Physician-Ophthalmologist

Department of Veterans Affairs•Hines, IL

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About The Position

The Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital is a Complex 1A medical facility located near Chicago, IL and provides a comprehensive Ophthalmology program. An Ophthalmologist is a medical doctor who possesses the advanced training and experience, as well as the license, in diagnosing and treating general and/or comprehensive disorders of the eye. The candidate must be eligible for faculty appointment at the Loyola University Health System Chicago. The Ophthalmologist performs duties of clinical, administrative and research management and will be that of the following duties:

Requirements

An Ophthalmologist is a medical doctor who possesses the advanced training and experience, as well as the license, in diagnosing and treating general and/or comprehensive disorders of the eye.
The candidate must be eligible for faculty appointment at the Loyola University Health System Chicago.

Responsibilities

Conducts clinics several times per week and provides pre-operative and postoperative ophthalmology services for surgical patients
Performs and supervises ophthalmic surgery including laser procedures in the operating room, minor surgery room, and laser room
Provide non-operative Ophthalmology hospital rounds for ophthalmology patients
Document services through appropriate notes, such as History and Physical, Progress notes, Operative notes and Discharge Summaries
Participates in morbidity and mortality reviews and conferences
Educates residents and students in the principles and therapy of complex and basic ophthalmology surgery and services
Performs administrative duties involved in the proper functioning of the Ophthalmology Section, Surgery Service Line
Attending required staff meetings, communicating up and down the chain of command and helping prepare heads-up and issue briefs related to adverse patient outcomes at the direction if the Section Chief
Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter and open consult maintenance
CPRS documentation requirements and monitoring of clinic management
Maintains involvement in matters concerning clinic productivity, relevant performance measures, Quality and Patient Safety oversight, as well as process improvements (system redesigns).
If involved in research, they will show an ability to identify and define significant Research and Development problems, to plan and execute a precise research program, and to generate effective reports and results worthy of publication.
Performs other related duties as required