Pediatric Hematology Oncology - Leukemia and Lymphoma

The Division of Hematology/Oncology and BMT at Phoenix Children's seeks a full time, board eligible/certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist to join the Leukemia and Lymphoma Section. We are seeking a candidate with specific interest in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies, who also has an interest in the design and conduct of early phase clinical trials. Responsibilities include inpatient and outpatient clinical care in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) at Phoenix Children's, as well as teaching and participation in clinical and translational research.

The CCBD sees, on average, 400 new oncology patients per year, of which more than 140 are patients with hematologic malignancies. We have additional active clinical and research programs in solid tumor, neuro-oncology, hematology, BMT/Cell Therapy, palliative medicine, and survivorship. The CCBD is an active member of national and international trial consortia, including COG, POETIC, TACL, the Histiocyte Society, and NACHO, and offers phase I and II industry-sponsored studies, and investigator-initiated trials. Our ACGME-approved pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship program is approved for three fellows/year. A close working relationship and physician liaison exists with our BMT & Cell Therapy program, which provides services for patients requiring life-saving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies, including CAR-T cell treatment.

Faculty can leverage extraordinary clinical and research opportunities in collaboration with our three academic and clinical partners, the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Creighton University, and the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Qualified candidates should have a strong interest in mentoring learners and in program development, be academically productive, and must be board-eligible/certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, subspecialty Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with experience.

The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Phoenix Children's sees on average approximately 400 new oncology patients per year and has additional active clinical and laboratory research programs in oncology, neuro-oncology, survivorship, hemophilia, and phase I/phase II investigational drug development.

Our ACGME approved fellowship program in pediatric hematology/oncology is approved for 3 fellows per year and has affiliations with the Mayo Clinic, the Arizona Cancer Center, and the University of Arizona. The BMT program offers a one-year subspecialty fellowship in bone marrow transplantation/cellular therapy.

Phoenix Children's, the only freestanding Children's Hospital in Arizona, houses a designated wing with 16 HEPA-filtered, positive pressure rooms for particularly immune-deficient patients.

Phoenix Children's is a comprehensive tertiary and quaternary care center that also serves as a primary pediatric teaching facility for learners from the University of Arizona, Mayo Clinic Arizona, and Creighton University, with residency and fellowship programs in multiple specialties.
Phoenix Children's is an equal opportunity employer offering competitive salary and benefits in a setting supportive of individual and professional growth. Academic appointments are through Mayo Clinic Arizona and the University of Arizona-College of Medicine, Phoenix.

The staff physician shall provide patient care services and will support the Phoenix Children's mission of providing hope, healing and the best health care for children and their families.

Position Duties

• Patient Care Services

  1) Provide patient care services for which he/she is clinically privileged, including but not limited to:
  a) Provide direct patient care services on an inpatient and outpatient basis
  b) Provide subspecialty consultations and follow-up.
  c) Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services/procedures
  d) Provide these services for urgent/ emergent care as necessary
  2) Strive to achieve the best patient and family centered care
  3) Support Hospital's patient satisfaction goals as well as division's specific targets
  4) Support and adhere to divisional patient safety and quality of care standards
  5) Practices Contemporary Evidence based medicine or latest experience based medicine

• Divisional Responsibilities

  1) Establish and demonstrate effort to achieve annual physician goals and objectives (e.g. individual, division, hospital)
  2) Support the medical education programs and activities of the Division, including but not limited to:
  a) Provide direct supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services when applicable
  b) Conduct teaching rounds, lectures and conference for trainees
  c) Participate in the teaching and supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals assigned to the division
  d) Participate in the postgraduate continuing educational activities of the division
  3) Support the research endeavors of the division including the research initiatives by other members of the division
  4) Support programmatic growth of division
  5) Support satellite efforts of division when appropriate

• Professionalism

  1) Treat colleagues, Phoenix Children's employees and customers with courtesy, dignity and respect
  2) Promote safe, cooperative and professional health care environment
  3) Support Phoenix Children's mission, vision and values, including family centered care, excellence in clinical care, leadership, collaboration, and accountability

• Other activities

  1) Physician shall support the Division Chief in his/her role as liaison to the professional community and general public as requested by the Division Chief
  2) Physician may conduct teaching rounds or conferences outside of Phoenix Children's, particularly if these activities support divisional clinical and teaching programs/ initiatives.
  3) Physician shall represent Phoenix Children's in the medical and business communities and before the general public in a professional manner
  4) The following physical and mental skills are essential to the physician's ability to successfully perform the foregoing duties and responsibilities:
  a) The ability to communicate by telephone, computer or other communication devices
  b) The ability to perform after hours or night call responsibilities as needed
  c) The ability to work regularly scheduled work hours

• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.