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