Oncology, Surgical Oncologist

Job Description

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• Join Surgical Institute of South Dakota a growing private group of 11 surgeons and 9 advanced practice providers, established in the community for 40 years.
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• Surgical Oncology practice focusing on stomach, foregut, melanoma, carcinoma, small bowel, hepatobiliary, and esophageal cases.
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• Surgical Institute is located on the Avera McKennan Campus. Enjoy multidisciplinary collaboration not only with surgical partners but also with 10 medical oncologists, 3 breast surgeons, 3 gynecologic oncologists, 7 radiation oncologists, 3 palliative medicine physicians, 5 Hematology, Transplant and Cellular Therapy physicians. Weekly tumor conferences which include; Lung, Breast, Digestive Disease, GYN/GU, General Tumor, Head and Neck, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Hepatobiliary, Hematology, Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Genomics and Metastatic Breast.
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• Newly renovated inpatient surgical suites, outpatient surgery center built within the last 13 years, and 5 daVinciXI/V5 surgical robotics system.
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• Academic appointments available through the USD School of Medicine. Teaching opportunities with medical students and family medicine residents.
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• Research opportunities of Phase 1, 2, 3 clinical trials in conjunction with pharma, alliance NCCTG, and RTOG supported by a team of specialized cancer research coordinators.
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• Highly competitive salary loan assistance & a generous benefit package.
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• No State income tax.
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Avera Health & Avera McKennan & Avera Cancer Institute

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• Located on the campus of Avera McKennan which is a 545-bed hospital that serves as the tertiary referral center for the Avera Health System, a non-profit Catholic organization.
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• The Avera footprint spans 72,000 square miles in the states of SD, MN, IA, NE, & ND, with a patient catchment area of 2 million people providing a massive referral network of more than 1,300 physicians & advanced practice providers in 315 locations & over 3 million visits per year.
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• Avera’s cancer patients receive treatment at 6 highly integrated state of the art Avera Cancer Institutes. In Sioux Falls, the Avera Cancer Institute includes radiation oncology, chemotherapy, diagnostic mammography services & PET CT. Patients receive services at an onsite outpatient lab & pharmacy & can take advantage of comprehensive onsite support services such as patient advocates, social workers, genetic counseling, art therapy, music therapy & chaplaincy.
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