Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Ophthalmology department is currently recruiting for a Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellow. The 12-month Storm Eye Institute fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus is designed to ensure that participants develop the knowledge base diagnostic reasoning and clinical and surgical skills necessary to provide quality ethical ophthalmic eye care to children and adults with strabismus.
The individual will participate in the educational mission of the department from residents to medical students as appropriate including active teaching assignments in the residency curriculum as well as attendance at teaching conferences. Incumbent will be required along with a mentor to develop both short-term and long-term professional goals and objectives. Significant time will be scheduled in the clinics.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Faculty

Cost Center

CC000988 COM Ophthalmology CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Job Description:

The Ophthalmology department is currently recruiting for a Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellow. The 12-month Storm Eye Institute fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus is designed to ensure that participants develop the knowledge base diagnostic reasoning and clinical and surgical skills necessary to provide quality ethical ophthalmic eye care to children and adults with strabismus.
The individual will participate in the educational mission of the department from residents to medical students as appropriate including active teaching assignments in the residency curriculum as well as attendance at teaching conferences. Incumbent will be required along with a mentor to develop both short-term and long-term professional goals and objectives. Significant time will be scheduled in the clinics.

Minimum Requirements and Training:

M.D. or Equivalent

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform pinching operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects up to 15 lbs. from floor level to height of 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects up to 15 lbs. from height of 36 inches to floor level unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects up to 15 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision corrected in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)

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Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Shift work,

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