Staff Physician - Ophthalmologist (Glaucoma Specialist)

Veterans Health Administration · Columbia, SC

Full-time$123,077 – $400,000 per year
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Department of Veterans Affairs

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.

  • VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to a highly qualified candidate. 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) Licensure: 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 not limited to: Evaluate new Patients, walk-in, consults from other services, ED referrals. Having a clinic to 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). Supervising residents in clinics, check assessments and treatment plans. Supervising and teaching procedures to residents like retina, glaucoma, post cataract lasers, injections and other minor surgery procedures. IOL calculations. Teaching and couching 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. Operative Procedures Work 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.

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