Job Description
Cetechs is looking for a Radiation Oncologist to join our team in at the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis, Missouri
Duties
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- Provides clinical instructions for physics, dosimetry, radiation therapists and other clinical staff as assigned.
- Responsible for providing all services in an efficient, high-quality, cost-effective manner within budget allocation.
- Works with the Chief, Radiation Oncology and Chief, Therapeutic and Diagnostic Imaging Service and other staff as appropriate, supports operations issues/problems resolution in a logical, step wise fashion.
- Participates in a forum in which staff identifies, communicates, and resolves issues related to Radiation Oncology Section, Medical Center ancillary and support operations, and VISN-wide mandates.
- Responsible for implementing the goal of improving care for patients within the Medical Center and VISN.
- Has basic understanding of managed care practices, including health care finance, billing, coding and documentation.
- Knowledge, ability and willingness to use and promote the dissemination among clinical staff of current automated technology for Health Information Management Sections (HIMS), patient data tracking, patient orders, etc.
- Participates in local administrative, management, quality assurance, and other assignments, meetings, or committees.
- Provides direct patient care as a consultant in outpatient clinics and/or inpatient wards and will participate in the Radiation Oncology Section on call schedule.
- Participates in regular peer review activities.
- Maintains patient records and files. Follows HIPPA guidelines regarding patient information.
- Ensures timely completion of daily clinic notes with accurate documentation and coding of services rendered.
- Practices radiation safety to reduce exposure to patients, staff, and self, in compliance with department and VA radiation safety procedures to maintain occupational exposures "as low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA).
- Provides patients with accurate and compassionate treatment.
- Follows established safety practices and reports as promptly as possible to unsafe conditions, unsafe practices or any occupational illness or injury sustained. Adheres to all safety and health standards regulations, work practices and uses proper protective equipment as required.
- Participates in quality assurance (QA) activities to include and provide data collection, data analysis, and trends and reports on changes based on data collection.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship; .
- Board certification in Radiation Oncology
- Expertise in 3D-CRT, IMRT, SBRT, and SRS
- Experience with Varian ARIA and Eclipse Treatment Planning System
- Minimum of 5 years clinical experience excluding residency
- Minimum case experience of 10 documented cases within the last two years for both SBRT and SRS
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.
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.
Cetechs does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
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Cetechs is a drug-free workplace.
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