoperation - Seton/tube surgery
Injection of intravitreal medications
Intra and extracapsular cataract extraction with or without lens implant - or phacoemulsification
Laser procedures - including peripheral iridotomy - trabeculoplasty - pupilloplasty - gonio/iridoplasty
suture lysis
pan-retinal photocoagulation - macular photocoagulation - repair of retinal tears/retinopexy - capsulotomy - cyclophotocoagulation - sclerostomy
Lid and ocular adnexal surgery - including plastic procedures - chalazion - ptosis - repair of malposition - repair of laceration - blepharospasm repair - tumors - flaps - enucleation - evisceration
Nasolacrimal surgery including dacryocystectomy - dacryocystorhinostomy - excision of lacrimal sac mass - probing and irrigation - balloon dacryoplasty
Orbit surgery - including removal of the globe and contents of the orbit - exploration by lateral orbitotomy - exenteration - blowouts - rim repairs - tumor and foreign body removal
Perform History and Physical exam
Removal of anterior or posterior segment foreign body
Retrobulbar or peribulbar injections for medical delivery or chemical denervation for pain control
Strabismus surgery
Use of local anesthetics and parenteral sedation for ophthalmologic conditions
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am - 4:00pm
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries: Government Administration
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