Optometrist-Monroe/Freeport, WI

The Opportunity:
SSM Health Monroe Medical Group is actively recruiting for a full-time (1.0 FTE) optometrist at its Eye Clinics, located in Monroe, WI and Freeport, IL, will work collaboratively with our integrated SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Institute. This position will work Monday-Friday. This is great opportunity to build a practice with an established patient base and specialty access on-site. Our optometrists provide a high level of care to our complex patients, and partners with comprehensive ophthalmologists and other eye subspecialists (retina and pediatric ophthalmology) at that location. Subspecialists in retina, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology, cornea and oculoplastics are also located throughout our integrated eye network and are readily available for consults. Ideal candidates are board certified in optometry. Newer graduates will be considered; residency trained preferred and board certification would need to be obtained within five years of hire.

Benefits:

As part of SSM Health/Dean Medical Group, one of the largest multi-specialty physician groups in the country, opportunities include:

• EPIC EMR utilized in both clinic and hospital settings
• Generous Signing Bonus
• Guaranteed salary first year
• Annual CME reimbursement and paid time off
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Medical License & DEA Certification paid for
• Full benefit package

At SSM Health Monroe Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 58-bed facility built in 2012, our goal is to serve the community and play an active role in it. From pediatrics to senior health, we take the time to listen and understand the needs of all our patients. We consistently offer the latest advances in medical services through individualized patient treatment. The inpatient and intensive care departments are staffed by a team of nine hospitalists and average approximately 2,000 inpatient admissions per year. Our Family Birth Suites offer seven labor-delivery-recovery (LDR) suites, 5 medical/surgical rooms, and its own operating room. SSM Health Monroe Hospital averages 475 births per year.       

An added level of intensive and direct patient care offered at SSM Health Monroe Hospital is e-ICU. By adding e-ICU capabilities, bedside nurses and doctors are supported by and can collaborate with experts at UW Health to enhance patient outcomes and help eliminate future health problems. Other departments housed in our hospital building include the surgical services, cardiology, physical therapy, medical imaging, and emergency services.

SSM Health and SSM Health Dean Clinic have care centers in cities and communities throughout beautiful and progressive Wisconsin. Enjoy a quality of life that comes with a location known for its idyllic lakes, wooded acres and rolling farmlands. Wisconsin is a state that has long set a standard for good government and citizenship. Whether you’re planning to make a home amidst the backdrop of the high-tech businesses and acclaimed academic institutions in the progressive small city of Madison or within the rolling hills and fresh waters that lead people to the Wisconsin Dells every summer, you’ll find a friendly, affordable and peaceful quality of life that makes Wisconsin among the best states to live in the country.

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