OPHTHALMOLOGY - CORNEA SPECIALIST

The position provides an opportunity to join two general Ophthalmologists, Glaucoma specialist, Surgical Retina specialist and two Optometrists.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center is currently expanding, doubling the size of our ophthalmology practice.

About this position:

·         Advanced technologies: Optos and the Heidelberg OCT, Pachymetry, Topography and HVF: Humphry visual field, Octopus. IOL Master and an Immersion for lens calculations

·         Treatment options, including SLT Laser , YAG Laser, Argon Laser

·         Surgery is performed at our South Campus at GSWB and in the main OR at GWV.

·         Practice doubling in size

·         Ophthalmology call 1:4

·         Avg 400 inpatient consults / year

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV), located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is an acute care hospital that is licensed for 243 beds, and houses the only Level II Trauma center in Luzerne County. The campus includes the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center, The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital, the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Unit, a transplant program and the Brain & Spine Tumor Institute. Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre is GWV’s ambulatory campus.

Geisinger fosters an atmosphere of clinical excellence while offering the best of life in small-town America-good schools, safe neighborhoods with affordable housing and a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The surrounding natural beauty provides opportunities for fishing, skiing, canoeing, hiking and mountain biking. Urban life is easily accessible, with NewYork, Baltimore, Philadelphia or Washington DC just an afternoon’s drive away.

Geisinger Health System is an integrated health services organization widely recognized for its innovative use of the electronic health record and the development of innovative care delivery models such as ProvenHealth Navigator® and ProvenCare®. As one of the nation’s largest health service organizations, Geisinger serves more than 3 million residents throughout 45 counties in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania, and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of AtlantiCare, a National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient. The physician-led system is comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 12 hospital campuses, two research centers and a 510,000-member health plan, all of which leverage an estimated $8.9 billion positive impact on the Pennsylvania economy. Geisinger has repeatedly garnered national accolades for integration, quality and service. In addition to fulfilling its patient care mission, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or follow the latest Geisinger news and more on Twitter and Facebook.

RECRUITER:   Julie Dent,  jdent1@geisinger.edu   570-271-6744

**Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer    Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply