Hematologist Oncologist

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties :

Suggest diagnostic evaluations on adult (>

18 years of age) patients with confirmed or suspected cancer, coagulation disorders, or B-9 or malignant blood disorders.

• Provide treatment recommendations to patients with confirmed cancer, coagulation disorders, or B-9 or malignant blood disorders.
• Interpret the results of the ordered tests, including exam of blood smears.
• Explain and discuss procedures, test results, or prescribed treatment with the patient.
• Monitors lab results, medication adherence, medication toxicities and treatment results.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS : The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above :

• Provides clinical and didactic teaching to residents, medical students and staff.
• Represents the practice at Hospital committees in such a manner that the burden of attending the meetings is reasonably distributed among all of the physicians in the group.
• Assists in recruiting and interviewing of new physicians and staff to the practice.
• Attends Directors' and Committee meetings.
• Acquires the necessary CME credits and takes the certification examination to maintain re-certification status.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), issued by the Accreditation Council on Medical Education.
• Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine or Board eligible.
• Current Medical licensure issued by PA State Board of Medicine or the PA State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Successful completion of Hematology / Oncology fellowship.
• A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.

e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

At least three (3) years clinical patient care experience as a specialist (fellowship included).

COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

ATTENTION / CONCENTRATION The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others :

The position requires strong concentration skills. The individual must have the ability to voluntarily sustain concentration to a task over an extended period of time as a result of an effortful and usually deliberate heightened and focused state of attention.

NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material :

A large portion of this position required reliance on verbal memory and new learning. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form, is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job.

The individual must be able to attend to and process multiple bits of information simultaneously. The individual must be able to organize and categorize this information effectively so that later recall is feasible.

PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think (in order to solve a problem) by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought :

The position required much autonomy of thought and problem solving. The individual must be able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems.

The individual must be able to think abstractly, which is manifested in the ability to form concepts, use categories, generalize from single instances, apply procedural rules and general principles, and be aware of subtle or intrinsic aspects of a problem.

The development of hypothesis and potential solutions to problems involves careful interpretation, analysis and diagnosis.

The individual must be able to collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. The individual must be able to think creatively with a degree of inventiveness, experimentation and intuition.

They must be able to deal with a variety of concrete and abstract variables.

APTITUDES : The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act :

Leadership, control and planning : Ability to accept responsibility for leadership, direction, control, planning, negotiating, organizing, directing, supervising, formulating practices, or making final decisions.

Repetitive work : Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace.

Performing under stressful conditions : Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job.

Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.

Variety and change : Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.

Communication : Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.

Interpersonal relations : Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts;

to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.

BENEFITS WE OFFER :

• Deferred Savings and Retirement Programs with generous employer match and annual contribution
• Healthcare coverage and multiple plan options to meet individual and family needs
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts for further pre-tax savings
• Employer paid Professional Liability Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance benefits
• Annual CME payout with time off
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