The EASTERN Oklahoma VA Health Care System (EOVAHCS) is seeking applications for the position of staff physician, Hematology/Oncology. We're seeking a board certified, full-time employed physician to join our Hematology/Oncology department at the Eastern Oklahoma VA Medical Center Hospital. Our ideal candidate will enjoy a busy, clinical practice and be dual board certified in Hematology Oncology. We are specifically seeking someone with interest in solid tumors, sarcoma/melanoma, as well as hematology. Join a department that is expanding to better serve veteran patients!

  The Staff Physicians may have teaching opportunities due to our association with Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSUCOM) and the  Oklahoma University of  Oklahoma College of Medicine (OUCOM) program. Qualified applicants will have an MD/DO, current medical license and be board-certified or eligible in Hematology and/or Oncology. The ideal candidate for the staff physician positions will be suitable for academic appointment at OSUCOM and OUCOM. At the level of assistant, associate, or full professor, as supported  by a strong track record of academic and/or clinical excellence.  Applicants must also be eligible for appointment at the VA. The clinical activities of the Section of Hematology/Oncology span the breath of the subspecialty and are strongly supported by surgery, pathology, radiology and the other staff members of Medicine Service. 

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, (May be required to work evenings or weekends as a 24/7 Full-Time Physician).

Expected Salary

• Salary range is $270,000 to $340,000 & potential for annual performance bonus up to $15,000

Community Information

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa metropolitan area, a region with 1,023,988 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers and Wagoner counties.

Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe and most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muskogee (Creek) Nation.  It is situated on the Arkansas River between the Osage Hills and the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in northeast Oklahoma, a region of the state known as "Green Country". Considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma, Tulsa houses two art museums, full-time professional opera and ballet companies, and one of the nation's largest concentrations of art deco architecture.

We are offering a sign-on bonus!

Benefits:

•        potential annual performance bonus of up to an additional $15,000 K per year
•        Guaranteed salary increases
•        Licensure: 1 full & and unrestricted active U.S. license is required.
•        CME: $1,000/year
•        Malpractice: VHA physicians are covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act
•        No employment contracts, noncompete clauses, or restrictive covenants
•        26 days paid vacation; 13 days paid sick time; 12 paid federal holidays
•        Federal Retirement Pension and separate 401K with 5% agency match
•        Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
•        Nationwide Mobility – Relocate without loss of benefits, vacation, or pay

  Contract buy out program:    VHA Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years).   

• Must be U.S. Citizen – Non-US Citizens may be considered   
 
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the U.S.
 
• Board Certification in Hematology & Oncology is preferred, but Board Eligibility may also be considered.  Additional board certification in Internal Medicine is preferred

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About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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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