Ophthalmology Physician Services

Title: Ophthalmology Physician ServicesStart Date: 06/01/2026End Date: 05/31/2027# of Openings: 2Position Type: ContractLocations: Columbia, SCAdditional Details: Due on: Location- Columbia VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry RD. Columbia SC 29209 Description: Place of Performance- Columbia VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry RD. Columbia SC 29209POP Begin: POP End: Resumes: 2 profiles for Board Certified /Board Eligible Ophthalmologist/Glaucoma specialist Key Qualification to include in the profiles: License: physician (s) to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property. Board Certification: All physician(s) shall be Board Certified /Board Eligible by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Ophthalmologist- these individuals shall have completed a residency accredited by the ACGME, and an appropriate approved fellowship if they provide subspecialty care NPI DEA OIG Statement signed commitment letters QUALIFICATIONS: Staff/Facility License : The Contractor's physician (s) assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property.All licenses held by the key personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contractor's physician (s) who have current, full and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.Board Certification : All contractor's physician(s) shall be Board Certified /Board Eligible by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) , and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times. Documentation verifying current certification shall be provided by the Contractor to the VA COR on an annual basis for each year of contract performance.Board Certified /Board Eligible Ophthalmologist/Glaucoma specialist Ophthalmologist - these individuals shall have completed a residency accredited by the ACGME, and an appropriate approved fellowship if they provide subspecialty care.Scope of Care : Contractor's physician(s)' (as appropriate and within scope of practice/privileging) shall be responsible for providing Ophthalmology care, including, but not limited to:Clinic and Surgical Care : Contractor physician(s) shall provide clinical Ophthalmology services. Contractor physician(s) shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries as documented by physical presence in the clinic or operating room at the scheduled start time.Operative Services : Contractor physician(s) shall provide comprehensive clinical Ophthalmology services including the full range of oculoplastic Ophthalmologist/Glaucoma specialist.Contractor physician(s) shall provide consultative services at the patient's bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and in the clinic setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic. Procedures shall be scheduled for completion within 30 days of the date of the consult.Medications : Contractor physician(s) shall follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.Discharge education : Contractor physician(s) shall provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Ophthalmology clinical or surgical patients.Mechanisms must be in-place to provide notification of test results for patients receiving care in accordance with VHA Directive 1088, Communicating Test Results to Providers and Patients.ADMINISTRATIVE : estimated 5% of time not involved in direct patient careQuality Improvement Meetings : The contractor's physician(s) shall participate in continuous quality improvement activities and meetings with committee participation as required by the facility Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee.VA HOURS OF OPERATION/SCHEDULING: VA Business Hours: 0800 thru 16:30 Patients must be seen by a contractor's physician(s) on-site at facility in a timely manner in accordance with VA Rules and Regulations on clinic wait times and consult completion. Contractor shall notify the COR at least monthly about any obstacles to meeting this performance measure. Contractor's physician(s) shall be available and present in clinic during normal Facility clinic hours, which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the Chief of Staff. Currently, normal clinic hours are 8-430pm. Off-hours Coverage: Rotating call coverage among the providers in the clinic. Call will be at least one week a month to include the weekend. Contractor must make the contractor's physician(s) available on-call during all hours when the facility clinic is closed, including evenings, weekends and holidays. On-call contractor's physician(s) must be available at all times for phone consultations with VA residents and physicians. On-call providers must be available with 15 minutes by phone and on-site within 60 minutes. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.