Career Center

The Memphis VA Medical Center has an opening for an on-site Hematology-Oncology Physician that offers a dual academic appointment with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). The position reports directly to the Section Chief of Hematology Oncology and is administratively responsible to the Chief of Medicine (Specialty Care). The Hematology-Oncology Clinic consists of three physicians and a host of medical support staff.

The Medical Center consists of one main campus and ten community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs). It’s a 1a complexity tertiary care facility and part of the largest healthcare system in the world. It’s located in one of the fastest growing Veteran population regions in the United States. The facility provides comprehensive care to over 47,000 Veterans in a 52-county area of Western Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, and Northeast Arkansas. It includes 236 inpatient beds with a 26-bed Spinal Cord Injury Unit and offers in-house Radiation Therapy. It is a teaching hospital, providing guidance to a full range of residents, fellows, and patient care services, using state-of-the-art technology.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Clinical practice, supervising and teaching fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Conduct rounds with fellows, residents, and medical students in inpatient settings.
• Provide consultation in Hematology-Oncology, both for diagnosis and treatment in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Share attending call responsibilities, covering some nights, weekends, and holiday calls as needed.
• Works as a member of Specialty Care, multidisciplinary health care team that collaborates with other members of the team to provide care to Veterans.
• Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations to other clinical services and order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic studies.
• Validate the effectiveness of previously implemented medical treatment.
• Conduct patient follow-up as appropriate for health promotion and disease prevention.
• Include patient, family, and caregivers in planning care and establishing realistic, measurable goals for health maintenance/improvement.
• Record/document health appraisal information, clinical assessments, treatment decisions, plan of care, ongoing management and the therapeutic outcomes, medication orders, diagnostic tests, referral consultations, accomplishing all using the electronic comprehensive patient record system (CPRS) daily.
• Exhibit leadership in initializing changes in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from research and studies.
• Stay informed on developments in the management and treatment of diseases and illness through continuing education.

Area Overview:

The medical center is located in the metropolitan area of Memphis, TN, on the bluffs of the Mighty Mississippi River. It’s the hub of the United States and is known as the birthplace of Blues, Rock & Roll, and low & slow cooked barbecue. It’s also home to the infamous Grizzlies NBA Team! You could savor your way through the ‘cue capital of the world and explore the best of Memphis-style barbecue from hole-in-the-wall hidden gems to world-class dining experiences! You’ll get it all on the Memphis barbecue trail. Many know Memphis as being home to “Memphis-Style Barbecue”, but it’s also the “Wing Capital” of the world with more chicken establishments (200+) than barbecue joints. Plan a visit and enjoy the nightlife on Beale Street, take a tour of Elvis Presley’s Graceland, or a visit to the historic Peabody Hotel and watch the royal ducks walk the red carpet. The options are unlimited!

Apply today and become a part of the world’s largest healthcare system and serve those who served the nation.

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

Requirements:

• BE/EC in Hematology Oncology
• Eligible for a Faculty Appointment at UTHSC
• Full and unrestricted license from ANY state
• US Citizenship
• Be proficient in the written and spoken use of the English language

About Memphis VA Medical Center

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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