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Physician - Ophthalmology (Retina Specialist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Ophthalmology physician is assigned to VISN 23 Virtual Eye Care Program and provides comprehensive eye care for patients with a subspecialization in retina who have illnesses within the scope of Ophthalmology. This includes comprehensive care such as screening ocular health examinations, provision of glasses, disease management and follow up eye care all rendered by the virtual clinic.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- →This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- →As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- →This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- →This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →Functions: This is a virtual care position that reports directly to the Clinical Director of Virtual Eye Care and provides subspecialty virtual eye care in retina.
- →The Virtual Eye Care ophthalmologist is responsible for patient care through the Virtual Eye Care program which includes reading images per protocol, reading images in a timely fashion, caring for ophthalmology patients nationally via telehealth using all modalities - asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid, and e-consults.
- →Must be comfortable and willing to practice comprehensive ophthalmology, in addition to retina, and perform SLT/LI/Yag Cap.
- →This position requires travel of up to one week per month to provide procedural care at a VISN 23 facility to perform injections, procedures, lasers, and potentially surgery.
- →This is a requirement of the position and if unwilling to perform this duty will need to leave the position.
- →Clinical Responsibilities: The Reading Ophthalmologist is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with medical diseases, accomplished through the Virtual Eye Care program.
- →Actively participates in patient care and provide high quality care as if she/he were seeing the patient through an in-person exam.
- →Reads Virtual Eye Care photographic sets in a timely fashion.
- →Follows Virtual Eye Care protocols and procedures.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship: non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓English Language Proficiency.
- ✓In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
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