General Medical Oncology Physician

UPMC West Central PA; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

5 weeks PTO + holidays

Job summary

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Johnstown, PA is seeking a radiation oncologist to join a busy ACRO-accredited practice. The second full-time physician will contribute to high-quality, patient-centered care within a large regional network.

The role offers opportunities in clinical trials, teaching, and multidisciplinary collaboration, with competitive compensation, sign-on and relocation support, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• ABR board certification or eligibility.
• MD or DO degree.
• Ability to obtain Pennsylvania medical license prior to starting.

Responsibilities

• Treat a wide variety of malignancies in a community setting.
• Provide leadership across technology, quality and safety, resident education, and clinical trials.
• Participate in weekly prospective peer review and educational rounds.

Skills

ABR board certified/board eligible

Education

MD or DO degree

Job description

Join a growing program in the world renowned UPMC Hillman Cancer Center!

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center - Johnstown:

The UPMC Hillman Cancer Center endeavors to provide world class, technologically advanced and compassionate care close to where patients live; to this end, we are looking for a radiation oncologist to join a thriving community practice in Johnstown, PA - a family friendly community set in a region of great natural beauty.

The candidate will join as the second full-time physician in a busy ACRO-accredited practice, which enjoys a strong history in the community and a robust referral base; the practice has a typical daily treatment volume in the upper 20s with further growth expected due to recent Medical Oncology recruitment. The cancer center building houses both Radiation Oncology and Medical Oncology. The Radiation Oncology department is equipped 23ix LINAC with onboard imaging with Linac upgrade tentatively planned for 2027 and new PET/CT simulator in 2025. Support staff includes 3 therapists and a chief therapist, 1 dosimetrist, 1.7FTE nursing, 1 CRNP, flex-full financial counselor, 2 secretaries, and remote Varian physics support.

Physicians in the practice are well supported as part of an integrated, physician-led network of clinicians. Physicians participate in weekly prospective peer review as well as have opportunities to join monthly educational rounds led by disease site experts. Our ideal candidates will provide the highest level of care to our patients, which includes offering patients the opportunity to participate in our robust and growing clinical trial portfolio.

Sign-on Bonus and relocation expenses? Outstanding benefit package including health, dental, vision and pension? 5-weeks PTO plus holidays

Known for its pivotal role in the steel industry and its resilience through historic floods, Johnstown is a city that embodies strength and community spirit. Outdoor enthusiasts will love the numerous parks, hiking trails, and the nearby Conemaugh River for kayaking and fishing. There are numerous public and private grade schools and high schools. The fantastic highway infrastructure and train system offers safe travel to Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington DC and other destinations. With affordable living, a welcoming community, and easy access to Pittsburgh, Johnstown is an ideal place to live, work, and grow your career. There are also great neighboring communities within 35 miles of Johnstown that offer a closer destination into Pittsburgh if desired.

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is the region's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and is one of the largest integrated cancer networks in the United States, with over 70 locations throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Maryland, and international partnerships in Ireland, Italy and Croatia. UPMC is an integrated, global nonprofit enterprise: UPMC Health Plan has over 3 million members and is the largest health insurer in Western Pennsylvania. The Department of Radiation Oncology aspires to advance excellence in care for everyone, everywhere, every time.

About UPMCA $24 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates more than 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 800 doctors' offices and outpatient sites, and a more than 4- million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.5 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region's most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $900 million in federal, state and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial, and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. News consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation's best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of America's Best Children's Hospitals.

Professional Skills:

• We are seeking radiation oncologists who are comfortable treating a wide variety of malignancies in the community setting, supported by a large network of clinicians.
• We seek physicians motivated to provide leadership across a broad range of initiatives, including technology, quality and safety, resident education, and clinical trials.
• UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is strongly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Candidates must be ABR board certified/board eligible, have MD or DO degree, and are able to obtain Pennsylvania medical license prior to starting.