Ophthalmology Opening in Columbus, NE
Summit Recruiting Group
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Ophthalmology
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Columbus, Nebraska, United States
Visa Sponsorship No
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Job Description

Last Update: 2/21/25

Ophthalmology opening - Columbus, NE Located 80m to Omaha; 80m to Lincoln Base Salary: $475,000 with partnership Sign-On Bonus: $105,000 Position Details

  • Full-time, permanent
  • Private practice
  • 1 BC/BE Ophthalmologist to join a busy and established Private Practice affiliated with and Community Hospitals ASC.
  • The incoming candidate will be joining a team of one Ophthalmologist and five Optometrists.
  • Dynamic group is committed to providing outstanding patient care with an appropriate balance between work and family.
  • Ideal candidate is a progressive, general Ophthalmologist who has an interest in cataracts, glaucoma, and refractive and would be interested in a buy-in opportunity to the practice.
  • First year salary guarantee.
About the Practice Professional team that includes one Doctor of Medicine, and five Doctors of Optometry each with specialties involving the latest techniques in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, prescription lenses and contacts, cataract, and ocular disease treatments, and more. Uses Modernizing Medicine EMR with the most advanced iPad chart input and image management system. State-of-the-art technology including LenSx Femtosecond Laser with ORA System in implanting the most advanced intraocular lenses including Toric and multifocal lenses. PRK/LASIK refractive surgery utilizes WaveScan WaveFront System, Intralase iFS Advanced Femtosecond laser, and Star S4 IR Excimer Laser. Minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries such as iStent, Kahook dual blade, and Xen implant, as well as SLT. Practice also preforms many AMD and diabetic related injections utilizing all the available drugs including Avastin, Lucentis, Eylea, and Beovu. The practice serves many counties in Northeast Nebraska across six office locations. The main office in Columbus, Nebraska features the state-of-the-art Columbus Surgery Center equipped with the most advanced equipment and technology available. Outside of operating out of an adjacent Surgery Center, surgeons also provide surgical services throughout the year in Albion, Neligh, and Norfolk, meaning that patient care is always available close to home. High quality care paired with convenience is achieved by two consulting Ophthalmologists that regularly see patients in the Columbus office. Medical Group Growth In fall 2021, the hospital competed a $35M expansion and renovation projects, which allowed us to add a new surgical services area, maternal child health department and senior behavioral health unit. In October 2021, the hospital broke ground on its new 260,000 square foot, $55M fieldhouse. The fieldhouse is an extension of the hospitals mission to enhance community wellness. It will offer indoor and outdoor fitness and recreation areas, including tennis courts, a football field, a soccer field, basketball courts, batting cages, youth activities spaces, a suspended track for walking and running and more. Expected completion is late 2023 or early 2024. Spring 2022, Hospital was named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a leading provider of health care advisory and analytic services. About the Hospital Nonprofit, Joint Commission-accredited, acute care facility characterized by our family-centered care, community involvement and progressive ideas in health care. We serve Platte County and the seven surrounding counties. Our medical staff experience fulfilling career among respectful colleagues and administrators who value clinical quality, patient satisfaction and collegiality. The hospital emergency department is staffed 24/7 by hospital-employed physicians and is designated as a Level III trauma center. Additional highlights of our state-of-the-art facility include advanced diagnostic imaging services provided by a 1.5T wide bore MRI, 64- and 128-slice CT scanners, a hybrid OR room and two digital breast tomosynthesis mammography machines. We also have strong, in-house adult and pediatric hospitalist programs and an excellent nursing staff. Columbus, NE Columbus sits at the confluence of the Loup and Platte rivers, which provide a bounty of wildlife viewing, kayaking, hunting, fishing and beautiful sunrises and sunsets. It is a community of 22,000 and is one of the states most progressive and dynamic communities. Columbus offers a fair tax structure, strong educational systems, excellent childcare, several golf courses, and a variety of rich cultural events and exciting recreational opportunities. It is only 80 miles away from Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, which means the benefits of big entertainment, major airports and a key Big Ten Conference University (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), are just a short distance away. The City of Columbus: [Register to View] Columbus Chamber of Commerce: [Register to View] Education: Columbus Public Schools [Register to View] Private and Religion focused school systems available [Register to View]
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