Oncologist

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The Community - Providence, RI

"Best city for foodies, " "No. 4 quirkiest city in America. " "No. 3 favorite U.S. city... " the awards for this capital city are countless. Providence combines the friendliness of a small town with the culture and sophistication of a big city. The city has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past 50 years and has a thriving arts community, vibrant and diverse neighborhoods, fantastic hotels, a renowned restaurant scene, and tons of this to do. Small city, huge impact!

Take a closer look at what can be experienced in Providence here!

Airport Information : T.F. Green International Airport

Your best bet getting into Providence, most assuredly, would be the T.F. Green International Airport. A short 16 minutes away the facility, this airport is supported by nine different airlines, to include : Allegiant, American Airlines, Breeze, Delta, jetBlue, Skyhigh, Southwest, Sun Country Airlines, and United and serves more than 100 daily nonstop flights and hundreds of connecting flight options.

For more information about the airport, check out their website here!

About the Facility - Providence VAMC

The Providence VA Medical Center's main campus provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care oncology, prescriptions, treatment for alcohol and drug abuse, and more. It offers 32 subspecialty clinics to meet the needs of Veterans, and the medical center delivers a broad range of services in medicine, surgery, and behavioral sciences and is currently operating 73 beds.

Facility Address : 830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908

RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• Physician shall be responsible for providing Oncology care, including, but not limited to : Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of various disease conditions related to Oncological disease or coagulopathies.
• Provide consultative services at the patient's bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and, in the clinic, setting if the patient can report to the outpatient clinic.
• pproximate clinical load per FTE is as follows : 5 hours of inpatient coverage per week; 26 hours of bookable clinical time per week. The remaining duty time dedicated to clinical follow-up and other assigned tasts as tumor board discussions. For bookable clinical time, approximate case load is 2 patients per hour.
• Be on-call to evaluate and treat Oncologist consults, clinic, and chemotherapy patients. Extensive inpatient and outpatient teaching of medical students and medical residents required.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient teaching of medical students and medical residents required.
• Provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Hematology / Oncology clinical patients.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement activities and meetings with committee participation as required by the VAMC Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

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