Radiation Oncologist

CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group is searching for a full time board- certified or board-eligible radiation oncologist to join our practice in Bardstown, KY. New graduates and early career board-certified/board-eligible candidates are encouraged to apply! We are a community practice that is part of the national CommonSpirit Health organization and maintain an affiliation with the Cleveland Clinic Cancer program which promotes a culture of continuous quality improvement. There are active tumor boards for GI, Breast, Lung, and General that are available network-wide throughout Kentucky. Our clinic is fully ACR and COC accredited. National clinical trials are available for enrollment. We have a new linear accelerator installed in June 2023! There will be ample opportunity to establish and build an SBRT/SRS program and experience in this area is ideal. You will join a solo clinic but with a group of 3 radiation oncologists based around the KY market along with 2 medical dosimetrists and 2 medical physicists (recruiting for a 3rd position for both). We have 1 full time RN, 1 nurse navigator, 2 full time radiation therapists, nutritionist, geneticist, and a social worker. You will work closely with 1 full time on site medical oncologist. 

Position Highlights:
New Elekta Versa HD Linear Accelerator with 6DoF couch
EPIC for primary EMR
Pinnacle v18 for treatment planning and MOSAIQ for R&V
DIBH capability has been purchased, awaiting installation
4.5 days per week (clinic closed after 12pm on Fridays)
Average 8-12 patients on treatment with potential for growth with
new SBRT/SRS capability

Opportunity Details:

• Competitive Base salary
• Production bonus
• Sign on bonus
• Relocation allowance
• Comprehensive health benefits
• 401k matching
• CME allowance and additional time off
• Paid Time Off
• Quality Incentives
   

Essential Duties:

• Understand, support, and implement the mission of the facility to deliver health care to those in need in the performance of all job responsibilities.
• Ensure that patient care meets or exceeds the facility quality standards.
• Ensure that patient satisfaction meets or exceeds standards set by the facility.
• Educate patients on both clinical and managed care.
• Participate in clinic and network task forces as requested and appropriate.
• Function as an effective clinic team member.
• Meet productivity standards.
• Effectively use clinic financial and other performance information.

Education:

• Board Certified - or eligible.

License/Certification:

• Kentucky Licensure.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
• Adheres to and exhibits our core values:
  Reverence:  Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.
  Integrity:  Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.
  Compassion:  Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community.
  Excellence:  Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community

Catholic Health Initiatives and its organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers

Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is a part of CommonSpirit Health™, a nonprofit, Catholic health system committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

CommonSpirit was created by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health as a single ministry in early 2019.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 137 hospitals and more than 1,000 care centers serving 21 states; and through more than $4 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and government program services.

With a large geographic footprint representing diverse populations across the U.S. and a mission to serve the most vulnerable, CommonSpirit is a leader in advancing the shift from sick care to well care, and advocating for social justice.

CommonSpirit Health also supports a range of community health programs, research programs, virtual care services, and home health programs addressing the root causes of poor health such as access to quality care and health equity, affordable housing, safe neighborhoods, and a healthy environment. Learn more at www.commonspirit.org.

Committed to welcoming everyone. 

At CommonSpirit Health, we believe in cultivating a workplace in which diversity is celebrated and all people are included, respected, valued and celebrated. We lean on the variety of our colleagues’ perspectives and backgrounds to challenge ourselves and to create a workplace that supports diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

CommonSpirit Health™ and its organizations are an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Flaget Memorial Hospital, a 40-bed Bardstown hospital is the only facility in the Nelson County area and treats patients from Marion, Washington, Spencer, Bullitt, and LaRue counties in addition to Nelson County.

The hospital opened a new award-winning facility in 2005 and became part of Saint Joseph Health System in early 2008.

Services offered include Flaget Birth Center, Flaget Cancer Center, Pain Management Center, Sleep Disorders Center, Flaget Center for Weight Loss Surgery, and Women's Care of Bardstown. Off-site services include Flaget Immediate Care Clinic, and Hospice of Nelson County.

At CHI Saint Joseph Health, part of Catholic Health Initiatives, we're dedicated to building healthier communities. Our comprehensive health system offers 135 locations throughout central and eastern Kentucky, including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes and home health agencies.

Centrally located in the heart of the Bluegrass, Bardstown sits in the midst of a variety of unique and diverse attractions, restaurants and shopping. Its picturesque, small-town atmosphere makes Bardstown very appealing to leisure travelers looking for all sorts of fun. Named the most beautiful small town in America and the bourbon capital of the world, Bardstown was settled in 1780 and is Kentucky's 2nd oldest city. 

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