Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital seeks Hematologist/Oncologist to join their location in Paducah, KY!

Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital seeks Hematologist/Oncologist to join their location in Paducah, KY!

New State-of-the-art Cancer Center opening in 2024- physician would be joining an established medical oncology team that has roots in the region over the last 30 years

**read below to read up on specifics of Cancer Center

Highlights:

• Only required to do a total of 8 days of call a month
• Not a saturated market- gives opportunity to use all skills in cases
• Flexibility in how hours are worked
• 75% Oncology/ 25% Hematology
• The program is an affiliate of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network with all the advantages of an academic program affiliation.
• Teaching Opportunities

Opportunity Benefits:

• Up to 150k incentive package, plus relocation assistance
• 35 days off per year
• Full health, vision, and dental insurance plus Medical Malpractice with tail coverage
• 401k with match and SERP

Opportunity Requirements:

• MD/DO 
• Must have completed Residency Program in US
• BC/BE
• Licensed in KY or ability to obtain

New Cancer Center Specifics:

• Dedicated Oncology Navigators and Oncology Financial Navigation services.
• Fully Staffed Tumor Registry
• Comprehensive palliative care program with their own medical director
• Comprehensive hospice care program with their own medical director
• Dedicated on site Clinical trial research program
• Academic affiliation with University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
• All outpatient oncology nursing staff have a BSN and OCN Certification - High tenured nursing staff
• Pharmacy and Laboratory Services on site at cancer center
• Participation in Cancer Committee and Bi-weekly Cancer Conferences

Mercy Health — Lourdes Hospital serves as a regional referral center for a wide geographic region, including more than a dozen counties in western Kentucky, southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and northwest Tennessee. Mercy Health — Lourdes Hospital offers an extensive array of medical specialties and technologies typically found in much larger urban settings.

You will also enjoy your time off with:

• Trendy downtown with unique restaurants, shops, and farmer's market
• State parks, including two of the nation's largest man-made lakes offer boating, fishing, and hiking.
• $44 million Performing Arts Center and Broadway shows
• Nationally recognized artist district
• Main street listed as one of Five Most Romantic Main streets in the nation
• Named one of the Top 100 Communities for Young People which starts with excellent public and private schools
• Nashville two-hour drive and St. Louis two- and half-hour drive
• Jet Service from Paducah to Charlotte