Job opening: Physician - Hematologist/Oncologist
Salary: $280 000 - 350 000 per year
Published at: Nov 20 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The Department of Medicine at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas seeks an energetic and skilled hematologist/oncologist at the Multidisciplinary Cancer Center. Candidates with clinical interest in hematology and oncology are welcome to apply. Those interested in combined hematologic malignancies are particularly encouraged. The VAMC is a teaching facility affiliated with Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center and the Department of Medicine the Baylor College of Medicine.
Duties
The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) serves as the primary health care provider for more than 151,000 Veterans in southeast Texas. Houston exudes a cosmopolitan and down-home vibe together that lets the residents of the country's fourth-largest city and third-largest county (Harris) know that there's no place quite like Houston. The city attracts visitors and transplants with a wonderful mix of world class arts, booming business, pro sports and award-winning cuisine.
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Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): For a highly qualified candidate
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
MEDVAMC provides a comprehensive range of techniques for cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The facility has a high expertise in colorectal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, ENT, urologic, and thoracic surgery. The number of new cancer patients seen every year at MEDVAMC continues to increase with over a thousand newly diagnosed cancer patients last year. The Physician must be Board Certified in Hematology and Oncology. Some of the duties are listed below.
*Ability to perform initial histories and physical examinations on outpatients with hematology problems; make assessments and use appropriate diagnostic evaluations; and implement timely and appropriate treatment.
*Rounding with residents and fellows on the inpatient service for up to 2 months.
*Physicians must be competent to perform the following procedures:
- Running the V-TEL (virtual) clinics between the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and the various Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).
- Be familiar with the expected side effects of treatments for cancer and hematologic conditions
- Assist with the diagnosis and interpretation of pulmonary nodules
- Counsel and advise patients who are newly diagnosed with malignancy
- Educate project personnel on interactions with newly diagnosed cancer patients
- Facilitate and coordinate management of all rural patients being treated and managed for cancer treatment through the telemedicine system
*Orders diagnostic studies and interprets laboratory tests, EKG, and radiology diagnostic tests (CXR, CT Scan, MRl).
*Provides ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients. He/she screens outpatients to determine need for further care.
*Carries out health promotion, disease prevention, cancer screening, and chronic disease prevention activities.
*Initiates and expedites requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies.
*Responsible for typing the appropriate documentation of initial visit, follow-up visits, procedures performed, problem lists, procedure lists, and making interim summaries in Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). He/she must be computer literate.
*Provides education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
*Overseeing PAs/NPs.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; covering weekends in rotation with other physicians
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
Basic Requirements:
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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), 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.
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Preferred Experience: Focus on Hematology clinical care (Benign and Malignant) and clinical research.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Physical Requirements: Light to moderate lifting (under 15 pounds to 44 pounds); light carrying (under 15 pounds); use of fingers; walking (up to 2 hours); standing (up to 2 hours); both legs required; both eyes required; depth perception; and ability to distinguish basic colors.
Education
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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:
- Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
- Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
- For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]
NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.
Contacts
- Address Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
US
- Name: Alisha Crane
- Phone: 909-961-4840
- Email: [email protected]
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