Director of Medical Oncology & Hematology opportunity in Knoxville, TN

Company: Britt Medical Search
Location: Knoxville
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Oncology Group is seeking a Medical Director to lead its growing team of medical oncologists/hematologists and advanced practice providers. Join the largest providers of cancer care in East Tennessee, with eight locations throughout the region. The group currently is made up of 25 Providers (10 Medical Oncologists/ Hematologists, 3 GYN Oncologists, and 12 Advanced Practice Providers) covering eight locations with over 50,000 patient visits annually. Covenant Health includes nine acute care hospitals, and more than 5,000 cancer cases are diagnosed annually within the health system. The Medical Director will be responsible for the overall clinical oversight for the group and medical oncology program in collaboration with the leadership team. This will include identifying, setting, and measuring group/program goals, ensuring patient safety and quality of care, meeting patient experience targets, management of physicians and advanced practice providers, support for clinical research development, serving as group/program clinical liaison internally and externally, and program development. The Medical Director will enjoy a competitive salary with a generous sign-on bonus, RVU bonus potential, an excellent benefits package including generous CME allowance, paid malpractice insurance, and flexible relocation assistance.Center has a legacy of providing high quality cancer care in East Tennessee and its six comprehensive cancer center locations serve as the regional hub for cancer care in the area. It offers some of the area s most advanced cancer diagnostic services and treatments, including advanced PET imaging exams, breast tomosynthesis, Gamma Knife Icon, nine state-of-the-art linear accelerators, and a robust clinical research program. Our physicians are supported by a team of nurse navigators, dietitians, genetic counselors, clinical trials specialists, physicists, pharmacists, therapists, technologists, oncology nurses, social workers, and counselors providing comprehensive patient care. It has several notable programs and attributes that support the program, including:

• Progressive patient support programs such as disease-specific nurse navigators, financial navigation, genetic counseling, clinical research, cancer outreach services, and nutrition and social services
• Disease-specific tumor conferences and multi-disciplinary clinics
• Robust clinical research program
• Resident-trained oncology pharmacists
• Accreditation by the ACOS Commission on Cancer
• Supported by a referral base of over 300 employed Covenant Medical Group providers The Community: Knoxville, TN is an incredible southern gem. It is a beautiful, mid-sized southern city with a big town vibe. There is also NO state income tax. We have recently been ranked a top 10 college town. The University of Tennessee s main undergraduate campus is located near-by to the hospital with world class, family-friendly sports and activities. We have a local minor league baseball team that draws quite a crowd on game days. We are also located 15 mins from the international airport. There are many beautiful lakes in the area, which most avail themselves of in the summer months. The most visited national park, Smokey Mountain National Forest is 45 minutes away and has a myriad of tourist attractions and other family-friendly activities, including Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Dollywood s amusement park and their waterpark. We also have a restaurant scene that truly rivals that of bigger cities and recently have had an explosion of craft beer with more than 12 micro-breweries and distilleries open in the area. We are in close proximity to Asheville, NC, Nashville, TN and Chattanooga, TN each approx. 2 hours away and 3 hours away from Atlanta. The cost of living in Knoxville is also very good. Home prices are lower than most other parts of the country. This is a great city to raise a family in.
  
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