Full Time Radiation Oncologist

We are seeking a 5th full time radiation oncologist in a growing single location private practice in Western Massachusetts.

Pioneer Valley Radiation Oncology is a single specialty private practice with an exclusive contract to provide radiation services to the largest health care system in the region. Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts services close to 1,000,000 people. The hospital system includes four hospitals in addition to the main institution. ACRO accredited Radiation Oncology services are offered only at the D’Amour Baystate Regional Cancer Center which is located in Springfield, several blocks from the hospital. All of our physicians have academic appointments with UMass-Chan Medical School.

The Cancer Center provides a shared clinic space with a growing Medical Oncology group. Radiation Oncology encompasses the majority of the first floor with a dedicated large bore Siemens CT simulator, 4 Elekta beam matched linear accelerators (2 Infinity with Align RT, 2 Versa HD with planned upgrade to Evos over the next 3 years including ExacTrac Dynamic with gating), Nucletron afterloader HDR brachytherapy suite with dedicated CT scanner and on-site anesthesia. Systems include Mosaiq, Monaco, Oncentra, MIM auto contouring with AI, automated planning with LumonusAI and Adaptiiv 3D printing on site. Staffing consists of 4+ physicists, 3+ dosimetrists, 4 nurses, 19 therapists, medical assistants and 4 administrative assistants. Over 1,300 consults are performed annually with a wide range of diagnoses and strong specialty support.

Our group participates in seven weekly multidisciplinary tumor boards, chart rounds, operational meetings and staff meetings. We are very data driven and each radiation oncologist assumes the role of a lead in specific disease sites and is responsible for attending that tumor board as well as leading the program to change any paradigms or processes associated with that disease.

Benefits of PVRO partnership

• Equal financial and voting partners
• No buy-in
• Strong social and clinical support from colleagues
• Radiation services are only offered at the Cancer Center. No satellite coverage.
• Generous vacation and personal time
• Fully funded retirement
• Fully covered health insurance with medical reimbursement plan
• Prior authorization/Billing/Practice management teams
• Academic appointment with teaching and research opportunities (not required)

Requirements

• American Board of Radiology Board Certification or Board Eligible
• Experience with IMRT, SRS/SRT, SBRT, HDR brachytherapy
• Join a team of engaged and friendly radiation oncologists as a family member

About Baystate Health

We are a 716-bed independent academic medical center. We are the community's major referral hospital, and we provide a wide range of services, including:

• Cancer care
• Heart and vascular disease care
• Critical care medicine
• Digestive disorder care
• Laboratory services
• Neurological disorders
• Obstetrics and gynecology care
• Advanced care for many other injuries, illnesses, and conditions
• Ranked among highest performing hospitals nationally by U.S. News & World Report
• Among only 1% of hospitals to be recognized by Magnet® 4 consecutive times
• Named a top 50 cardiovascular hospital by Watson Health
• In addition to our outstanding care for adults, we also treat children with acute and chronic illnesses at Baystate Children's Hospital, which is located on our main Springfield campus.

Location

Baystate is located in Springfield, Massachusetts approximately 90 minutes West of Boston and only 3 hours Northeast of New York City. You could work in an idyllic New England location in the Knowledge Corridor with easy access to Boston and New York, mountains and coastline. Live in the region where people travel for vacation which is our home in the Pioneer Valley, near the Mohawk Trail and the Berkshire Mountain range, with epic sweeping views of the forests and hills.