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Midwest Vision Partners
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Surgical Counselor

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

M-F surgical counseling for an ophthalmology practice. Educates patients and schedules surgeries. Bloomfield Hills, MI.

Join Midwest Vision Partners as a Surgical Counselor – M-F Schedule, Ophthalmology in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Competitive wages
  • Medical, dental, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) program
  • Seven (7) company paid holidays
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Midwest Vision Partners in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Surgical Counselor manages the surgery scheduling process, educates patients on procedures and financial obligations, and prepares medical charts for evaluations. They also travel to various practice locations to support physicians and maintain professional relationships with referring offices.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and demonstrated customer service and communication skills. Previous experience in ophthalmology or healthcare is desired, along with the ability to travel to multiple local offices.

Qualifications

Education
High school
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Customer serviceWritten communicationVerbal communicationSurgery schedulingMedical chartingInsurance verificationPatient educationDetail-orientedMulti-taskingOphthalmology knowledgeFinancial counselingAuthorization management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Surgical Counselor at Midwest Vision Partners a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Ophthalmology Surgical Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Ophthalmology Surgical Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 32% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.

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About Midwest Vision Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive wages
Medical, dental, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
Generous paid time off (PTO) program
Seven (7) company paid holidays
401(k) retirement plan with company match