Permanent Ophthalmology Opportunity in Fort Belvoir, Virginia

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Ophthalmology
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Military/VA
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

Ophthalmologist
Alexandria/DC Metro

The Community – Mt. Vernon/Alexandria – DC Metro
When a young George Washington surveyed the land that would later become his hometown, he could not have imagined the fascinating future for which he was laying the foundation. Washington, of course, went on to become the beloved Father of our Country. His tiny hometown became Alexandria, Virginia, today a picturesque community with a rich and varied history located along the Potomac River just minutes from our nation's Capitol – and one of America's favorite historic destinations.

From its early role as an 18th-century seaport and home to America's patriots to its transition as a railroad center in the 19th century and its manufacturing days in the early 1900s, Alexandria has always been a center of commerce and innovation. Today it is home to high technology firms, national associations, retail and hospitality businesses, and the performing arts.

But, it is the City's historic ambiance and aura of historic significance combined with its urban sophistication that set Alexandria apart.

Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is unlike any other Army installation in the world. It has a diverse, modern-day mission of being a strategic sustaining base for America's Armed Forces. A list of organizations at Fort Belvoir reads like a "Who's Who " in the Department of Defense. No other Army installation in the world can compare with our diverse, modern-day mission of providing logistical and administrative support to over 120 diverse tenant satellite organizations.

Fort Belvoir is home to several Army command headquarters, units, and agencies of nine different Army major commands, 16 different agencies of the Department of the Army, eight elements of the U. S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard, and nine DOD agencies. All these agencies play important roles in Fort Belvoir's global mission to provide worldwide logistical and administrative support to all the armed services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to)
Board Certified dedicated Ophthalmologist to provide care for a diverse group of Active Duty and retirees and their eligible dependents, and eligible veterans with the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital catchment area, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

• Assess and examine patients to diagnose and develop treatment plans.
• Manage ophthalmic conditions, taking into consideration both medical and psychological aspects of patient care.
• Collaborate with other physician specialists and medical staff in the overall treatment of patient medical conditions.
• Manage medical disorders affecting vision, such as inflammatory, vascular, neurological, and genetic disorders, thyroid eye disease, diabetes, and strokes.
• Must serve as fully functioning comprehensive ophthalmologist, including performing YAG capsulotomy, SLT, LPI, minor eyelid lesion removal, chalazion I/C, intraocular injections, periocular injections; educate and train residents to perform these.
• Communicate with patients and family members educating them to understand their medical condition and ongoing care requirements.
• Support Defense Health Agency (DHA) and FBCH health promotion, VTC, and disease prevention activities.
• Complete clinical charting and documentation in CHCS, AHLTA, and ESSENTRIS systems as well as forthcoming GENESIS system(s) in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Participate in Resident Physician education, staffing their clinical encounters as well as surgical cases; actively recruit and share surgical patients with Resident Physicians.
• Take overnight and weekend calls on a rotating basis – typically averages to 6-8 weeks per year.
• Typical monthly encounter target will be 300 patient encounters, adjusted for leave time.
• Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of clinical privileges to meet the patient care needs of FBCH, to include administrative duties specific to Ophthalmology

Requirements:

• A current, valid, unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. 
• Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• Board certified through the American Board of Ophthalmology.
• A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.
• A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the, (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
• BLS Certification

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen
• Preferred Experience Level: Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Clinic
• Number of Providers: