Chief of Ophthalmology

Chief of Ophthalmology

Keene, New HampshirePosted 1mo agoattending physician
~$612,500SalaryDr Signal· Good coverage

Reported by 18 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay

OphthalmologyFull-time

Overview

Location
Keene, New Hampshire
SalaryDr Signal range
$501k – $856k

18 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay

Practice
Community medical center within an academic health system · Nonprofit community medical center

Role summary

The Chief of Ophthalmology at Dartmouth Health Cheshire Medical Center is a physician leadership role focused on overseeing clinical quality, access, care coordination, and operational performance in ophthalmology services within a community medical center aligned with an academic health system. The position involves clinical practice, leadership responsibilities, and support of teaching activities.

What the posting highlights

  • Care setting: Inpatient and outpatient services
  • Patient population: Monadnock Region community
  • Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted

SalaryDr summary based on the original posting

Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp

Physician-reported total comp$501k–$856k · $613k median
$459kShared annual scale · base and total comp stay separate$899k

Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.

Compensation

What physicians report
$501k – $856k
Pay context
SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
Report sample
18 recent physician reports · region cohort
Compensation basis
Estimated total compensation
Physician-reported total comp$501k–$856k · $613k median
$459kShared annual scale · base and total comp stay separate$899k

This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 18 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.

Next steps

Employer

Dartmouth Health

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Facility & Community

Facility details
Practice setting
Community medical center within an academic health system
Facility type
Nonprofit community medical center
Patient population
Monadnock Region community
EHR
Not stated in posting
Community snapshot
Peer median
Building sample
Active supply
New Hampshire
Full-time
Transparent pay
Not measured
SalaryDr source status
Work-life
Community medical center within an academic health system

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Questions to ask the employer

  • What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
  • How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?

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Work Design

Inpatient / outpatient
Inpatient and outpatient services
Admin burden
Significant leadership and operational responsibilities
Teaching
Yes
Research
No

Visa & Eligibility

Remote
No

Source & Verification

Source
Aggregated (ym_careers)
Salary label
SalaryDr Signal
First seen
1 mo ago
Last verified
yesterday
Extraction confidence
80%

Full description

Dartmouth Health Cheshire Medical Center is seeking a collaborative, clinically credible physician leader to serve as Chief of Ophthalmology. This leader will guide ophthalmology services at Cheshire Medical Center, strengthen high-quality, patient-centered eye care for the Monadnock Region, and deepen alignment with the Ophthalmology Section at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the broader resources of Dartmouth Health. Cheshire Medical Center is a nonprofit community medical center in Keene, New Hampshire, and a member of Dartmouth Health, the state's only academic health system. As Cheshire County's only hospital and a major Monadnock Region care hub, Cheshire provides broad primary, specialty, surgical, emergency, inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, population health, and chronic disease management services. Vision Care at Cheshire offers accessible diagnostic, preventive, medical, optical, and surgical eye care close to home, with coordinated access to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine, and Dartmouth Health subspecialty expertise, advanced procedures, clinical trials, residency education, and academic infrastructure. Within a triad leadership model, the Chief of Ophthalmology will provide physician leadership for ophthalmology at Cheshire, including clinical quality, access, care coordination, provider engagement, operational performance, patient experience, and alignment with Dartmouth Health standards and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Ophthalmology priorities. The successful Chief of Ophthalmology will be a visible, approachable, team-oriented physician leader with an active clinical presence and credibility with providers, staff, patients, and community partners. This leader will promote accountability, collaboration, quality, service, and continuous improvement while expanding access, strengthening referral relationships, supporting recruitment and retention, improving clinic, diagnostic, surgical, and optical workflows, advancing care transitions, and ensuring patients benefit from local expertise and Dartmouth Health's advanced specialty resources. Qualified candidates will possess an M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical school, completion of an ACGME-accredited Ophthalmology residency, and board certification. The ideal candidate will bring clinical excellence, sound judgment, operational discipline, strong communication skills, and commitment to advancing community-based ophthalmology within an integrated academic health system. All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Please direct communications to the search consultants assisting Dartmouth Health Cheshire Medical Center, preferably via email: cfitch@fitchsearch.com or heidi.n.krape@hitchcock.org . The successful candidate will be employed by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women and members of minority groups.