Ophthalmologist

Southwest Health•Platteville, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Our highly respected hospital and clinics in southwest Wisconsin are supercharged with an excellent team of professionals, including family medicine, and specialty services like ENT, Interventional Pain, General Surgery, OB/GYN, and Orthopedics. Our robust services are growing and thriving. Specialty Services will move into a newly constructed medical office suite, with state-of-the-art patient and procedure rooms. We also employ board-certified and highly skilled fellowship-trained physicians in many areas and specialties. Here, you’ll find respect, support, and staff dedicated to assisting you in being truly great at what you do. You’ll like our direct access to leadership. Always. And you’ll appreciate the support you’ll have in growing your practice. Plus, it all comes with the organization’s full support for living a genuinely balanced lifestyle. For a Ophthalmologist who seeks to fulfill their full potential. Southwest Health is the health system that will help you unleash the very best version of your life. Come visit and begin your journey to everything you always wanted. Our team is always on the lookout for talented individuals, and even if it’s not the right time for you, if you happen to know someone who might be interested, feel free to send them our way. Your referral could make all the difference! The Ophthalmologist specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system. Trained to manage a wide range of ocular conditions, the Ophthalmologist provides both medical and surgical care for the cornea, retina, lens, optic nerve, and surrounding eye structures. The scope of practice includes performing comprehensive eye exams, prescribing corrective lenses, administering medications, and conducting surgical procedures such as cataract removal, glaucoma treatment, retinal repair, and oculoplastic surgery. Special emphasis is placed on preserving and restoring vision, as well as managing chronic eye diseases through early detection and patient education. The Ophthalmologist provides patient care in both outpatient clinic and surgical settings.

Requirements

Wisconsin Medical License of M.D. or D.O. required.
Must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Ophthalmology.
DEA certificate required.

Responsibilities

Diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
Managing a wide range of ocular conditions.
Providing both medical and surgical care for the cornea, retina, lens, optic nerve, and surrounding eye structures.
Performing comprehensive eye exams.
Prescribing corrective lenses.
Administering medications.
Conducting surgical procedures such as cataract removal, glaucoma treatment, retinal repair, and oculoplastic surgery.
Preserving and restoring vision.
Managing chronic eye diseases through early detection and patient education.
Providing patient care in both outpatient clinic and surgical settings.