Radiation Oncologist needed in St. Louis, MO *Sign-on Incentive Available*

The St. Louis, MO  Veterans Affairs Medical Center is recruiting Radiation Oncologists!  You will work in coordination with hematology/oncology and surgical subspecialties to ensure that Veterans with malignancies are appropriately managed.   See new consults, follow-up patients, and weekly clinic patient treatments.

Responsible for devising the treatment plan, contouring both tumor and normal structure targets and evaluating the overall clinical suitability of a radiation treatment plan. Participate in weekly tumor board conferences.

Protected research time. Eligible for faculty appointments with our academic affiliates. Strong Medical Physicist staffing on site!

Sign on bonus is available!    Relocation expenses are available!    Assistance with payment of med school loans up to $200K!

If you’re looking for that big city vibe without all the hassle,  St. Louis is your place. It’s got just the right mixture of family-friendly fun with a vibrant nightlife scene and has much to offer anyone of any age.  Affordability and community make this big Midwestern city feel like small town USA. You can enjoy the great outdoors in more than 100 parks city-wide.  If you’re a sports fan, St. Louis has you covered and is home to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-time World Series winners and Hockey’s St. Louis Blues have made it to four Stanley Cup finals, winning the championship in 2019. There are many free things you can do in the city; you won’t get bored in St. Louis.  

We offer:

Competitive salary based on qualifications

Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K per year

Guaranteed salary increases

Licensure: 1 Full & unrestricted license from any US State is permissible to work with the VA

CME: $1,000 per year stipend (full-time employee) & 5 days paid absence for conferences

Mon–Fri schedule—leave by 5PM most days; can work 4 ten-hour days!

Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided

No Physician Employment Contract

26 Days paid vacation PLUS 13 paid sick days per year & 11 paid Federal holidays

Federal Retirement Plan

Separate 401K with partial agency match

Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

If interested, please e-mail me your CV and we can speak further. 

The VA St. Louis Health Care System provides inpatient and ambulatory care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, neurology, and rehabilitation, and many other subspecialty areas. It is a two-division facility that serves veterans and their families in east central Missouri and southwestern Illinois.

The John Cochran Division, named after the late Missouri congressman, is located in midtown St. Louis and has all of the medical center's operative surgical capabilities, the ambulatory care unit, intensive care units, outpatient psychiatry clinics, and expanded laboratory.

The Jefferson Barracks Division is a multi-building complex overlooking the Mississippi River in south St. Louis County. It provides psychiatric treatment, spinal cord injury treatment, a nursing home care unit, geriatric health care, rehabilitation services, and a rehabilitation domiciliary program for homeless veterans.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service