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Job Description:

To provide specialized medical expertise to support Oncology patients living the healthiest lives possible during treatment, recovery, and survivorship in the Region.

The Physician shall provide specialty-specific leadership, research, and medical direction for Supportive Oncology services. In addition to Region Oncology Leadership, the Physician will work closely with Inpatient and Home-Based Palliative Care, the Oncology Clinical Program, Homecare and Hospice, SelectHealth, Emergency Departments, System-Wide cancer genomics, clinical trials, Translational Medicine efforts, and other Supportive/Palliative Care Leads through the system while emphasizing quality care delivery, clinical research, and service excellence.

Scope: Embedded, outpatient care of patients seen in Oncology clinics and Supportive Oncology medical director leadership of the program

.75 FTE Clinical Physician and .25 FTE Medical Director Role

Essential Functions

+ Patient Care Services: Develop a full-time subspecialty clinic practice in Supportive Oncology, working closely with Oncology providers including Supportive Oncology advanced practice providers, Intermountain Medical Group leadership and the Canyons Oncology Service Line.

+ Development Team Participation: Provide clinical expertise within multi-disciplinary teams as appropriate, which includes participation in clinical teams and workgroups, to provide development of Supportive Oncology standards including symptom management with quality-of-life focus, psychosocial interventions, integration with survivorship program, end of life planning, site of service optimization, and more.

Clinical Outcomes and Research:

+ Provide leadership and clinical expertise in the development of research opportunities and building of a clinical knowledge base through the following efforts: Provide supportive care-specific clinical expertise to Intermountain programs and teams, as appropriate

+ Develop supportive care specific quality of care initiatives and expertise system-wide for Physician’s subspecialty, which includes supportive care-specific clinical outcome initiatives and supportive care specific program development

+ Collaborate with established Clinical Trial Program to expand and utilize research into novel treatment approaches

+ Develop optimal care delivery pathways for supportive care-specific initiatives, including quality care and value care initiatives

+ Participate in clinical trials and cancer genomics, including cooperative group trials, industry-sponsored trials, investigator-related studies, biologics and tissue research, and genetics and familial studies

+ Regularly participate in Intermountain-based research to contribute to publications, disseminating research findings using appropriate media

Clinical Informatics

+ Collaborate with Intermountain Informatics teams to enhance and develop care process models within Intermountain’s EMR

+ Develop and monitor quality of care and outcomes measures and advise on required informatics infrastructure.

Program Development/Community Outreach: Provide leadership and clinical expertise in developing relationships and providing education to develop the program and Intermountain cancer services, including:

+ Work in conjunction with the Intermountain Oncology Clinical Program and Intermountain Home Services (Palliative Care, Home Health, and Hospice) to enhance best practice and develop clinical outcome measures related to supportive care

+ Collaborate with the Intermountain Clinical Programs to develop best practice models for the development of Shared Accountability and Value Improvement efforts

+ Provide education/community practice outreach, including making presentations to other outreach communities, medical staff, and clinical practices

Quality Management

+ Participate in Intermountain’s overall quality management program, including initiatives to identify, measure, stabilize, and improve key processes related to services within Oncology and Palliative Care

+ Participate in Academic Supportive Care services at peer review meetings, tumor boards, and in preparation of case presentations, as appropriate

Intermountain Collaborative Programs

+ Foster, advocate, and promote collaborative relationships within Intermountain and between Intermountain and premier collaborative institutions, which includes:

+ Working collaboratively with clinical leaders at Intermountain to identify and implement collaborative quality improvement and clinical outcomes and research initiatives

+ Facilitating research cooperation and data sharing, as appropriate

+ Working with Oncology clinicians and researchers to identify collaborative opportunities for clinical trial development and support research cooperation; and

+ Assisting in promoting the activities and goals of collaborative institutions

+ Engage in effective, professional collaboration with all members of the healthcare team.

Skills

+ Leadership

+ Interpersonal Communication

+ Relationship Building

+ Strategic Planning

+ People Management

+ Continual Improvement Process

+ Workforce Planning

+ Health Administration

+ Medical Staff Training

+ Health Care

Minimum Qualifications

+ MD or DO with ABMS or equivalent AOA Board Certification in a relevant specialty.

+ Active Medical Licensure

+ Minimum three years of clinical experience in relevant specialty and experience in leading successful quality improvement projects within the clinical setting.

+ Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.

Physical Requirements

+ Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.

+ Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.

+ See and read computer monitors and documents.

Physical Requirements:

Location:

Transformation Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$7.25 - $999.99

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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