Hematologist / Oncologist –Southbury / New Milford, Connecticut – 75 Miles from New York City

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Hematology / Oncology Opportunity –Southbury / New Milford, Connecticut – 75 Miles from New York City

Nuvance Health has an exciting new opportunity for a Hematologist / Oncologist in our Southbury and New Milford Connecticut offices, affiliated with Danbury and New Milford Hospitals, about 75 miles outside of New York City. Our Cancer Institute is growing rapidly as we are expanding our clinical trial portfolio and positioning ourselves to be a destination cancer program in this region.

• Our Chair of the Cancer Institute, Dr. Adam Boruchov, and Dr. George Zahrah, Regional Chief and Medical Director, Oncology East, will be attending the upcoming ASCO conference this June in Chicago, and will be available to meet with interested candidates.
• $50,000 Sign on bonus / retention package plus relocation allowance is available for full time candidates.

The ideal candidate will be board certified in oncology and will have the opportunity to develop some breast sub-specialization within the practice. Patients will be seen in both our Southbury and New Milford office locations. We offer a highly competitive compensation package, including base salary plus incentives and allowances for CMEs and Dues expenses.

Danbury and New Milford Hospitals are part of Nuvance Health, which includes 7 hospitals / cancer centers throughout western Connecticut and southeastern New York and diagnoses approximately 4600 new cancer cases each year. Danbury Hospital provides our hospital systems and multi-specialty practice with tertiary oncology services and is accredited by The American College of Surgeons as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program. Danbury has many of the key elements of a comprehensive oncology service line in place, including state-of-the-art radiation oncology and Surgical specialty services in Breast, Thoracic, Gastrointestinal, Gynecologic, Genitourinary Oncology and Hepatobiliary Surgery. Nurse navigation, genetic counseling and screening are available onsite. There is ample opportunity to pursue research and clinical trials.

Established in 1885, Danbury Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital providing Greater Danbury area residents convenient access to exceptional care. Danbury Hospital has 371 beds and is a Level II Trauma Center with approximately 70,000 ED visits per year. As a teaching hospital, we are affiliated with the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, and Yale School of Medicine. Our employed Medical Group includes 1000+ physicians and advanced practice providers, serving a geographically broad region throughout Western Connecticut and eastern New York.

New Haven and Litchfield Counties border Fairfield County. Southbury is located along Route 84 in Connecticut about 20 miles east of Danbury. The area enjoys both regional proximity to New York City culture and access to a wide variety of venues for 4 season outdoor and indoor recreational activities. There are highly rated public and private schools and universities throughout the region. Boston, New York City, New Haven and Hartford are easily accessible.

Nuvance Health serves 1.5 million residents across New York and Connecticut and includes more than 2,600 aligned physicians, 12,000 employees, seven hospitals (Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Northern Dutchess Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center, Sharon Hospital, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center), a large network of primary care and specialty practices, and multiple affiliated organizations.

For more information or to apply for this position, please contact Jeanette Unger, Director of Physician Recruitment, via email jeanette.unger@nuvancehealth.org or phone (203)739-7864. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

We are a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and therefore eligible employees may qualify for forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Qualified Applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.

Compensation : $400,000-$600,000 / per year relative to experience and position.