Responsibilities

The Comprehensive Ophthalmology position is a staff physician position within the Department of Ophthalmology located at UCI Health. The primary clinical site will be at our Yorba Linda satellite, with some coverage at Irvine and Orange facilities. This staff physician position does not have a teaching or research requirements. The Comprehensive Ophthalmology position focuses on the delivery of eye care to the level of expertise of the physician with the referral of cases to tertiary care subspecialty ophthalmologists as appropriate.

The position focuses on primary management of ophthalmic diseases including anterior segment, ocular surface, medical glaucoma, and retinal screening. This position offers the practitioner the opportunity to create long term relationships with their patients in the life-long care of their eye health. Surgical procedures within the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist expertise and competency are allowed but not required. The ideal candidates will provide excellent patient care, ensuring quality outcomes and satisfaction. In addition, we would like our talented physician candidates to have a passion for outpatient medicine and be fully committed to mission of University of California, Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. The chosen candidate will have the opportunity to partner with the full-time faculty of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. This position is for a staff physician (medical and/or surgical) whose primary focus is patient care.