Retina Specialist

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 382,500 - 467,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health care insurance

Cover credentialing costs

Job summary

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics in Houston, Texas, is looking for a well-trained retina specialist to join a busy solo practice. The role includes exceptional patient care, surgical training, and opportunities to participate in clinical trials. The initial base salary is $425k with incentives and potential for partnership.

Benefits include 401(k), health care insurance, and support for credentialing costs. Candidates must be board-certified and complete a retina fellowship by start date.

Qualifications

• Must be board-certified or board-eligible.
• Expected to have a Texas Medical License.
• Need to have completed a 2-year AUPO-compliant retina fellowship with good surgical training.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional patient care as a retina specialist.
• Perform up to 16 vitrectomies per week.
• Train and mentor fellows and residents.

Skills

Patient manners

Surgical training

Clinical trials participation

Board certification

Texas Medical License

Education

Completed 2-year AUPO-compliant retina fellowship

Job description

MVRPS is seeking a well‑trained, ambitious, ethical, hard‑working and charismatic retina specialist with exceptional patient manners. MVRPS is a busy solo practice that has a main office in the Texas Medical Center in Houston (the largest medical center in the U.S.) and 1 satellite location currently served once a month. MVRPS strives to provide an exceptional patient experience and has well‑trained staff. The practice has participated in clinical trials. Dr. Carvounis has an extensive record of presenting/teaching at the major national meetings, has trained 14 vitreoretinal fellows, including while serving as director of the retina fellowship program at Baylor College of Medicine, and has trained over 100 residents. Dr. Carvounis typically performs 10–16 vitrectomies (range 6–22) a week and sees 240–280 patients a week. Applications from graduating fellows or experienced vitreoretinal surgeons are welcome.

Initial base salary is $425k with a generous productivity incentive for a 5 day working week with up to 1 day of travel to a satellite location and light call duty every other week. Opportunity for buying into ASCs within 1 mile of the practice exist. Partnership and associate tracts are offered.

We also offer:

• 401(k)
• health care insurance
• cover credentialing costs

Candidates should be board‑certified/board‑eligible, would be expected to have a Texas Medical Licence and have completed a 2‑year AUPO‑compliant retina fellowship with good surgical training by the time of starting their appointment at Macula Vitreous Retina Physicians & Surgeons.