Comprehensive Ophthalmologist

Mayo Clinic • Jacksonville, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Mayo Clinic in Florida Department of Ophthalmology is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible ophthalmologist to join its team of 14 faculty members. Fellowship training in a surgical subspecialty is preferred. This faculty position includes opportunities and expectations for research, as well as teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

The role provides inpatient ophthalmology consultations for a broad range of medical ophthalmic conditions and manages acute ophthalmic presentations in the emergency department in collaboration with Emergency Medicine. The ophthalmologist performs minor bedside or clinic-based procedures as clinically indicated and participates in departmental call, including evaluation and management of ocular emergencies and open-globe evaluations and repairs. Mayo Clinic Florida is not a level 1 trauma center.

The position involves collaboration with ophthalmology subspecialists and other services to support coordinated care and multidisciplinary case management. Academic activities may include quality improvement, clinical research, scholarly work, CME contributions, clinical trials, protocol implementation, and teaching. Mayo Clinic offers an integrated practice model and infrastructure for research and education. The department plans to begin an ophthalmology residency in 2028 and has fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma; a retina fellowship is targeted to launch in 2029.

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit, physician-led, multispecialty tertiary care institution with integrated clinical practice, education, and research across campuses in Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida, as well as the Mayo Clinic Health System. Its Florida campus is a 600-acre academic medical center committed to multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation. The selected candidate’s compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, internal equity, and external market data.

Requirements

• M.D., D.O., or equivalent medical degree.
• Must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Florida.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Ophthalmology through the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO).
• Completion of an accredited ACGME Ophthalmology Residency.

Nice To Haves

• Fellowship training in an ophthalmic surgical subspecialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient ophthalmology consultations for a wide range of medical ophthalmic conditions.
• Manage acute ophthalmic presentations in the emergency department in collaboration with Emergency Medicine.
• Perform minor bedside or clinic-based ophthalmic procedures as clinically indicated.
• Participate in departmental call, including evaluation and management of ocular emergencies and open-globe evaluations and repairs.
• Collaborate with subspecialty ophthalmologists to facilitate coordinated patient care.
• Collaborate with other services to manage multidisciplinary cases.
• Participate in academically aligned activities such as quality improvement, clinical research, scholarly output, or CME contributions, as desired.
• Participate in clinical trials and implementation of protocols.
• Teach medical students, residents, and fellows and foster basic science and clinical research.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree