Uw Health

Optometrist

Uw Health$100K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Doctor of Optometry (OD) Degree from an accredited Optometry School Required
  • Completion of a one-year residency preferred
  • 3 years post-graduate clinical experience or completion of a residency program required
  • 7 years of relevant clinical experience preferred
  • State of Wisconsin Optometry Licensure upon hire required
  • CPR certification upon hire required

Responsibilities

  • Join the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as an independent health care provider
  • Provide quality care in a compassionate, patient-centered environment
  • Plan and create learning opportunities for technical staff and residents
  • Educate patients and families on wellness, prevention, and treatment plans
  • See patients with dry eye, corneal disease, and urgent needs

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunity for professional development and continuing education
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Patient-family centered care approach
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Job Description

Work Schedule:

Schedule will be the same each week. Hours will fall between Monday- Friday, business hours.

Pay:

UW Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Work experience that is relevant to the position will be taken into consideration when determining the starting base pay.

We are seeking an Optometrist to:
  • Join the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences to provide quality care as an independent health care provider while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team including general and specialty ophthalmologists.
  • Provide quality care in a compassionate and patient-family centered environment.
  • Plan and create learning opportunities for technical staff and residents.
  • Educate patients and families on wellness, prevention and treatment plans.
  • This position will be seeing dry eye, corneal disease, and urgent patients

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Optometry (OD) Degree from an accredited Optometry School Required
  • Completion of a one-year residency in post-optometry school study Preferred


Work Experience

  • 3 years post graduate clinical experience OR completion of a residency program Required
  • 7 years of relevant clinical experience Preferred


Licenses & Certifications

  • State of Wisconsin Optometry Licensure Upon Hire Required
  • CPR certification Upon Hire Required


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About Uw Health

UW Health University Hospital is a 515-bed academic regional referral center with 127 outpatient clinics, located on the western edge of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in Madison, Wisconsin. It is an American College of Surgeons designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center, one of only two in Wisconsin. UW Health University Hospital has seven intensive care units, pediatric, neonatal, cardiac, cardiothoracic, burn, neurosurgery). UW Health University Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 16th best hospital in the United States and the #1 hospital in Wisconsin in the publication's 2021-2022 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, earning national rankings in 10 adult and 6 pediatric specialties. Additionally, UW Health University Hospital was ranked as the 22nd best hospital in the United States and #84th Best Hospitals in the world by Newsweek in 2022. UW Health describes itself as "the integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin–Madison." It is the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. It is also the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy, and is a teaching affiliate of Edgewood College's Henry Predolin School of Nursing. UW Health University Hospital is home to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, one of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. UW Health also operates the American Family Children's Hospital, a 110-bed pediatric hospital located adjacent to University Hospital, as well as UW Health at the American Center, a 59-bed hospital and emergency room located on the Northeast Side of Madison. Additionally, UW Health operates a network of outpatient clinics at over 80 sites throughout southern and central Wisconsin and northern Illinois, and has partnerships with UnityPoint Meriter Hospital in Madison, Beloit Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin, and Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. UW Health also has an affiliated insurance company, Quartz Health Solutions, Inc., operated in partnership with UnityPoint Health and Gundersen Health System.
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