Penn Medicine Clinician (Department of Ophthalmology)

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Posted Job Title

Penn Medicine Clinician (Department of Ophthalmology)

Job Profile Title

Penn Medicine Clinician

Job Description Summary

Provides health care services on a full-time or part-time basis in an owned or affiliated health care entity of Penn Medicine.The Department of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) seek candidates for Penn Medicine Clinician position. Applicants must have an M.D. degree.

Job Description

Provides health care services on a full-time or part-time basis in an owned or affiliated health care entity of Penn Medicine. The Department of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) seek candidates for an Penn Medicine Clinician position.

Teaching responsibilities may include teaching residents, students, and fellows at Scheie and the Philadelphia VA.

Clinical responsibilities may include providing medical and surgical comprehensive care for patients at Scheie, the Philadelphia VA, and one of Scheie's satellite offices.

Applicants must have an M.D. degree

Qualifications
M.D.; License to practice medicine without restriction or limitation in Pennsylvania; DEA Licensure. 0-1 year of work experience of related experience in a specified medical field.

Working Conditions
Office, Library Computer Room; Requires extensive safety training; Requires protective devices

Physical Effort
Occasional lifting 24-50 lb.; Typically standing or walking; Intermittently sitting/standing/stooping; Using tools requiring high density; Typically bending, crouching, Stooping