Comprehensive Ophthalmologist

Mayo Clinic; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mayo Clinic in Florida Ophthalmology Department is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible ophthalmologist with preferred fellowship training in a surgical subspecialty to join our expanding team of 14 faculty members. This faculty position emphasizes research, medical student, resident, and fellow teaching within a leading academic medical center.

We offer opportunities for involvement in quality improvement, clinical trials, and CME activities.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible ophthalmologist.
• Fellowship training in a surgical subspecialty preferred.
• Experience in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient ophthalmology consultations for a wide range of conditions.
• Manage acute ophthalmic presentations in the ED in collaboration with Emergency Medicine.
• Perform minor bedside or clinic-based ophthalmic procedures as indicated.
• Participate in departmental call and ocular emergencies management.
• Engage in quality improvement, clinical research, and CME activities.
• Collaborate with subspecialists to coordinate patient care.
• Contribute to residency and fellowship education as established ( residency starting 2028; retina fellowship targeted 2029 ).

Skills

Board-certified/eligible

Fellowship trained

Teach residents

Education

MD/DO

Job description

The Mayo Clinic in Florida Department of Ophthalmology is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible ophthalmologist, preferably fellowship-trained in a surgical subspecialty, to join our growing team of 14 faculty members. This is a faculty position with opportunities and expectations for research as well as medical student, resident, and fellow teaching.

Mayo Clinic is a non-profit, physician-led, multi-specialty tertiary care institution with integrated clinical practice, education, and research across campuses in Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida as well as the Mayo Clinic Health System. The Florida campus is a 600 acre, fully integrated, rapidly expanding academic medical center with a strong commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation. Mayo Clinic in Florida has recently been ranked #1 in Florida and #11 nationally by Newsweek.

Position Highlights:

• Provide inpatient ophthalmology consultations for a wide range of medical ophthalmic conditions.
• Manage acute ophthalmic presentations in the emergency department in collaboration with Emergency Medicine.
• Perform minor bedside or clinic‑based ophthalmic procedures as clinically indicated.
• Participate in departmental call, including:
  • Evaluation and management of ocular emergencies
  • Open globe evaluations and repairs (non–level 1 trauma center)
  • Collaborate effectively with other subspecialty ophthalmologists to facilitate coordinated patient care.
• Participate in academically aligned activities such as quality improvement, clinical research, scholarly output, or CME contributions, as desired. Collaborate with other services to manage multidisciplinary cases.
• Participate in clinical trials and implementation of protocols.
• Engage in academic activities including teaching medical students, residents and fellows and fostering basic science and clinical research.
• Benefit from Mayo Clinic’s integrated practice model and robust infrastructure for research and education.
• The Department will begin an ophthalmology residency in 2028 with existing fellowships in neuro ophthalmology and glaucoma. A retina fellowship is targeted to launch in 2029.

Compensation for the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including experience, internal equity, and external market data.