Staff Physician - Ophthalmologist (Glaucoma Specialist)

About the role

The facility provides care to approximately 91,000 veterans in the midlands and upstate SC. CBOCs are located in Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Florence, Orangeburg, Sumter, and Rock Hill, and provide primary care, mental health, and telemedicine services. Dorn VAMC is affiliated with the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Medicine and provides teaching services for students and residents. USC is the state's flagship research university with Schools of Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new Patients, walk-in, consults from other services, ED referrals.
• Evaluate and treat scheduled new and follow up patients, including referring them to cc when necessary.
• Follow up labs and/or imaging ordered as part of eval/treatment plan (OCT, Angiogram, CT scan, MRI, Visual fields, etc).
• Supervise residents in clinics, check assessments and treatment plans.
• Supervise and teach procedures to residents like retina, glaucoma, post cataract lasers, injections and other minor surgery procedures. IOL calculations.
• Teach and couch Operating Room procedures like cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery and retina surgery.
• Reach out to patients that message/phone call service to answer questions, giving instructions, etc.
• Operate on patients as needed.

Requirements

• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
• 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.
• Board Certified in Ophthalmology, Fellowship trained in Glaucoma, prior experience staffing resident in clinic and surgery, preferably VA, operative experience, cataracts surgery.
• Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• Additional Information: This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until September 30, 2026, or until the position is filled.

Pay

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm, Night and Weekend Rotational Call, Operative time and clinical time. Schedule subject to change based on facility needs.