Physician - Ophthalmology

Sanford Health•Eau Claire, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health is seeking a board-eligible or board-certified Comprehensive Ophthalmologist to join the established Ophthalmology team at Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The practice is busy and offers the potential for unlimited growth, a full complement of diagnostic equipment, skilled support staff, a collegial environment, and an excellent referral base. The role includes Ophthalmology core privileges: performing history and physical examinations; admitting patients where applicable; evaluating, diagnosing, and consulting; and providing nonsurgical and surgical procedures for patients of all ages with ocular and visual disorders. These disorders may involve the eye and its component structures, eyelids, orbit, and visual pathways.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree.
Successful completion of a hospital-affiliated Ophthalmology residency accredited by the ACGME, AOA, or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; other residency accreditation may be considered through the waiver of eligibility process.
Board certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate ABMS, AOA, or Royal College board, as applicable. Applicants who completed residency within the last five years may be eligible while pursuing certification, but must achieve it within five years of residency completion unless the appropriate governing board waives the requirement.
Demonstrate at least 50 Ophthalmology procedures in the last 12 months. Applicants completing residency provide a residency log; other applicants provide a hospital quality profile or documentation of clinical-setting activity for the past 12 months.
Be board eligible or board certified in Comprehensive Ophthalmology.

Responsibilities

Perform history and physical examinations.
Admit patients where applicable to the setting.
Evaluate, diagnose, and consult on patients with ocular and visual disorders.
Provide nonsurgical and surgical procedures for patients of all ages with disorders involving the eyes, eyelids, orbit, and visual pathways.