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Geisinger
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Physician Ophthalmology Retinal Surgery

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$575K

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Location

Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger Eye Institute has an opening for a retina medical and/or surgical specialist to join their well-established practice with multi-specialty Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. Opportunities to develop a program, perform research, and teach residents in a large, tertiary referral center.

A truly great opportunity to join the ever-growing Geisinger system. Geisinger is a physician led system offering comprehensive patient care to a large rural and urban population in central and northeast Pennsylvania. We are the region's largest healthcare employer.

Job Duties

Our practice:

  • Growing ophthalmology residency at Geisinger gives great opportunity to mentor and teach
  • Highly trained and experienced support and medical staff
  • Extensive diagnosis/treatment tools including OCT/OCAT/ fluorescein and ICG angiography, widefiled imaging, echogrpahy, and photodynamic therapy.
  • Geisinger owned surgical facilities- on main campus and nearby outpatient surgery center
  • Support from Advance Practitioners
  • Clinics have over 50 exam rooms
  • Shared call (home call)
  • A large referral base from our onsite Optometrists, local Ophthalmologists and physicians in our satellite offices

We Offer

Annual salary of 575K with a recruitment loan!

  • Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
  • Excellent benefits package, including Malpractice & Tail coverage
  • Relocation assistance
  • Opportunities to participate in teaching, research and optimizing access for patients
  • Fully integrated electronic health record (Epic)
  • Support and leadership from a full range of dedicated, experienced specialists & subspecialists
  • Professional opportunities for mentorship, growth and advancement

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree
  • Board Certified/Board Eligible
  • Eligibility for Pennsylvania medical licensure

Position Details

The region offers a hassle-free community living allowing for a balanced professional career and a fulfilling personal lifestyle while in close proximity to NYC and Philadelphia. A truly great opportunity to join the ever growing Geisinger system. Geisinger is a physician led system offering comprehensive patient care to a large rural and urban population in central and northeast Pennsylvania. We are the region's largest healthcare employer.

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience

  • Certification(s) and License(s):
  • Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills

  • Patient Care And Procedural Skills, Professional Etiquette, Systems-Based Practice
  • OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
  • KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
  • EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
  • LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
  • INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
  • SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.

We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide comprehensive medical and surgical retinal care while participating in the mentorship and teaching of ophthalmology residents. Responsibilities also include performing research and contributing to the optimization of patient access within the Geisinger system.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Retinal surgerySurgical proceduresClinical diagnosisFluorescein angiographyElectronic health records

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Ophthalmology Retinal Surgery at Geisinger a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 876 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 82% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$575k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $589k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
9% this job
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
3% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 876 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Wilkes-Barre

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$182k≈ 0.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,340/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Geisinger

Hospitals and Health Care
Danville, Pa.
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice & Tail Coverage
Relocation Assistance
Loan Repayment
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
CME Allowance