Physician - Hematology and Oncology - Hematologist/Oncologist

Department: PCM-MAIN | Hematology and Oncology
Location: Phoenix
Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm
Position Summary
Posting Note: The Division of Hematology/Oncology at Phoenix Children’s, seeks full time, board eligible/board certified pediatric hematologist/oncologists with an interest in any of the following areas; benign hematology, or immune deficiencies and WBC disorders, or Bone Marrow Failure syndromes. Experience in research and programmatic development would be of interest as we seek to develop our programs in these areas.
Responsibilities include clinical care, teaching, and participation in clinical research. The candidate will be an integral and interactive member of the Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and participate in inpatient and outpatient management of hematology patients.
Our Center is the major referral center in the Southwestern region with approximately 1500 new hematology patients per year. We currently have a large hematology patient population with close to 550 congenital bleeding disorder patients followed at our federally funded Hemophilia Treatment Center, over 325 sickle cell/thalassemia patients, and close to 150 new thrombosis patients per year. We currently have multi-disciplinary clinics for hemophilia and other congenital bleeding disorders, immunohematology, neurovascular diseases, sickle cell/thalassemia, and other chronically transfused patients with various diagnoses including bone marrow failure and RBC enzyme deficiencies. The hematology team is a multidisciplinary team, committed to providing state-of-the-art care to the patients of the Southwest. We also have active clinical and laboratory research programs, and multiple open clinical trials. This is a growing population and we are looking for someone who desires to continue to expand and develop this program.
Successful candidates must be board eligible/board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and have an interest in hematology. Applicants should have the ability to work with teams on patient focused, division-centric, and hospital wide initiatives.
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

Provide patient care services for which he/she is clinically privileged, including but not limited to:

Provide direct patient care services on an inpatient and outpatient basis
Provide subspecialty consultations and follow-up.
Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services/procedures
Provide these services for urgent/emergent care as necessary
Strive to achieve the best patient and family centered care
Support Hospital’s patient satisfaction goals as well as division’s specific targets
Support and adhere to divisional patient safety and quality of care standards
Practices Contemporary Evidence based medicine or latest experience based medicine
Divisional Responsibilities

Establish and demonstrate effort to achieve annual physician goals and objectives (e.g. individual, division, hospital)
Support the medical education programs and activities of the Division, including but not limited to:

Provide direct supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services when applicable
Conduct teaching rounds, lectures and conference for trainees
Participate in the teaching and supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals assigned to the division
Participate in the postgraduate continuing educational activities of the division
Support the research endeavors of the division including the research initiatives by other members of the division
Support programmatic growth of division
Support satellite efforts of division when appropriate
Professionalism

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

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
Physician may conduct teaching rounds or conferences outside of Phoenix Children’s, particularly if these activities support divisional clinical and teaching programs/ initiatives.
Physician shall represent Phoenix Children’s in the medical and business communities and before the general public in a professional manner
The following physical and mental skills are essential to the physician’s ability to successfully perform the foregoing duties and responsibilities:

The ability to communicate by telephone, computer or other communication devices
The ability to perform after hours or night call responsibilities as needed
The ability to work regularly scheduled work hours
~ Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children’s Mission, Vision, & Values
Mission
To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families
Vision
Phoenix Children’s will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.
We realize this vision by:
Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families
Values
We place children and families at the center of all we do
We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable
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