Cancer Center Oncologist - Radiation Oncology-Physicians

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Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only Level 2 Trauma center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population.

Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Lakeland Regional Health is currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team in various entry-level positions. Whether you're starting your career in healthcare or seeking new opportunities to make a difference, we have roles available across our primary and specialty clinics, urgent care centers, and upcoming standalone Emergency Department. With over 7,000 employees, Lakeland Regional Health offers a supportive work environment where you can thrive and grow professionally.

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Location: 3525 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL

LRHHCC physicians are responsible for the care of cancer patients in both the inpatient and Cancer Center setting. As an active member of the medical staff, he/she provides direct clinical care to patients and assumes on-call responsibility for patients assigned. He/she must also take Emergency Room call when assigned and assume responsibilities of patients admitted to LRMC through the Emergency Room when they are on duty.

He/she reports administratively to the Cancer Center Administrator and works with the Administrator and other Managers in developing new programs and in fully supporting the goals and strategies of the Center. Provides input into decisions that impact the operations of LRHHCC as an active staff member.

• People At The Heart Of All We Do
  • Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
  • Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
  • Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.
  • Safety And Performance Improvement
    • Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
    • Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
    • Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.
    • Stewardship
    • Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
    • Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.
    • Standard Work Duties:
      Cancer Center Oncologist
    • Actively participates in team development, achieving dashboards, and in accomplishing department goals and objectives.
    • Provides quality clinical care to all assigned patients regardless of patient classification across the continuum of care. Such care is provided in keeping with and abiding with the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of LRH and the Cancer Center. Provides on-call coverage to the Cancer Center and Emergency Room as assigned. Provides professional and administrative services in accordance with generally accepted ethical and professional standards and maintains such records, reports, and documentation evidencing the delivery of services to patients, including the completion of encounter forms, and dictation within 48 hours of patient visits.
    • Carries out job duties in a manner that enhances positive professional relationships with staff, patients and families, and other physicians. Works within the multi-disciplinary team structure to provide high quality consultation-liaison services to the LRCC/LRMC clinical departments so that quality outcomes are achieved.
    • Demonstrate good medical staff citizenship through active participation in the LRHHCC Executive Committee, Cancer Conferences, Tumor Board, and other LRHHCC committees for the advancement and accreditation of the cancer program of LRH. Actively participates in other hospital assigned medical staff meetings and committees as appropriate. Assists with the development of and participation in community education programs to increase public awareness about cancer prevention, screening, detection, major treatments, and current oncologic therapies.
    • Participates as an investigator in national and local research clinical trials and protocols and assists with the publication of outcomes data from clinical trials and research activities.
    • Provides input into the hiring and evaluation of Cancer Center support staff through coordination with the program leader and appropriate manager, and participates in the orientation of new staff to ensure the successful performance of duties so that retention of employees is achieved.
    • Demonstrates commitment to the vision, core purpose/mission and goals of…