Ophthalmology Opening in Urbana, IL
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Ophthalmology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/06/24
**Neuro-Ophthalmologist opening in Urbana, IL**
- Centrally located to Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis
**About the Job:**
- Candidates must be BE/BC in Neurology or Ophthalmology and have additional fellowship training in Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Join a large, vertically integrated health system with a service area of over 2 million in the Central and Southern Illinois regions
- Strong referral base with little local competition
- Single hospital with strong hospitalist, neurohospitalist, neuro-intensive care, neuroradiology, advanced neuroimaging, emergency medicine, cardiology, and cardiothoracic support
- Provides comprehensive medical and surgical services for our patients with brain and spine disorders and participates in several clinical trials for patients who come from all over the Central Illinois region
-The department consists of 5 Ophthalmologists, 5 Optometrists, 1 Low Vision specialist, 5 ABOC Opticians and a dedicated Eye EMR support team. In addition to Neuro-Ophthalmology, our specialists include Vitreoretinal Surgery, Medical Retina, Cornea, and Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Competitive compensation in addition to sign on bonus and excellent benefits including health/dental/life/LTD insurance, paid malpractice insurance with full tail coverage, relocation assistance, and vacation meeting time
- Practice will be at our newly built clinic facility, surgeries are performed at our new, 23,000 square-foot ASC facility in Champaign
- State-of-the-art equipment including; 2 Zeiss IOLmaster 700, 2 Humphrey Visual Fields, 4 Heidelberg OCTs including FA, ICG & OCT-A, Cirrus OCT, Accutome UBM, A-scan & B-scan, Intraoperative OCT, Zeiss Lumera 700 microscopes, Alcon Centurion, Callisto Eye System, Lumenis Selecta II SLT laser, Zeiss Yag Visulas III laser, Lumenis Vision One laser, and Iridex Micropulse Laser
- Our Neurosciences team includes Neurology (adult & pediatric), Epileptology and EMU, Vascular Neurology & Neurointerventional (Comprehensive Stroke Center), Neuro-critical care, Neuro-radiology, Neuro-otology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Neuro-rehabilitation, Neuro-psychology, Pain management program and Sleep medicine program
- Collaborative opportunities with the University of Illinois Beckman Institute for a variety of neuroscience translational research projects as well as opportunity for faculty appointment with the College of Medicine, the nation's first college of medicine focused on the intersection of engineering and medicine
- Opportunity to teach Neurology residents through our accredited residency program at hospital. Opportunity to teach medical students through the College of Medicine
**Compensation Package:**
- Excellent benefit package
- Health/dental/life insurance
- 403-B plan with employer match
- LTD
- Relocation allowance
- CME allowance
- Paid malpractice insurance with 100% tail insurance covered
**About the Location:**
Globally connected, innovative and culturally rich, Champaign-Urbana is centrally located to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis and is home to one of the world's greatest public research universities - the Big Ten University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With ease of transportation, excellent schools and affordable housing options, our community features the friendliness and advantages of a smaller town while offering the dining, arts, sports, and entertainment options found in a much larger city.
**About the Healthcare System:**
Based in Urbana, IL, this network is a vertically integrated system with more than 9,500 employees in its five hospitals, multi-specialty physician groups, health plan and associated healthcare businesses, the worlds first engineering-based medical school. Proud to be named a Great Place to Work and the nations highest honor for nursing care. Ranks as one of Americas 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades.