Title: Bone Marrow Transplant Director for the Section of Hematology & Oncology (Seattle)

Location: Seattle, Wa, 98127, US

Company: Department of Veterans Affairs

Seeking Talented Bone Marrow Transplant Director for the Section of Hematology & Oncology to Join Our Healthcare Team in the Beautiful Pacific Northwest – Seattle, WA

Position Information

The Puget Sound VA Health Care System (VAPSHCS) Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (MTU) and the University of Washington (UW) Medical Center & Fred Hutch Cancer Center are seeking applications for the Bone Marrow Transplant Director. We're seeking a board certified, full-time permanent hospital employed physician in our Bone Marrow Transplant Unit in the Hematology/Oncology department at the Seattle VA Medical Center for a 60% Clinical & 40% Administrative position. Our ideal candidate will be responsible for the daily administrative and clinical operations of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit to include the MTU Inpatient wards & MTU Outpatient and other Subspecialty Clinic areas.  Enjoy a busy, academic, heavy clinical practice and be dual board certified in Hematology Oncology. We are specifically seeking someone to work in the following units: MTU Inpatient wards and MTU Outpatient and other Subspecialty Clinic areas. Join a department that is expanding clinical area to better serve veteran patients!

 The Staff Physicians have a major teaching role within the division including its fellowship program.  Qualified applicants will have an MD, current medical license and be board-certified or eligible in Hematology and/or Oncology. The ideal candidate for the staff physician positions will be suitable for academic appointments at the University of Washington at the level of assistant, associate or full professor, as evidenced by a strong track record of academic and/or clinical excellence.  Applicants must also be eligible for appointments at the VA. The clinical activities of the Section of Hematology/Oncology span the breath of the subspecialty and are strongly supported by surgery, pathology, radiology and the other Faculty members of Medicine Service.  The VA Puget Sound Health Care System, located in Seattle, Washington, is a comprehensive healthcare provider for veterans in the Pacific Northwest. It offers a wide range of services, including primary care, specialty health services, mental health services, surgical services, and medical specialties. The system serves 14 counties around the Puget Sound and is part of the VA's northwest region. With 291 beds, the VA Puget Sound Health Care System is committed to providing high-quality healthcare to veterans in the region. It also conducts research to advance medical knowledge and develop future VA scientists and healthcare leaders.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, (May be required to work evenings or weekends as a 24/7 Full-Time Physician).

•Must be U.S. Citizen

•Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the U.S.

•Board Certification in Hematology & Oncology with additional board certification in Internal Medicine is preferred.

Community Information

Seattle has quietly grown from a far-flung port city not registering on too many radar screens, to being nationally recognized as the largest metropolis of the Pacific Northwest, and one of the largest and most affluent urban centres in the United States.  Linked by road, rail, ship, and air to global distribution networks, the city has grown to take on international economic importance, a development that owes much to Seattle’s role as one of the world’s leading centres for the manufacture of high technology and for Internet-based commerce.  Seattle is a bustling place that thrives with industrial, commercial, and cultural activity around the clock. Its waters teem with great oceangoing ships, its streets with automobiles, its rail lines with transcontinental freighters and passenger trains, and its skies with aircraft of every description. Although the city’s image is of a financial and commercial centre, its people place great value on the arts, literature, sports, and other cultural activities; it boasts large arenas, multistory bookshops, dozens of museums and galleries, and countless examples of public art.  Despite Seattle’s enormous growth, it still maintains a high level of social and public services, excellent schools, and abundant parks and greenbelts, which have earned it the sobriquet “the Emerald City.” It is consistently rated one of North America’s most livable cities, and, despite the vagaries of a highly volatile information-technology economy, its fortunes seem to be ever on the rise. 

Benefits and Features

Expected Salary range will be competitive for the academic rank and include a full benefits and features package to support high quality professional practice and favorable work-life-family balance. The VA provides employees with a robust benefits package and fosters an environment where more time is spent on medical practice and less on business tasks. VA does this by offering: Paid Time Off in the form of 26 Days paid annual leave, 13 Days paid sick leave per year, 11 Federal holidays with pay, and 5-Day paid absence to attend approved CME courses. Insurance to include Health-Dental-Vision care insurance programs to choose from with premiums partially paid by VA; Flexible Spending Accounts; Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government; and Long-term care insurance available as an option. Federal Retirement Plan thru the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to five percent government matching contributions.  

 To Explore This Physician Opportunity Further

Please forward copy of your Curriculum Vitae to Henry "Hank" Laguatan, VA National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant @ Henry.Laguatan@va.gov or call (206) 459-7927.