Staff Physician - Ophthalmology (Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma Specialist)

About the role

The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System is currently recruiting for an Ophthalmologist, Surgical Services-Ophthlamology Section to provide comprehensive care for patients who have illnesses within the scope of Ophthlamology for the Austin VA Clinic, Austin, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Participating in patient care through hospital rounds, morning reports, conferences, consultations, participation in ambulatory care, assigned call duty, and other similar activities.
• Coordinating and providing ophthalmologic consultation throughout the medical center.
• Assisting with recruiting qualified physicians to perform comprehensive and specialized patient care and teaching.
• Participating in the selection and development of all resident physicians and ensuring education experiences of Ophthalmology are of the quality and quantity expected by relevant accrediting bodies.
• Medical and surgical treatment, evaluation, & interpretation of diseases and conditions of the eye.
• Developing and maintaining programs inclusive of professional, peer review, organizational improvement, continuing education, scope of practice, clinical privileging, and other quality and process improvement activities.
• Engaging in resident education and acting as attending provider for ophthalmology residents during clinic and surgery.
• Performing on-call duties.
• Completing special projects as deemed necessary by the Chief, Eye Clinic.
• Attending staff meetings, etc.

Requirements

All qualified VA employees, current Federal (Non-VA) employees, current/past/upcoming Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) and US Citizens are encouraged to apply. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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.
• 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.
• Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Education: 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.
• Licenses/Registrations: 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), 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.