Retina Surgical Specialist - $600-700K depending on experience

As one of the nation's most respected health networks with exceptional care providers, comprehensive care, and strong financial growth, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a place where you can grow a career you love-from hire to retire!

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At Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, you’ll be part of a team that is setting the bar for improved outcomes, efficiency of care and colleague and patient satisfaction. Join a team of physicians who perform with unmatched surgical expertise and have trained at the nation’s best academic institutions and published promising research in prestigious medical journals. Our office is equipped with full-scale equipment required to see patients of all ages. For candidates trained in retina, the office is equipped with Cirrus OCT with Angio, wide-field Zeiss fundus camera and argon laser. There is a full-service optical shop that includes contact lens services. The office has a dedicated med-spa room offering limited esthetic services.

In a Retina Surgical Specialist career with LVHN, you’ll experience:

• Work with a team of Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Opticians, and Certified Ophthalmic Assistants all contributing to dedicated team-based care
• Perform clinical and surgical care of patients with retina diseases including: intravitreal injections, and vitreoretinal surgeries.
• Option to perform retinopathy of prematurity service (ROP
• Be at the forefront of leading-edge technologies, delivering high-quality care to patients.
• Collaborate seamlessly with expert clinicians and with other highly- trained professionals, all possessing unique areas of expertise.
• Experience an adaptable environment that stays current with the latest advancements in medical technology.
• Educational Stipends are offered to graduating fellows

Compensation and benefits for full-time retina surgical specialist

We acknowledge the dedication of our colleagues and offer a benefits package that makes LVHN an even better place to work and grow your career. And now that LVHN is proudly a part of Jefferson Health, we can offer current and future clinicians new educational and development opportunities at Thomas Jefferson University across our larger service area. We leverage its position as a world-class medical institution to recruit the best and brightest clinicians.

Some of our compensation and benefits highlights include:

• Exceptional earning potential:
  • Salary between $600,000 and $700,000 plus a value-based incentive opportunity
  • No compensation at risk based on wRVU productivity
  • Up to $30,000 forgivable recruitment loan
  • Additional compensation support available for those who sign while in post-graduate training, equivalent to $2,500 per month while in training
• Comprehensive benefits:
  • Health, dental, vision and 403(b)/401(a) retirement savings
  • Competitive paid time off and sick time
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Student loan support, Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible employer
  • Malpractice, medical license, DEA license and others paid in full
• Career growth opportunities: Continuing medical education allowance and dedicated time off along with technology reimbursement
• Relocation assistance: Up to $10,000 available for qualifying candidates

Qualifications

• Must be board-eligible or board-certified with American Board of Ophthalmology
• A valid Pennsylvania Medical License or ability to obtain one is required
• Reasonable call expectation
• Fellowship trained in retina

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About Lehigh Valley Health Network

Lehigh Valley Health Network and Jefferson Health combined into one health system in 2024. The combination creates a leading integrated academic health care delivery system, alongside a national doctoral research university and an expanded not-for-profit health plan. The combined health system is among the top 15 not-for-profit health systems in the U.S. with 65,000 colleagues, 32 hospitals and more than 700 sites of care in the Lehigh Valley, Delaware Valley, northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.

LVHN is comprised of 15 hospital campuses plus numerous health centers, physician practices, rehabilitation locations, ExpressCARE sites and other outpatient care locations in 10 eastern Pennsylvania counties.

Our health care professionals provide exceptional care every day.

At LVHN, we continually go the extra mile to further our mission to improve lives. Each of our 65,000 colleagues contributes to this mission and helps make all communities we serve healthier – and better – places to live