Physician Ophthalmology Retinal Surgery
Reported by 5 physicians · state cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Schedule
- Days · Shared call (home call)
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $460k – $508k
- Practice
- Large tertiary referral center · Geisinger owned surgical facilities (main campus and outpatient surgery center)
5 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
Geisinger Eye Institute is seeking a retina medical and/or surgical specialist for a salaried position with shared home call, opportunities for teaching and research at a large tertiary referral center serving a diverse rural and urban population. The role includes support from advanced practitioners and Geisinger-owned surgical facilities.
What the posting highlights
- Shared call (home call)
- Patient population: Large rural and urban population in central and northeast Pennsylvania
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
- 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 range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $460k – $508k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 5 recent physician reports · state cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 5 recent, approved physician reports (state cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Geisinger
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Large tertiary referral center
- Facility type
- Geisinger owned surgical facilities (main campus and outpatient surgery center)
- Patient population
- Large rural and urban population in central and northeast Pennsylvania
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- days
- Call burden
- shared call (home call)
- Coverage model
- shared call (home call)
- 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
- 90%
Full description
Location:
Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)Shift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
YesJob Summary:
Geisinger Eye Institute has an opening for a retina medical and/or surgical specialist to join their well-established practice with multi-specialty Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. Opportunities to develop a program, perform research, and teach residents in a large, tertiary referral center. A truly great opportunity to join the ever-growing Geisinger system. Geisinger is a physician led system offering comprehensive patient care to a large rural and urban population in central and northeast Pennsylvania. We are the region's largest healthcare employer.Job Duties:
Our practice:
• Growing ophthalmology residency at Geisinger gives great opportunity to mentor and teach
• Highly trained and experienced support and medical staff
• Extensive diagnosis/treatment tools including OCT/OCAT/ fluorescein and ICG angiography, widefiled imaging, echogrpahy, and photodynamic therapy.
• Geisinger owned surgical facilities- on main campus and nearby outpatient surgery center
• Support from Advance Practitioners
• Clinics have over 50 exam rooms
• Shared call (home call)
• A large referral base from our onsite Optometrists, local Ophthalmologists and physicians in our satellite offices
We offer:
Annual salary of 575K with a recruitment loan!
• Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
• Excellent benefits package, including Malpractice & Tail coverage
• Relocation assistance
• Opportunities to participate in teaching, research and optimizing access for patients
• Fully integrated electronic health record (Epic)
• Support and leadership from a full range of dedicated, experienced specialists & subspecialists
• Professional opportunities for mentorship, growth and advancement
Qualifications
MD or DO degree
Board Certified/Board Eligible
Eligibility for Pennsylvania medical licensure
Position Details:
The region offers a hassle-free community living allowing for a balanced professional career and a fulfilling personal lifestyle while in close proximity to NYC and Philadelphia. A truly great opportunity to join the ever growing Geisinger system. Geisinger is a physician led system offering comprehensive patient care to a large rural and urban population in central and northeast Pennsylvania. We are the region's largest healthcare employer.
Education:
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Licensed Medical Doctor - State of PennsylvaniaSkills:
Patient Care And Procedural Skills, Professional Etiquette, Systems-Based PracticeOUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
- KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
- EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
- LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
- INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
- SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.