May 19, 2012

Ophthalmologist: Willmar, MN

Affiliated Community Medical Centers in Willmar is seeking an Ophthalmologist.  This opportunity offers a guaranteed salary, signing bonus, production incentive plan, excellent benefits package, and an outstanding profit sharing plan.  Full partnership offered after two years.

The ACMC network is a regional leader in West Central and Southwest Minnesota’s health care delivery system.  ACMC is a physician-owned multi-specialty clinic system with 11 clinics that serve six local hospitals and approximately 103,000 patients annually.  ACMC has 170 physicians and mid-level practitioners and features more than 35 specialty departments.

Willmar Ophthalmology Group Dynamics:
  • 2 Ophthalmologists
  • 3 Optometrists
Work Schedule:

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
(1/2 day off per week)

Call Schedule:

Call is very minimal.

  • Weekdays: 2 (current)
  • Weekends: 1 per month (current)
Office Visits:
  • 30-35 patients per day per physician
  • 12 patients per day per optometrist
Procedures:
  • Primarily cataracts and glaucoma, basic retinal problems
  • Advanced retina sent to St. Cloud, minor procedures done in clinic, other procedures done at Willmar Surgery Center
Surgery Days

1 day per week, typically done by noon

Outreach

1 day per month per one physician-currently in Redwood Falls

Support Services:

1 ophthalmic assistant and 2-3 technicians per provider

Equipment:

Argon and Jag lasers, HRT (Heidelberg Retina Tomograph – #2 advanced series) Visual field machine, Retina camera, Fluroscene angio, three auto refractors, corneal topographer

Clinical Services/Equipment:

Imaging Center – X-Ray, Ultrasound (Sonography), Echocardiography, MRI, CT, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Bone Densitometry, Laboratory, Physical Therapy, Willmar Surgery Center, Occupational Medicine, Optometry, Bariatrics/Weight Control Center, ACCEL Fitness Program, Sports Medicine, Hearing & Balance Center, Health & Learning Center, Geriatrics, Wound Clinic

Specialty Support – (In-House):

Allergy/Asthma, Anesthesiology, Audiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Oncology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Psychology, Urgent Care, Urology

Specialty Support – (Visiting):

Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Hand Surgery, Pacemaker Clinic, Pain Management, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Pulmonology, Perinatology, Physiatry, Plastic Surgery, Pulmonology, Rheumatology

Admitting Hospital:
  • Rice Memorial Hospital
  • 120 Beds
  • Level 2 Intensive Care Nursery
  • 8 Beds ICCU
  • Emergency, Trauma, Advanced Cardiac Life Support – 24/7 Physician Coverage
Tertiary Care:

Minneapolis, 100 miles