General Description

Salary: Instructor $135,000 - $155,000, Assistant Professor $145,000 - $168,000, Associate Professor $170,000 - $212,000, Professor $195,000 - $340,000*

Position Description

The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is seeking an optometrist to join the comprehensive eye care division. This individual will work independently to provide primary ocular evaluations for patients at Wilmer Eye Institute's outpatient clinic location in Lutherville-Timonium, MD.

• Comprehensive care providers perform vision and medical eye exams within the bounds of individual licensure and Maryland's legal scope of practice.  
• Common encounters include diabetic eye examinations; evaluation of dry eye disease, cataracts, and glaucoma suspicion; Plaquenil screenings; and triage of urgent eye or vision concerns.  
• On-site referral/consultation for patients requiring surgical or advanced subspecialist care in glaucoma, retina, cornea, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics, strabismus, and low vision rehabilitation.  
• Vision care services include prescription of glasses and soft contact lenses, with the opportunity to build a practice in specialty therapeutic contact lenses. An on-site optical is available with a team of licensed opticians and high-quality materials.   

Consider a career at Wilmer Eye Institute: a leader in the delivery of state-of-the-art eye care. 

Benefits of joining Wilmer Eye Institute's comprehensive care team in Lutherville-Timonium, MD include: 

• Excellent work-life balance
• Bonus pay commensurate with productivity and optical referrals  
• Generous benefits package including health insurance, 403B contribution, wellness offerings, family care programs, community discounts, and tuition remission 
• Limited on-call responsibilities, shared across providers 
• Option of clinical staff or faculty position 
• Access to Cirrus OCT, Heidelberg OCT, HVF3, Pentacam, IOL Master, Optos fundus photography, pachymeter, and autorefractor 
• Designated exam room with dual computer monitors and Zeiss FORUM Viewer 
• Epic EMR system allowing collaborative care among the Johns Hopkins multidisciplinary health care team 
• Designated faculty mentor to guide academic pursuits and professional growth 
• Opportunities to participate in departmental and educational activities including continuing education courses, team meetings, and professional development activities 

*The referenced salary range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. This salary range does not include all components of the Department of Ophthalmology faculty compensation program or pay from participation in the Department of Ophthalmology incentive compensation programs. Therefore, the actual compensation paid to the selected candidate may vary from the salary range stated herein. For more information, please contact the hiring department.

Qualifications

Experience

-       Minimum of one (1) year of experience and successful completion of accredited optometry residency program.

Education

-       Graduation from an accredited school of Optometry required.

-       Completion of an accredited Optometry Residency required.

-       License in good standing in State of Maryland required.

-       National Provider Identification (NPI) required.

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit accessibility.jhu.edu.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

EEO is the Law:

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

About Johns Hopkins University

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