Description
The Medicine Department of James A. Haley Veterans Hospital is seeking a Hematologist/Oncologist to lead our dynamic team.
Facility Details:. VA Tampa was recently recognized by Newsweek as one of, “America's Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters 2024.” The VA Tampa Healthcare System provides outstanding health care, trains America's future health care providers, and conducts important medical research within our state-of-the-art VA facility here in Sunny Central Florida. We are improving the lives of Veterans and their families, who have so proudly served our nation, every day!
Position Details:
The VA Tampa Healthcare System is actively recruiting to fill a Board Certified or Board Eligible Hematologist/Oncologist to help care for our Veterans – America's Heroes. We are looking for individuals with broad experience in all aspects of clinical Hematology/Oncology. The Hematologist/Oncologist will supervise the department in addition to having dedicated time to provide direct patient care to our unique Veteran population.
Practice Highlights:
- Management of hematology/oncology patients in the outpatient, inpatient consult, and telehealth setting
- Conducting and enrolling patients into clinical trials
- Supervision and instruction of Hematology/Oncology Fellows from Moffitt Cancer Center/USF and oversee mid-level practitioners.
- Participation in multidisciplinary meetings
- Basic and translational research in hematology and/or oncology
- Currently, the department has 17 Fellows in half-day clinics and 2 Fellows on the in-patient service.
- Call is shared 1 in 7 with 6 attendees. Fellows are also available on call.
- There are 5 Oncology Nurse Navigators and one APRN in a Survivorship Clinic.
- Benefit of Work-life Balance
Duties and responsibilities include, but is not limited to:
- Physician's clinical activity shall be a function of the VAMC Executive Committee of the Medical Staff clinical privileging process.
- Provides direct hands-on patient care including evaluation and treatment of hematology/oncology patients, determination of whether patients need to be admitted to the hospital or managed in the outpatient setting, and management of chronic disease.
- Comprehensive initial medical/psychosocial history and physical examination
- Order appropriate diagnostic tests and work-up
- Review and interpret diagnostic tests and take appropriate action
- Formulate and record diagnostic impressions
- Refer patients to appropriate consultations both within the VA and in the community
- Provide clinical guidance to patients, families and other health care providers over the phone, secure messaging or through the mail to coordinate health care, educate and give advice
- Ensure accurate documentation of medical assessments, interactions, and observations
- Enter orders into CPRS for medication, consultations, testing etc.
- Demonstrates current clinical practice
- Attend Medical Center and community meetings, seminars, conferences
- Establishes inter-personal and intra-departmental relationships to enhance optimal patient care
- Demonstrates competent and effective oral and written communication and provides appropriate patient/family member teaching and education.
- Maintains familiarity and compliance with hospital infection prevention policies and procedures, ensuring the use of antiseptic methods of all in-clinic procedures
- Other duties as assigned
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs. This also includes participation in On-Call coverage for evenings, weekends and holidays).
Salary Range: $360,000-$375,000
**No State or Local Income Tax**
Retention Bonus: Eligible
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Position Eligible up to $200,000
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
Preferred Experience: Board certified/ board eligible Hematologist/Oncologist; 1-3 years of recent experience.
Community Highlights: Tampa, Florida is home to many great neighborhoods, ranging from active multifamily communities on the downtown waterfront to more relaxed single-family detached neighborhoods. Regardless of where you reside, you'll be sure to find one of Tampa's 146 parks nearby. Our parks offer many recreational and leisure activities, including playgrounds, jogging trails, tennis/pickleball, fishing and art studios.
Schools: The Florida Department of Education (Ranked #1 for the second year in a row) provides a tool to compare school districts within the State of Florida. Florida School Mapping Tool (fldoe.org)
Additional information about the area and events can be found at Tampa Bay Events - Calendar of Events (visittampabay.com)
Questions or Interested candidates may send CV to: VHATAMPhysicianProviderRecruitmentTeam@va.gov
Compensation Information:
$360000.0 / Annually - $360000.0 / Annually
Starting At: 360000.0 Annually
Up To: 375000.0 Annually
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