Optometrist

About the role

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Bold.Forward.Unbound. is a six-year strategic initiative to the Rochester, MN campus that advances Mayo Clinic’s overarching mission to Cure, Connect, and Transform healthcare for the benefit of patients everywhere. This $5 billion transformation reimagines the downtown Rochester campus through a combination of innovative care concepts, digital technologies, and state-of-the-art facilities. For physicians, this means practicing in a groundbreaking environment where inpatient, outpatient, and virtual care are seamlessly integrated - empowering you to deliver exceptional outcomes with the support of advanced tools, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a culture rooted in Mayo Clinic’s patient-first values. Joining Mayo Clinic during this pivotal moment offers a rare opportunity to shape the future of medicine while advancing your own academic and clinical career.

Responsibilities

• The Department of Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN is seeking a board-eligible/board-certified optometrist to join our established academic practice.
• This position within the team will cover clinical care of patients, comprehensive eye care and participation in a care team in collaboration with esteemed physicians and technicians.
• Specific interests in Ocular Disease are preferred.
• Candidates should be residency-trained and willing to participate in the department’s academic activities.
• The department has 40 members who cover all subspecialty areas of ophthalmology, providing services for more than 80,000 patients per year.
• Mayo Clinic is a non-profit, physician-led, multi-specialty clinical practice integrated with education and research in a unified, multi-campus environment.
• Mayo Clinic is an academic tertiary care institution that includes campuses in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida.
• We have the benefits afforded by a large institution, yet the freedom to direct our own department and practice to meet the needs of the patient.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Optometry (OD)