Melanoma Oncologist at The Medical University of South Carolina

The Hollings Cancer Center’s Division of Hematology and Oncology at the Medical University of South Carolina is NCI Designated, Nationally Ranked, Magnet Recognized and seeking a Melanoma Oncologist to continue driving our cutting-edge cancer center forward and to provide top-notch patient care to our South Carolina.  

About MUSC Hollings Cancer Center: Hollings Cancer Center is the state’s only National Cancer Institute and one of only 71 NCI centers in the U.S. The center has NCI approved programs in developmental cancer therapeutics, cancer immunology, cancer biology, and cancer control, as well as multiple shared resource cores and state-of-the-art clinical and research facilities. These include a highly developed clinical trials office with a growing multi-center trials network and Phase I trials program, a translational science laboratory, a robust biorepository and tissue analysis resource, and a clean-cell evaluation and therapy facility. Clinical and translational research at The Hollings Cancer Center is supported by transdisciplinary cancer teams in seven tumor specific working groups and within the university is supported by a NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award. In addition, the Hollings Cancer Center functions in close partnership with pediatric oncology faculty in the recently opened Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.  

Required Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Medical Oncology or Hematology/Oncology 
• Eligible for SC licensure 
• Strong clinical experience in general medical oncology is required. Tumor specific interest/expertise in Melanoma.

Position Highlights:

• Normal office schedule (M-F 8am – 5pm) 
• Call would be approximately 1:6 for weekdays and 1:10 for weekends.
• Up to 20% subspecialty clinic, salaried time will be provided for scholarship and 50 hours of teaching required annually. 

Benefits & Resources for Physicians:

• Faculty appointment with academic rank and salary commensurate with qualifications
• Excellent benefits package, including a pension and optional tax-deferred contributions
• Paid malpractice coverage with Sovereign Immunity
• Paid parental leave
• 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays
• CME allowance + paid days off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• One-on-one support services for managing student debt
• Epic EHR with physician-centered optimization and robust user support
• AI-enabled documentation and workflow tools integrated into Epic to reduce administrative burden and support clinical decision-making at the point of care
• Team-based care models that support sustainable workloads, shared responsibility, and physician well-being

Life in Charleston, SC: A city frequently named one of the best places in America to live. This charming coastal city offers residents a unique mix of history, culture, arts, innovation, and natural beauty. In Charleston, you can explore miles of pristine beaches and waterways in the morning, and wind your way along shaded cobblestone streets, exploring centuries-old historic homes in the afternoon. At night, visit one of Charleston’s many award-winning restaurants to enjoy traditional Lowcountry cuisine prepared by world-class chefs. Charleston is a place where you can live your life to its fullest.

About MUSC: South Carolina’s leading academic health system, MUSC Health serves patients across the state through a growing network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty services. As the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health integrates academic medicine, research, and education with a strong commitment to patient care. Physicians who join MUSC Health become part of a mission-driven organization recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and meaningful investment in physicians’ success. With opportunities in both academic and community settings, MUSC Health provides the scale, resources, and infrastructure to support meaningful, long-term physician careers.

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state's only integrated academic health system, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and 850 residents and fellows in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. With $298 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and our partners accelerates the movement of scientific discoveries that improve lives.

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state.

The College of Medicine is comprised of both clinical and basic science departments that are involved in education, clinical care, and research in the basic, translational and clinical sciences.

The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.

The medical University of South Carolina is a part of MUSC Health, as the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.

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