Physician - Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologist Glaucoma Surgery Specialist opportunity with the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN
 

Position Information

Come join our Ophthalmology Team as a Glaucoma Surgery Specialist at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.  This opportunity has Loan Forgiveness Educations Debt Repayment Program (EDRP) available and will be working with residents and students from the University of Minnesota Medical and Dental Schools. The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the Midwest VA Health Care Network. We’re an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23), which includes medical centers and clinics in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois and Wisconsin.  Minneapolis VA Health Care System has one of the largest education and training programs in the VA with more than 1,500 trainees rotating through annually. It has active affiliations with over 80 college, university and vocational school programs in allied health and graduate and undergraduate medical professions.

Interested or know someone that may be interested? Contact: [email protected]

Community

Minneapolis, city, seat of Hennepin county, southeastern Minnesota, U.S. It lies at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, near the river’s confluence with the Minnesota River. With adjoining St. Paul to the east, it forms the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the largest conurbation in the state and in the U.S. north-central region. Suburban communities include Columbia Heights (north), Brooklyn Park (northwest), Plymouth and St. Louis Park (west), and Richfield and Bloomington (south).

Minneapolis, the state’s most populous city, spreads out on a relatively level plain. Within its limits are 22 lakes and lagoons and some 170 parks. The city’s riverfront is part of Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (1988). Lake Minnetonka, 12 miles (19 km) long and with 110 miles (177 km) of irregular shoreline, is in the western suburban area; its outlet, Minnehaha Creek, flows eastward and then drops 53 feet (16 metres) over an escarpment at Minnehaha Falls. The climate is cool temperate, with long cold winters and warm summers.

Benefits

Working for the Department of Veteran Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part:

• 49 days paid time off annually including; 26 days paid vacation, 13 days of sick leave,  12 weeks maternity/paternity leave, 11 paid holidays and 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses (subject to budget availability)

• on average federal government pays 75% of your premium on your health care insurance
• possible annual performance bonus of 7.5% up to a max $15,000 annually
• VA contributes 9.6% of your salary toward federal retirement
• No malpractice insurance as you are covered by the federal tort law
• up to 5% matching funds on your 401(k)

Health and Retirement:  https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/fers-information/

About the VA

Department of Veterans Affairs offers Veterans the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the United States. We operate more than 1,400 sites of care, including 153 medical centers, 909 ambulatory and community-based outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, 232 Veterans centers, 47 readjustment counseling centers, and 108 comprehensive home-care programs, across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories. Learn more at:

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If interested in learning more information about this position please email an updated CV to:

[email protected]