Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV), Wilkes-Barre, PA is seeking a fellowship-trained Ophthalmology-Cornea specialist.

The position provides an opportunity to join two general Ophthalmologists, Glaucoma specialist, Surgical Retina specialist and two Optometrists.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center is currently expanding, doubling the size of our ophthalmology practice.

About this position:

• Advanced technologies: Optos and the Heidelberg OCT, Pachymetry, Topography and HVF: Humphry visual field, Octopus. IOL Master and an Immersion for lens calculations
• Treatment options, including SLT Laser, YAG Laser, Argon Laser
• Surgery is performed at our South Campus at GSWB and in the main OR at GWV.
• Practice doubling in size
• Ophthalmology call 1:4
• Average 400 inpatient consults / year

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV), located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is an acute care hospital that is licensed for 274 beds, and houses the only Level II Trauma center in Luzerne County. The campus includes the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center, The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital, the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Unit, a transplant program and the Brain & Spine Tumor Institute. Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre is GWV’s ambulatory campus.

Geisinger fosters an atmosphere of clinical excellence in an area offering a high quality of life – complete with good schools, safe neighborhoods, affordable housing and a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The surrounding natural beauty provides opportunities for fishing, skiing, canoeing, hiking and mountain biking. Urban life is easily accessible, with New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia or Washington D.C. just a short drive away.

Geisinger is an integrated health services organization widely recognized for its innovative use of the electronic health record and the development of innovative care delivery models such as ProvenHealth Navigator®, ProvenCare® and ProvenExperience®. As one of the nation’s largest health service organizations, Geisinger serves more than 3 million residents throughout 45 counties in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania, and also in southern New Jersey at AtlantiCare, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital became the newest members of the Geisinger Family. The physician-led system is comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan, all of which leverage an estimated $12.7 billion positive impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Geisinger has repeatedly garnered national accolades for integration, quality and service. In addition to fulfilling its patient care mission, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to medical education, research and community service.

Please contact Stephanie Figueroa via email at smfigueroa@geisinger.edu or call 570-214-1777.

** We are an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.