Radiation Oncologist

Duration: Permanent | Full-Time

Openings: 1

Start Date: ASAP

Bonus: $20,000 one-time payment after successful completion of 3 months of employment

Job Type: Onsite

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly qualified Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist to provide comprehensive radiation oncology services in a military healthcare environment. The physician will be responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, planning, and administering radiation treatments for patients with a wide range of malignant and benign conditions while collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Review medical records, pathology, imaging studies, and diagnostic reports to develop individualized treatment plans.
• Evaluate and manage patients with breast, genitourinary, head and neck, CNS, gynecologic, thoracic, gastrointestinal, and hematologic malignancies.
• Treat selected benign conditions including heterotopic ossification, keloids, acoustic schwannomas, trigeminal neuralgia, and Graves ophthalmopathy.
• Perform patient consultations, follow-up visits, simulation reviews, and on-treatment evaluations.
• Obtain informed consent and educate patients regarding treatment options and expected outcomes.
• Develop and review radiation treatment plans in collaboration with dosimetrists and medical physicists.
• Complete contouring and treatment plan reviews within established timelines.
• Participate in tumor boards, multidisciplinary conferences, chart rounds, and quality assurance activities.
• Review image-guided radiation therapy studies, including portal imaging, kV imaging, marker matching, and cone beam CT.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation within required systems.
• Support clinical trial enrollment and protocol-specific patient management when appropriate.
• Provide educational support to residents, medical students, technologists, and healthcare staff.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement and performance initiatives.

Required Clinical Competencies

The Radiation Oncologist must be experienced and competent in:

• Nasopharyngoscopy
• Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT/SABR)
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
• Fractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (FSRT)
• Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
• Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
• Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT)
• Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
• Electron Beam Therapy
• Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold (DIBH)
• Four-Dimensional CT (4DCT)
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• Successful completion of an accredited Radiation Oncology Residency Program.
• Minimum of 24 months of Radiation Oncology experience within the previous 3 years .
• Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR).
• Active and unrestricted Mississippi Medical License .
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Strong knowledge of current national treatment guidelines and evidence-based radiation oncology practices.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.

Specialty

• Radiation Oncology
• Oncology
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
• SBRT / SABR
• Academic & Clinical Oncology

Additional Benefits

• Competitive annual compensation package.
• One-time $20,000 incentive after 3 months of employment.
• Opportunity to practice in a multidisciplinary military healthcare setting.
• Continued Medical Education (CME) conference attendance opportunities.
• Exposure to advanced radiation oncology technologies and treatment modalities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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