Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Reported by 97 physicians · national cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Uniontown Hospital (UNTWN)
- Schedule
- 40 hours per week
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $500k – $800k
- Practice
- Academic medical center affiliated health system · Hospital system with multiple hospitals including academic medical center
97 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
This job is for a comprehensive ophthalmologist at the WVU Health System practicing in Uniontown, PA, with responsibilities including patient care and teaching medical students and residents. The position is full-time (40 hours/week) and affiliated with a large academic health system featuring extensive research programs.
What the posting highlights
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $500k – $800k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 97 recent physician reports · national cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 97 recent, approved physician reports (national cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
WVU Medicine / West Virginia University Health System (WV)
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Academic medical center affiliated health system
- Facility type
- Hospital system with multiple hospitals including academic medical center
- Beds
- 3400
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 40 hours per week
- Shift type
- exempt
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 80%
Full description
Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.
Work Here. Thrive Here.
Additional Job Description:
West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Ophthalmology seek a Comprehensive Ophthalmologist qualified for appointment at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank. The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Uniontown, PA.
Duties: The successful candidate will practice comprehensive ophthalmology. In addition to providing excellent patient care, he or she will also be involved in teaching allied health professionals.
In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.
Qualifications:
Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license.
A successful candidate must have completed an ophthalmology residency program.
Successful candidates must be board certified / eligible in Ophthalmology.
All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.
The Eye Institute is the largest comprehensive ophthalmology department in the state. The nationally recognized Vision Research Center has made profound contributions toward advancing vision science and has collaborative partnerships with other WVU Departments and research institutions to build vision related research. The research program currently is in receipt of seven R01 grants, one COBRE grant, and 16 industry sponsored studies.
The WVU Health System Board of Directors approved funding to construct a new 150,000 square foot facility that will allow the WVU Eye Institute to better meet the needs of patients which will include 102 exam rooms, 44 testing rooms, and surgical suites.
About the WVU Health System
The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues. The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia – and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.
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Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the country for both lifestyle and business climate. The area offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a large city in a safe, family-friendly environment. There is also an excellent school system and an abundance of beautiful homes and recreational activities. Morgantown is located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.
Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn and make a difference from day one. To learn more, visit https://medicine.wvu.edu/ophthalmology/ and apply online at www.wvumedicine.org/careers.
For additional questions, please contact For additional questions, please contact Karen-Marie Johnson, Senior Physician Recruiter, at karen-marie.johnson@wvumedicine.org.
West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.
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8140 WVUH OphthalmologyAddress:
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