Job Description

Job Opportunity in Loma Linda, California

Loma Linda, also known as Beautiful Hill, is a culturally diverse community in San Bernardino County. The city is proud to provide social, cultural, and economic benefits to its residents and visitors. Loma Linda is located approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles and offers access to beaches, mountains, and desert resorts. The Loma Linda VA Healthcare System is part of the Desert Pacific Healthcare Network and has served the Veterans' community for 44 years.

The Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center is part of the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, which is one of the top 50 employers in the Inland Empire. The facility has 150 hospital beds and a 110-bed Community Living Center. It provides Medicine, Surgery, Behavioral Medicine, and Neurology services.

Responsibilities

• Physician shall be responsible for providing Hematology/Oncology care, including diagnosis, evaluation, and management of various disease conditions related to Hematological and Oncological disease or coagulopathies.
• Performance of clinical procedures such as bone marrow biopsies with microscopic evaluation, prescription of chemotherapy and other cancer agents, and other duties as assigned, within the latest standards of evidence-based practice.
• Provide consultative services at the patient's bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and, in the clinic setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic.
• Be on-call to evaluate and treat Hematologist/Oncologist consults, clinic, and chemotherapy patients. Extensive inpatient and outpatient teaching of medical students and medical residents required.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient teaching of medical students and medical residents required.
• Provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Hematology/Oncology clinical patients.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement activities and meetings with committee participation as required by the VAMC Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Must be board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
• Must have current license to practice medicine in any state, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Must have current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) as certified by the American Heart Association (AHA).

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