Junior Consultant - Medical Oncology

Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation is seeking a skilled oncology clinician in Bengaluru to lead chemotherapy planning, manage patient care, and participate in multidisciplinary tumour boards with surgical and radiation oncologists.

The role involves performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, maintaining thorough records, and ensuring adherence to safety protocols while counseling patients and families about prognosis and treatment options.

Responsibilities

• Chemotherapy & Regimen Planning: Design, prescribe, and manage chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormonal therapy protocols.
• Patient Management: Evaluate OPD and IPD cancer patients, conduct detailed clinical assessments, and manage treatment side effects and oncological emergencies.
• Multidisciplinary Tumour Board: Actively present and discuss complex cancer cases in multidisciplinary tumour boards alongside surgical and radiation oncologists.
• Procedure Execution: Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including bone marrow aspirates/biopsies, lumbar punctures, and intrathecal chemotherapy administration.
• Clinical Documentation: Maintain comprehensive clinical notes, electronic health records, treatment summaries, and discharge notes.
• Protocol & Safety Adherence: Enforce strict cytotoxic drug handling safety protocols, infection control measures, and evidence-based clinical guidelines (NCCN/ESMO).
• Patient Counseling: Provide empathetic counseling to patients and families regarding cancer diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, and palliative care goals.
• Junior Resident Supervision: Supervised and train senior residents, nurses, and medical staff in day-to-day ward and daycare operations.

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Chemotherapy & Regimen Planning: Design, prescribe, and manage chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormonal therapy protocols.
• Patient Management: Evaluate OPD and IPD cancer patients, conduct detailed clinical assessments, and manage treatment side effects and oncological emergencies.
• Multidisciplinary Tumour Board: Actively present and discuss complex cancer cases in multidisciplinary tumour boards alongside surgical and radiation oncologists.
• Procedure Execution: Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including bone marrow aspirates/biopsies, lumbar punctures, and intrathecal chemotherapy administration.
• Clinical Documentation: Maintain comprehensive clinical notes, electronic health records, treatment summaries, and discharge notes.
• Protocol & Safety Adherence: Enforce strict cytotoxic drug handling safety protocols, infection control measures, and evidence-based clinical guidelines (NCCN/ESMO).
• Patient Counseling: Provide empathetic counseling to patients and families regarding cancer diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, and palliative care goals.
• Junior Resident Supervision: Supervised and train senior residents, nurses, and medical staff in day-to-day ward and daycare operations.