Oncology - Radiation Physician

Radiation Oncologist

Geisinger is seeking a BC/BE Radiation Oncologist to join a well-established cancer program at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, PA. Geisinger offers a unique opportunity for early career and experienced radiation oncology physicians to develop their career and be a part of a well-established and growing physician-led organization. Our providers are part of a collaborative team working with surgical oncology, palliative medicine, hematology oncology, pathology, diagnostic radiology, and behavioral medicine to deliver quality cancer care to our patients. As a physician-led organization, the Geisinger community strives to innovate and lead in cancer care, medical education, research, and administration.

Job Description

• Geisinger has an exciting intellectual environment including the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, more than 50 graduate medical education programs and hematology/oncology as well as palliative medicine fellowship programs.
• The health system has been awarded NCI-NCORP designation and is committed to cancer clinical trial participation.
• The medical school is a leader in innovative education, with a curriculum emphasizing active learning, longitudinal clinical experiences, and community engagement.
• Our providers have the opportunity to get involved in Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, a leading education program with a curriculum emphasizing active learning, longitudinal clinical experience, and community engagement.
• Our patients contribute to the MyCode Community Health Initiative with over 275,000 patient genomes sequenced for research and real-time clinical applications.
• Providers interested in clinical or informatics research collaborate within Geisinger and across organizations to benefit our patients and the scientific community.

Location Overview

Living in central PA offers convenient community living, a balanced professional career, and proximity to Pittsburgh, New York City, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.

Benefits

• Highly competitive, straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
• Relocation assistance
• Competitive recruitment loan
• Geography stipend available at select locations
• Monthly fellowship stipend available upon offer acceptance
• $4,500 in CME reimbursement and up to 15 days off per calendar year
• Comprehensive benefits package, including malpractice, tail coverage & retirement
• Generous paid time off
• Opportunity for career growth and for faculty position in Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Ability to enroll patients on clinical trials
• Become part of a physician-led organization that supports work/life balance
• Chance to care for patients in the comfort of their communities
• Fully integrated electronic health record (EPIC)

Our Purpose & Values

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities.

• Kindness: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• Excellence: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• Learning: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• Innovation: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• Safety: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members, and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (Required)
• Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers, and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.