Part-time Radiation Oncologist (Hourly) | Radiation Oncology | SOM | M89926

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Unit: School Of Medicine MBU

Department: Radiation Oncology

Department Summary:

Established in 1987, VCU’s Department of Radiation Oncology
provides a full range of clinical services at the Virginia
Commonwealth University Medical Center and its regional affiliated
facilities. It is comprised of over 30 faculty in its three
divisions, spanning five clinical locations and treating
approximately 150 patients per day, with active, funded programs in
clinical research, medical physics, and molecular radiobiology. Our
team is an integral component of VCU’s Massey Comprehensive Cancer
Center, one of only two National Cancer Institute-designated
comprehensive cancer centers in Virginia.

Our Radiation Oncology team is highly unified and collaborative,
reflecting the discipline at large. Our faculty are committed to
providing exceptional and compassionate patient-focused patient
care, conducting cutting-edge research, and educating emerging
attending providers, medical physicists, and dosimetrists to
contribute to the ever-evolving field of Radiation Oncology.

Our clinical services currently include Varian True Beam LINAC with
body stereotactic capabilities and CT simulators available at the
HMP and CMH community facilities. Additionally, there is access to
the full complement of technological offerings of our downtown
location (Adult Outpatient Pavilion/AOP): ETHOS Helical LINAC
(installation in progress), MR LINAC (ViewRay), Varian EDGE for
stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy, 3T MR
simulator, and an image guided brachytherapy suite allowing
adaptive treatment.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Virginia Commonwealth
University is seeking a board-certified Radiation Oncologist to
provide clinical coverage in the form of consultative and external
beam radiotherapy treatment services during times of physician
absence at our downtown site or any of our satellite centers.

Our department offers radiation oncology physician services at five
distinct sites. Four of the five sites are located within 20
minutes of the main center in downtown Richmond, VA, and one is
located in South Hill, VA.

As an important part of our departmental team, hourly Radiation
Oncologists consistently deliver excellent clinical care to our
patient populations in ways that reflect current professional
practice norms and skills and remain consistent with accepted
medical practice guidelines. The incoming physician will
collaborate with our faculty, nursing, physics, dosimetry, and
technician teams to improve patient outcomes, participate in
quality improvement initiatives, and promote patient safety and
satisfaction.

• Clinical/Service : Time and effort [100%] shall be
devoted to the provision of clinical services through core
activities encompassed in the radiation oncology scope of practice,
including, but not limited to: new patient consultations, follow-up
visits, management of patients under treatment, brachytherapy
procedures, participation in tumor boards and in QA conferences.
Establishment and maintenance of clinical privileges at our
downtown and satellite facilities (typically renewed on a two-year
or three-year cycle) will also be required.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO degree (or equivalent) completed via an
ACGME-accredited program

• Board certification in Radiation Oncology from the American
Board of Radiology

• At least 5 years of clinical experience

• Ability to provide excellent clinical care across a broad range
of disease sites in a multi-disciplinary oncology setting

• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships in
order to establish and maintain strong referral patterns

• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment
of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of
patients, faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and
experiences, or a commitment to do so as an affiliate faculty
member at VCU

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

ORP Eligible: No

Flexible Work Arrangement: Other

Rank: Open

Tenure: Ineligible

Months: 12 months

Restricted: No

Contact Name: Ashley Krauss

Contact Email: ashley.krauss@vcuhealth.org