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22nd Health Care LLC

Oncology - Radiation Physician

22nd Health Care LLC, Memphis, TN, United States


Qualifications: License: - Contract physician(s) assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia. - All licenses held by the key personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contract physician(s) who have current, full, and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action, or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract. Board Certification: - All contract physician(s) shall be board certified by the American Board of Radiology and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times. Board Certified Radiation Oncology Physician: - The Radiation Oncology Services are accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body contracted through NROP. - As such any Contractor providing onsite radiation oncology services must adhere to Guidelines & Technical Standards for Radiation Oncology promulgated by the American College of Radiology, American Society for Radiation Oncology and American Association for Physicist in Medicine: A contractor providing onsite radiation oncology services must provide evidence the radiation oncology practice meets or exceeds the established clinical practice guidelines and standards. Must have MD/DO, graduated radiation oncology residency, board certified in radiation oncology from the ABR with a minimum of five (5) years clinical experience excluding residency. RO must also have the following expertise and knowledge on the following procedures, equipment, and software: - 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT) - Three (3) years of experience Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT).Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): minimum case experience of 10 documented cases within the last two years - Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS): minimum case experience of 10 documented cases within the last 2 years - Three (3) year of experience - Eclipse treatment planning system; and ARIA record & verify system, including the following treatment modalities: 2D/3D - Conformal, SRS, SRT, SBRT, and IMRT/VMAT (following standards of TG-53) Technical Proficiency: Contractor's physicians shall have knowledge of professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures to serve radiation oncology patient population. Contractor's physician shall demonstrate knowledge of growth and development, and pathophysiology of disease processes specific radiation oncology patient population. Standards of Practice: - The medical practice and patient care provided by Contractor shall be evidence based best practices that meet or exceed all standards of professional practice and performance measures applicable to (Facility) medical professionals, including, but not limited to, NHPP, AAPM and TJC standards and national recognized accrediting body current practice guidelines in radiation oncology. Contractor's care shall cover the range of services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility. Contractor shall provide evidence the Contractor's radiation oncology standard of care is of a quality that meets or exceeds currently recognized and national standards as established by: - Applicable Radiation Oncology practice guidelines and standards promulgated by ACR, ASTRO, and AAPM. - The professional standards of the TJC or equivalent accreditation: Roles and responsibilities: - Direct Patient Care: estimated 90%: - Patient Consultation/Pretreatment Evaluation: - Treatment Planning: - Treatment Management: - Treatment Discharge: