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Clinical Chief of Hematology/Oncology

Employer
UMass Memorial Medical Center – University of Massachusetts Medical School
Location
Worcester, Massachusetts
Posted Date
Jan 27, 2016

Job Details

Clinical Chief of Hematology/Oncology

UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc.

Worcester, Massachusetts

UMass Memorial Health Care is seeking an outstanding clinician and leader for a Clinical Chief of Hematology/Oncology position. The Clinical Chief, an employee of UMass Memorial and a faculty member of University of Massachusetts Medical School, is responsible for the delivery of hematology/oncology services and is accountable to the UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Medical Group for the quality of patient services delivered by the members of the division. All clinicians within the division work under the direction of the Clinical Chief at all times to assure their competency and maximize their capabilities as described in their scope of practice.

Our ideal candidate will be board certified in hematology or oncology with academic medical center experience and current administrative and/or leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will have many duties including:

  • Leadership: Develop a vision and oversee all clinical activities of the division, including fostering a collaboration established in 2014 between UMass Memorial Health Care and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to provide optimal care for patients with rare or complex cancers, to expand access to clinical trials, and to create distinctive educational and training opportunities for clinicians
  • Quality and Safety: Oversee hematology/oncology services for ambulatory clinics, community hospitals, and other outreach facilities, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, inpatient and ED consults and services, and hemophilia program
  • Regulatory: Reviews credentials and hospital privileges of clinicians and monitors medical documentation practices by division, providing intervention if necessary
  • Budgetary: Fiscal responsibility for the clinical activities of the division
  • Daily Operational Activities: Provides 24-hour availability and, when necessary, appoints an appropriately qualified designee

This employed position offers a competitive salary and benefits package. An academic appointment will be commensurate with experience and credentials.

UMass Memorial Health Care is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts and the clinical partner of UMass Medical School. UMass Memorial Health Care serves more than one million people in Central Massachusetts and the surrounding region. The system includes four hospitals with a total of 1,125 beds, 1,700 physicians who are active medical staff, 550 residents/fellows, 3,000 registered nurses, and 12,350 total employees. UMass Memorial Medical Center, the system’s tertiary referral center, is located in Worcester, MA, the second largest city in New England. The area offers a broad range of excellent schools and highly regarded colleges. It offers easy access to Boston, Cape Cod, the Berkshires, and Providence, Rhode Island, all of which are within an hour’s drive.

For consideration please send a CV and Letter of Intent to:

Sheri Keitz, MD, PhD

Chief, General Internal Medicine

Clinical Chief of Hematology and Oncology Search Committee Chair

Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine

UMass Memorial Medical Center/University of Massachusetts Medical School

C/o Carolyn Jacobs, Physician Recruiter

E-mail: Carolyn.Jacobs@umassmemorial.org

Phone: 774-442-9412

Company

UMass Memorial Health is the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and the largest healthcare system in Central and Western Massachusetts. It is a not-for-profit/nonprofit healthcare network providing all levels of primary to quartary healthcare.

Company info
Telephone
508-713-3156
Location
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester
MA
01655
US

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