Optometry - Guthrie Sayre - Specialty Eye Care

$10,000 Starting Bonus! Guthrie is seeking an Optometrist to join our robust team in Sayre, PA!

Highlights of the Position

• Well established Specialty Eye Care Clinic in Sayre, PA reaching patients in a 12-county region in both North Central PA and the Southern Tier of NY
• Guthrie's Department of Ophthalmology is a highly successful, dynamic, and growing multi-specialty group with 16 Optometrists and 11 Ophthalmologists Cataract/Comprehensive as well as subspecialists in Retina, Glaucoma, Cornea, Ocular Pathology, and Oculoplastics
• Our highly trained Optometrists practice to the fullest scope of their licensure with their own medical and primary patient base and work closely with our ophthalmologist co-managing both surgical and medical patients.
• Position will be allocated 3 exam rooms
• Diagnostic testing includes Visual Fields, OCT, Fundus and Slit Lamp Photography and Topography - dedicated diagnostic staff support ancillary testing.
• Position is supported by ophthalmic assistants who will provide patient work ups, scribe and assist with practice.

Work-Life Balance

• Weekly hours of Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• No call requirement

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits

• $10,000 Starting Bonus!
• Full benefits including medical dental and disability insurance
• Malpractice insurance
• Guthrie Retirement Savings Plan (403B) with employer match and age-based contributions
• Allowance for licensure fees Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certificate and renewals
• $10,000 referral bonus if you refer a physician that we hire on a full-time basis

Career Development

• Meeting time - 14 days with options for home study with option of converting one week into additional PTO.
• $3,400 annually for conference registration certifications membership fees for specialty-specific medical societies
• Teaching opportunities - Guthrie's 6 residency and fellowship programs offer the opportunity for clinical academic appointments. The successful candidate also has the potential to participate in medical student education. Guthrie is a regional campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

Supportive Transition

• Relocation expenses paid
• Trailing spouse placement assistance available
• Physician professional and social special interest groups
• Dedicated Onboarding Specialist and Provider Services team to ensure a successful start at Guthrie

About the Community:

Located on the Pennsylvania and New York border, Sayre is part of the larger community known as the Penn-York Valley or simply "The Valley." The other communities comprise Athens, PA, South Waverly, PA, and Waverly, NY. The combined population of these communities is 35,000. The Valley offers scenic countryside and rural living with easy access to larger areas such as Corning, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Binghamton, NY. I-86 is only minutes away and offers a direct route to Elmira and Binghamton, NY airports.

About Guthrie:

Guthrie is a fully integrated healthcare system servicing Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier region of New York. With six hospitals and 76 regional offices in a 13-county catchment area, our team of nearly 1,000 Physicians and Advanced Practitioners provides more than 2 million patient visits annually.

Location:
Sayre, PA

Opportunity ID:
8a7c328f2c6473f37303ecdfa1c730c7

Contact Name:
Troy Gordon

Contact Title:
Recruiter

Contact Email:
troy.gordon@guthrie.org

Contact Phone:
(570)887-6690

Contact Cell:
(607)857-2736