Ophthalmologist Position OKC VA
Listed on 2026-02-10
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Doctor/Physician
Medical Doctor, Healthcare Consultant
The Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System (OCVAHCS) is actively recruiting a board-certified full-time permanent hospital employed ophthalmologist for a mixed practice focusing on Oculoplastic, Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma Surgery, and Medical Retina. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality care to our patients in a rural community, and will be responsible for diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders and diseases of the eyes. 50% of the practice is focused on oculoplastic with the other 50% percent spread evenly been medical retina and comprehensive ophthalmology (glaucoma and cataract surgery).
Additional duties include conducting comprehensive eye exams to diagnose and treat eye diseases, injuries, and disorders, prescribing medications, corrective lenses, and other treatments to manage eye conditions, performing surgical procedures, including cataract removal and glaucoma treatments, developing and implementing personalized treatment plans for patients and monitoring patient progress and making necessary adjustments to treatment plans.
This position involves clinical care of patients, busy surgical practice, and resident and fellow teaching and supervision in the clinics and operating rooms and cover all subspecialty areas of ophthalmology. The Ophthalmologist Physician is accountable to the Chief of Ophthalmologist Service. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to Night and Weekend Primary Call, as well as resident/fellow education and training, and preceptorship to APRNs and PAs.
Candidates will apply national and VA guidelines to patient screening, surveillance, and management of cardiovascular diseases. Additional duties include;
Practitioners are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life.
Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.
Skills:
Practitioners are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
Practitioners are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession.
Practitioners are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care.
The OCVAMC is located in Oklahoma City, OK and is the Flagship for the Oklahoma VA Health Care System (OCVAHCS) - a Joint Commission accredited, referral level 1b (medium complexity) facility. The Cardiology department serves patients across the spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care for more than 70,000…
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