Hematology Oncology-Medical Director - Physician - Albany, NY
Job Description
Practice Location: St. Peters Health Partners
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- Albany - 315 South Manning Blvd, Albany, NY 12208 \n
- Troy - 2215 Burdett Ave. Troy, NY 12180 \n
- Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, closed on Saturdays and Sundays. \n
Package Highlights:
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- Annual Salary: $550,000 - 600,000 year 1 & 2, plus a WRVU productivity model \n
- Annual Salary: $650,000 years 3-5 \n
- Quality Bonus: available \n
- CME Allowance: $5,000 \n
- Signing Bonus: available \n
- Education Loan Repayment Opportunity \n
- Relocation Reimbursement: available \n
- 5-year Contract with Stable/Guaranteed Base \n
- A Generous Benefits Package \n
Practice Highlights:
\nSt. Peters Health Partners (SPHP) is affiliated with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo NY.
\n RPCI Oncology, PC will employ the physicians associated with the hematology/oncology program.
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- Physicians see between 15-18 patient/day (Physician may see a higher volume of patients if desired). \n
- APPs see about 10-12 patients/day. \n
- Physicians dont have any patients when rounding at the hospital. \n
- Average Daily Hospital Census: 20-30 patients/day. \n
- Office schedules and call patient loads are all manageable/equitable. \n
- Average Albany Clinic Volume: 5080 patients/day. Average Daily Infusion Visit Volume: 3038 patients/day. \n
- Average Troy Clinic Volume: 40 patients/day. Average Daily Infusion Visit Volume: 15-20 patients/day. \n
- Nurses, APPs, and MDs may administer antineoplastic agents. \n
- MDs and APPs administer intrathecal, intralesion, and intracavity. \n
- Bone marrow and FNA biopsies are primarily done by Interventional Radiology. \n
- Nurses manage VAD catheters. \n
- Intrapleural therapies are administered in the inpatient setting. \n
- Roswell Park and SPHP are collaboratively pursuing clinical trials at SPHP. \n
- Oncology Service Line mix is approximately 80% oncology, 20% benign hematology. \n
- Oncology Services Line is moving toward a 1:1 MD:APP model. \n
Patient Demographic
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- All socio-economic backgrounds \n
- Patient ages range from Geriatric to Young Adult (no pediatrics). \n
- High volumes of pancreatic, breast, colon, and urology. \n
- Lower volumes of melanoma and renal. \n
- Physicians have most of specialties available within SPHP system (Thoracic, GI, H&N, and GU). \n
- GI group is private but collaborates well with SPHP Oncology Service Line. \n
- SPHP Oncology Service Line does not manage acute leukemias. \n
- SPHP Oncology Service Line does not have a BMT/TCT program currently. \n
*Oncology Services Line has dedicated APPs for inpatient service and dedicated APPs for outpatient services
\nSupport Staff
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- SPHP Nursing achieved Magnet designation in 2022 \n
- Physicians have a Primary Nurse who handles triage calls and paperwork \n
- Dedicated Nurses are assigned in the Albany and Troy clinic - Nurses room patients, etc. \n
**4 Full time Pharmacists - Mix Chemo, available to assist w/ questions - very approachable.
\nCall Responsibilities:
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- 1:5 schedule for inpatient consult/call responsibility. \n
- 1:7 schedule is the future goal. \n
- Consult Service: Hospitalists admit patients and dedicated inpatient APPs manage patients. \n
- Afterhours Call Responsibility: Monday - Thursday every 5 weeks. \n
- Weekend Call Responsibility: Friday - Sunday every 5 weeks. \n
- EMR: EPIC \n
Tumor Boards: GU, GI, Breast, Thoracic, General.
\n***Virtual Access to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Centers subspecialized Tumor Boards.
\nQualifications:
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- Physician must hold Board Certification with the American Board of Internal Medicine with subspecialty certification in Medical Oncology and Hematology, or actively in progress. \n
- Values patient-centered care and has desire to work within a team model \n
- Demonstrates top-notch interpersonal skills in addition to excellent clinical skills \n
- Enthusiastic and motivated to provide the best possible care and outcomes \n
We welcome your interest and resume! Please send your resume/CV to: [email protected] - Roswell Park Care Network
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