Eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), student loan payment reimbursement program and Recruitment Incentive Authorized (sign-on bonus)

Are you passionate about Hematology-Oncology? Join our respected Providence VA Medical Center as our Section Chief of Hematology-Oncology , where you'll provide high-quality care to our nation's heroes, our Veterans.

Position Highlights:

Evaluate, diagnose, provide consultation and medically manage and treat hematology/oncology patients. Privileges include medical management of general medical conditions which are encountered in the course of caring for the hematology/oncology patient.
Admit to inpatient or appropriate level of care.
Perform history and physical examinations.
Ordering and Preliminary interpretation of EKG and Imaging and Laboratory Studies.
Palliative Care Consultation
Select, initiate and administer chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer via all therapeutic routes.
Assessment of tumor imaging by CT, MR, PET scanning and nuclear imaging techniques.
Serial measurement of tumor mass.
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.
Order therapeutic phlebotomy.

Work Schedule and Benefits:

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Full-time, permanent position
Competitive compensation ($385,000-$400,000 salary range)
Performance bonuses and recruitment/relocation incentives available
Student loan reimbursement available (up to $200,000)
Over 50 days paid time off (includes annual leave, sick leave, holidays, CME)
Robust retirement plan (federal pension and 401K with generous match)
Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance options
Free malpractice coverage with tail protection
No employment contracts; moonlighting permitted

Qualifications:

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.)
- Approved residencies are:
  - (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR
  - (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States; OR
  - (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.

How to Apply:
Submit your CV/resume. Additional documents may be requested during the application process.

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