Gastroenterology Hospitalist in Sunny Phoenix, Arizona

Gastroenterology Hospitalist

BANNER MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER

Join Highly Ranked Cancer Center in the Phoenix metro area

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center (BMDACC) is actively recruiting for a full time Gastroenterology Hospitalist to join our growing team on the Banner Gateway Medical Center campus.  This is an exciting and exceptional opportunity to be part of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary GI tumor program. Position primarily attends on inpatient service, working 12-hour shifts, with participation in call rotation. We seek candidates with the following qualifications: 

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Gastroenterology with recent experience (within the past 2 years) in inpatient care of complex patients
• Finishing Fellows and experienced physicians are encouraged to apply
• Have excellent clinical training and an interest in clinical research

The Division of Onco-Medicine includes faculty from internal medicine, internal medicine subspecialties, critical care, and supportive oncology. Our gastroenterologists provide both inpatient and outpatient care and work closely with the oncology team utilizing a multidisciplinary care model. Designed with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center experts, the center has an evidence-based design, state-of-the-art technology, and advanced treatment capabilities.

Banner Health, a Top 10 Health System for clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, has teamed up with the MD Anderson Cancer Center, repeatedly ranked number one by U.S. News and World Report in cancer care, to open the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. This center is the broadest extension of MD Anderson's services outside of Houston and brings an unprecedented level of cancer care to the greater Phoenix area and the entire southwest region. Practicing with the BMDACC Division of Onco-Medicine, you will find:

• A collaborative team that, across multiple locations, provides outstanding research-driven, multidisciplinary care for patients with all types of malignancies, throughout Arizona and in Northern Colorado
• A main campus that offers state-of-the-art technologies for disease-oriented, multidisciplinary cancer care and opportunities for participation in clinical research, designed with experts from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• The prestige of working with a partnership of industry leaders: #1 in cancer care-MD Anderson Cancer Center, and nationally recognized Banner Health that is also the largest integrated healthcare system and the largest employer in Arizona

WE OFFER YOU generous compensation including competitive base salary plus incentives (wRVU) + paid occurrence-based malpractice + paid CME plus allowance + 401k matching and 457(b) deferred compensation plans + excellent benefit package options that provide security for you and your family.

FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION, SUBMIT YOUR CV and letter of interest Attn: Dr. Prathab Devaraj at: doctors@bannerhealth.com 

If questions, email Prathab.Devaraj@bannerhealth.com

Visit our website at: www.bannerhealth.com 

Please, No Agency Solicitation.

 Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. Smoke-free and drug-free environment. Not a J1 opportunity.

Banner Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center opened the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center on Sept. 26, 2011 on the campus of Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Ariz.  To provide the best care to all of the Phoenix area, we have extended our services to other Banner campuses including Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, and Banner University Medical Center, downtown Phoenix.

The center joins Banner Health, one of the country’s largest nonprofit hospital systems, with MD Anderson, internationally renowned for its cancer treatment and research, to deliver unprecedented levels of cancer care in Arizona.

MD Anderson’s mission to “eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research, education and prevention” complements Banner Health’s mission “to make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care.” MD Anderson is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. For seven of the past nine years, MD Anderson has ranked No. 1 in cancer care in "America's Best Hospitals" a survey published annually in U.S. News & World Report.

Cancer Focus
While the cancer center will provide care for all types of cancers, our primary focuses include:

• Breast cancer
• Lung cancers
• Gynecologic cancers
• Gastrointestinal cancers
• Prostate cancer
• Skin cancers
• Liquid tumors, such as lymphoma and leukemia

Special Features

• Convenience, accessibility and healing are the cornerstones of the center.
• Its design merges the “high tech” world of medicine with the “high touch” needs of cancer patients to provide customized, holistic care.
• The center’s unique environment incorporates proven evidence-based design theories to enhance healing such as natural light, artwork, water features and views of nature.
• Patient and family amenities include:
  • Expansive lobbies
  • Outdoor balconies for infusion therapy
  • Larger patient rooms and treatment areas
  • Patient and family support
  • Retail services