Rural | MUSC Health seeking Ophthalmologist for Community-focused Practice | Camden, SC

MUSC Health is seeking a self-motivated, board-certified/board eligible Ophthalmologist to join its community-focused practice located in Camden, South Carolina. 

About MUSC Health Ophthalmology Camden:

Located in the heart of historic Camden, South Carolina, MUSC Health Ophthalmology Camden provides general comprehensive eye care as well as surgical treatment of cataract ensuring our patients receive a high level of care and treatment close to home. 

Required Qualifications:

• Board-Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Fellowship (Optional) such as Cornea
• Must hold a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery in South Carolina
• Self-motivated physician with ability to create and maintain collaborative relationships in and outside of the community.

Position Highlights:

• Practice Autonomy: Join an established practice with the freedom to build and scale your own eye specialties in a growing market.
• Built-in Success: Step into a strong, existing referral base with an adult-focused patient panel
• Comprehensive Facilities: Fully equipped with a minor procedure suite and an on-site optical shop to streamline patient experience. Yag and SLT laser in office. And Cataract surgery is performed at MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center, located only 5 minutes from the office.  No satellite locations.
• Lifestyle-Friendly: Exceptional work-life balance facilitated by a minimal call rotation.

Benefits & Resources for Physicians:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Employer-funded retirement plans
• Paid occurrence malpractice coverage
• Paid parental leave
• CME allowance + paid days off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• One-on-one support services for managing student debt
• Epic EHR with physician-centered optimization and robust user support
• AI-enabled documentation and workflow tools integrated into Epic to reduce administrative burden and support clinical decision-making at the point of care
• Team-based care models that support sustainable workloads, shared responsibility, and physician well-being

Life in Camden, SC:

Camden, South Carolina, one of the state’s most desirable places to live, work, and visit, offers a rare combination of historic elegance, a sophisticated equestrian heritage, rich cultural and arts community, and is best known for its year-round recreational activities and proximity to metropolitan cities, beaches, and mountains.  Camden is just 30 minutes from the State Capital, Columbia, SC; 90 minutes from Charlotte, NC, and just two hours and a quarter from Charleston, SC, and South Carolina’s beautiful beaches.                                                                                                  

About MUSC:

South Carolina’s leading academic health system, MUSC Health serves patients across the state through a growing network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty services. As the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health integrates academic medicine, research, and education with a strong commitment to patient care. Physicians who join MUSC Health become part of a mission-driven organization recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and meaningful investment in physicians’ success. With opportunities in both academic and community settings, MUSC Health provides the scale, resources, and infrastructure to support meaningful, long-term physician careers.

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

MUSC Health is seeking a self-motivated, board-certified/board eligible Ophthalmologist to join its community-focused practice located in Camden, South Carolina. 

MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise of The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), is dedicated to the pursuit of Changing What’s Possible in health care. We see more than one million patient encounters annually, and our specialized care teams consistently rank among the best in the country.

• In 2022, for the 8^th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 Hospital in South Carolina
• In 2023, MUSC Health was included in the Top 100 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Large Employers

MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering transformational patient care and leading-edge treatment while training generations of innovative and compassionate health care leaders to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. At MUSC Health, we empower our providers to transform expertise, learning and discovery into unrivaled patient-centered care, and to demonstrate our values of Compassion, Teamwork, Diversity, Accountability, and Innovation in everything we do.

Our integrated health care system includes a downtown Charleston campus featuring five unique hospitals, nine regional medical centers located throughout the state, affiliations with numerous healthcare partners, more than 300 telehealth sites, and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina.