Physician / Pediatrics / New Mexico / Permanent / Physician - Hematology/Oncolog

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The Community - Albuquerque, New Mexico
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About the Facility - Albuquerque VAMC
The Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is a Level 1 tertiary referral center with a 24-hour Emergency Room located in the heart of the Land of Enchantment. The medical center is authorized to operate 310 beds, which include 184 acute hospital beds (including a 26-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center), 90 residential rehabilitation treatment program beds (including a 26-bed Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program PRRTP , a 24-bed Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program SARRTP , a 40-bed Domiciliary RRTP), and a 36-bed Nursing Home Care Unit. The NMVAHCS is a proud member of the Veterans Integrated Service Network.

Facility Address: 1501 San Pedro Dr. SE, Albuquerque NM 87108

Hem/Onc Physician - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• The Hematology/Oncology Physician shall be responsible for providing Hematology/Oncology care, including, but not limited to: Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of various disease conditions related to Hematological and Oncological diseases or coagulopathies.
• Performance of clinical procedures such as bone marrow biopsies with microscopic evaluation, prescription of chemotherapy and other cancer agents, and other duties as assigned, within the latest standards of evidence-based practice.
• Provide consultative services at the patient's bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and, in the clinic, setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic.
• Be on-call to evaluate and treat Hematologist/Oncologist consults, clinic, and chemotherapy patients. Extensive inpatient and outpatient teaching of medical students and medical residents is required.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient teaching of medical students and medical residents required.
• Provide discharge education and follow-up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Hematology/Oncology clinical patients.
  

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• Must be board certified OR board eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Hematology/Oncology.
• Must have current license to practice medicine in any state, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Must have current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as certified by the American Heart Association (AHA).

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