Faculty Optometrist - Ophthalmology
About The Position
The Faculty Optometrist in the Department of Ophthalmology provides clinical, teaching and research duties, as their experience and interest allows. This position also supervises medical students and residents in clinics as well as participates in the didactic teaching program. Faculty interested in research may be afforded protected time to complete clinical and bench research, but will be encouraged to participate in clinical research and scientific presentations at national/regional meetings in addition to their clinical and teaching duties.
Requirements
- Doctor of Optometry Degree (OD) from an Accredited School of Optometry.
- Licensed in the State of Kansas of eligible for licensure in Kansas.
- Board eligible or board certified in Optometry.
- Organization
- Multitasking
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
Nice To Haves
- Experience with fitting and care coordination of medically necessary contact lenses. Managing post-operative care for specialty surgeons.
- Experience with academic background involving teaching with interest in clinical or basic research.
- Experience in growing own research programs with the ability to obtain funding from public and private sources.
Responsibilities
- Provide services as an Optometrist, comprising of comprehensive clinics for all ages.
- Participate in the didactic teaching program including supervising medical students and residents.
- Participate in JayDoc clinics.
- Maintain a professional and courteous relationship with patients as monitored by the hospital's patient experience survey.
- Serve on departmental committees and provide other service to the School of Medicine and the University as needed.
- Participate in clinical research and scientific presentations at national/regional meetings as appropriate with academic track.
- Provide clinical and surgical services to the VA and/or other sites under Professional Services Agreement with The University of Kansas Health System.
Benefits
- Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
- Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
- One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
- A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
- https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
