Physician - Hematologist/Oncologist (SIGN ON BONUS)
Washington, Washington DC, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Hematology/Oncology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
62959, Marion, Illinois, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
1/27/25
The Hematologist/Oncologist in the Marion VA Medical Center will spend most of her/his time in direct patient care. Some portion of her/his time may be spent in the supervision of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or medical students. The physician may have some limited administrative work as assigned.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
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
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
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
Job Responsibilities
In the Specialty Care Section, hematologist/oncologist will spend the majority of their patient care time in the outpatient setting. The incumbent evaluates new patients by performing his/her own comprehensive history, physical examination, and record review, and he/she formulates a diagnostic and management plan. Follow up of established patients will occur at the direction and discretion of the specialist. The hematologist/oncologist may release patients back to the management of their primary care provider if/when it is deemed appropriate.
The incumbent, working with the other staff hematologist/oncologist, will share duties to serve as a consultant for the hospitalist service on a relatively small inpatient unit.
In addition, the incumbent will oversee the chemotherapy unit. This includes but is not limited to determining treatment regimens, patient suitability for treatment, and initial management of chemotherapy complications. The candidate may perform d
Qualifications
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 compl
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