Physician - Hematology/Oncology

Veterans Health Administration • Providence, RI

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About The Position

The Hematology/Oncology Physician evaluates, diagnoses, consults on, medically manages, and treats hematology/oncology patients. The role includes medical management of general medical conditions encountered while caring for these patients, admission to inpatient or other appropriate levels of care, and palliative care consultation. The physician selects, initiates, and administers cancer chemotherapeutic agents through all therapeutic routes.

Clinical duties also include performing history and physical examinations; ordering and preliminary interpretation of EKGs and imaging and laboratory studies; assessing tumor imaging using CT, MR, PET scanning, and nuclear imaging techniques; serial measurement of tumor mass; bone marrow aspiration and biopsy; and ordering therapeutic phlebotomy. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to VHA eligibility requirements and application review. Applicants must submit an EDRP application within four months of appointment. Award amounts may be up to $200,000, and eligibility periods may range from one to five years; the VHA program office determines approval, award amount, and eligibility period. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

The position offers a competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases, paid time off, federal retirement benefits, federal insurance programs, possible CME reimbursement, and malpractice liability protection with tail coverage. Recruitment/relocation incentives are authorized. There is no physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved or accredited school.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to board-certification eligibility, or an applicable alternative training and practice pathway described in the announcement.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when recruiting qualified citizens is not possible under VA policy.
• Pass the pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Meet the physical requirements of the position, including light lifting and carrying under 15 pounds, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers and both hands, walking and standing, hearing (hearing aid may be permitted), and working alone.
• Selected applicants are subject to required background/security investigation and, if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position, pre-employment urinalysis.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as required for VA health care personnel.
• Complete the online onboarding process and all application requirements detailed in the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, consult on, medically manage, and treat hematology/oncology patients.
• Medically manage general conditions encountered while caring for hematology/oncology patients.
• Admit patients to inpatient or other appropriate levels of care.
• Perform history and physical examinations.
• Order and preliminarily interpret EKGs and imaging and laboratory studies.
• Provide palliative care consultation.
• Select, initiate, and administer chemotherapeutic agents through all therapeutic routes.
• Assess tumor imaging using CT, MR, PET scanning, and nuclear imaging techniques.
• Perform serial measurement of tumor mass.
• Perform bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.
• Order therapeutic phlebotomy.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program student loan repayment, subject to eligibility and approval, with awards up to $200,000.
• Authorized recruitment/relocation incentives.
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, and possible five-day paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs may be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time physicians with board certification.
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree