Hematology/Oncology Physician

Hematology/Oncology Physician

Located in northeastern Indiana, Fort Wayne is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 270,402 as of 2019 making it the second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis. Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana.

Fort Wayne was built in 1794 by the United States Army under the direction of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne, the last in a series of forts built near the Miami village of Kekionga. Named in Wayne's honor, the European-American settlement developed at the confluence of the St. Joseph, St. Mary's, and Maumee rivers as a trading post for pioneers. The village was platted in 1823 and underwent tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal and advent of the railroad. Once a booming manufacturing town located in what became known as the Rust Belt, Fort Wayne's economy in the 21st century is based upon distribution, transportation and logistics, healthcare, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and financial services. The city is a center for the defense industry which employs thousands.

Learn about Fort Wayne VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, Fort Wayne VAMC VA Northern Indiana Health Care System (VANIHCS) was formed in 1995 by the integration of the VA Medical Centers in Fort Wayne and Marion, Indiana. The Fort Wayne Campus offers primary and secondary medical and surgical services, and the Marion Campus offers a full range of mental health, nursing home care, and extended care services.

Since 1950 VANIHCS Fort Wayne Campus has been improving the health of the men and woman who have so proudly served our nation. The Fort Wayne campus has a 26 bed medical center providing acute medical and surgical services, as well as primary care, medical and surgical specialty care and mental health clinics. Fort Wayne Campus also offers programs for the treatment of disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SATP).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (included but not limited to): The Physician, as appropriate and within scope of practice/privileging, shall be responsible for providing Hematology/Oncology services in the following patient care areas: Outpatient Hematology/Oncology Clinic and Continuous Infusion Unit, consultative services in other inpatient areas of the medical center, i.e., Emergency Room, Intensive Care Units, Telemetry/Step-Down Units, General Medicine Ward and General Surgical Ward.

• Serve as the attending for inpatient, outpatient, and consultation services.
• Perform evaluations involving complete history and physical examinations and the ordering of laboratory studies relevant to the patient's medical problem.
• Supervise and assist midlevel providers and ancillary health personnel in their evaluation and management of patients.
• Perform acquisition of material from all orifices from venous blood, fluid collection, localized abscesses presenting to the skin.
• Perform arterial puncture and bone marrow biopsies.
• Perform peer reviews as requested.
• Services would also include taking call and attending Tumor Board/Cancer Committee meetings.

Evaluate and treat patients during a general Hematology Oncology outpatient clinic at the VA. Requirements:

• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property.
• Hematology provider(s)shall be Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Hematology/Oncology
• Be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency.

Shift: 8:00am-4:30pm / Monday – Friday On Call – 336 hour per annum