Physician--Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Ophthalmologist

Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Ophthalmologist

Job Summary:

Westchester Medical Center, a quaternary regional academic medical center in Valhalla, NY, 30 minutes north of New York City, seeks an academic attending physician in Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery / Ophthalmology to join our expanding faculty. Westchester Medical Center is the flagship of the 10-hospital Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). The 600-bed medical center is the primary teaching affiliate for New York Medical College and serves as a regional referral and trauma center. WMC Ophthalmology is an established academic and community practice with a mission to provide education and teaching opportunities to hospital residents, as well as New York Medical College students. The department has eleven faculty members representing most specialties of ophthalmology.  The hospital has a newly constructed surgical suite including and the newest technology in surgical and imaging equipment.   The Department has the most up to date equipment including a 3-D intraoperative heads-up visualization system, Zeiss Lumera operating microscopes, wireless headlights, and state-of-the-art cameras.  The section has a busy ocular trauma program, an inpatient consultation service, an outpatient practice, a resident clinic, and opportunity to collaborate with subspecialists across different departments.

This dynamic faculty member will join the Department of Ophthalmology and will attain a faculty appointment at New York Medical College.   Two-year ASOPRS fellowship is preferred. A broad spectrum of surgical skills is sought, including expertise with orbital floor fractures, orbital drainage and reconstruction, biopsy, lid reconstruction, dacryocystorhinostomy, and repair of lid malformation.  A major mission of this position is to cover oculoplastic emergencies and trauma call, and to provide care for inpatient and intensive care unit patients with oculoplastic or orbital trauma.  

Applicants will be expected to spend quality time teaching residents in the resident clinic, on inpatient rounds, and in the operating room.   He or she will be expected to give lectures, participate in Grand Rounds and Journal Clubs, and mentor resident research projects as appropriate.

This employed position in our academic group practice offers comprehensive benefits and malpractice insurance. Academic rank at New York Medical College and salary are commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

Qualifications / Requirements:  

The successful candidate will obtain a faculty appointment at New York Medical College.  Research opportunities exist and their development will be encouraged.

Applicants should have completed an Oculoplastics fellowship, and be eligible to obtain a New York State license. The successful candidate should have excellent clinical, communication and interpersonal skills and be committed to patient care, medical education, and scholarly activities to further advance the mission of the center in providing state-of-the-art comprehensive care.  The ideal candidate should have academic experience and would be expected to participate in program-building activities.

About Us: 

WMCHealth is a 1,700-bed healthcare system on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000, including nearly 3,000 attending physicians. With Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only-acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state-of-the-art telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted-living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental-health systems in New York State, WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.

Advanced Physician Services is an equal opportunity employer.