Neuro-Ophthalmologist Position with Established Practice in Illinois

American Academy of Ophthalmology; Illinois; On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Illinois seeks a BE/BC Neuro-Ophthalmologist to join its established Neurosciences Institute. This role offers opportunities for teaching, competitive compensation, and access to state-of-the-art facilities. The position is based in a vibrant community with excellent living conditions and professional support.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Sign-on bonus

Health, dental, life, and LTD insurance

Paid malpractice insurance with full tail coverage

Relocation assistance

Vacation meeting time

Qualifications

• Candidates must be BE/BC in Neurology or Ophthalmology.
• Additional fellowship training in Neuro-Ophthalmology is required.

Responsibilities

• Join a large health system with a strong referral base.
• Teach Neurology residents and medical students.
• Participate in clinical trials and research projects.

Skills

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Neurology

Ophthalmology

Education

BE/BC in Neurology or Ophthalmology

Fellowship training in Neuro-Ophthalmology

Job description

Carle Health is seeking an additional BE/BC Neuro-Ophthalmologist to join our established Neurosciences Institute in Urbana, Illinois.

Practice opportunity details include:

• 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
• Carle Neuroscience Institute (CNI) 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 Carle Eye 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 Carle Illinois 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 Carle Foundation Hospital. Opportunity to teach medical students through the Carle Illinois College of Medicine

About Champaign-Urbana:

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 great public research universities - the Big Ten University of Illinois. 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 Carle Health:

Based in Urbana, IL, The Carle Foundation 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 including the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school. Carle is proud to be named a Great Place to Work. Carle Foundation Hospital and Carle BroMenn Medical Center hold Magnet designation, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care and Carle Foundation Hospital (CFH) ranks as one of America’s 50 Best HospitalsTM by Healthgrades.