Board Certified Radiation Oncology Physician

Description

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing The Lt Col Luke Weathers Jr VA Medical Center and the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center with Board Certified Radiation Oncologists. The Physician is expected to do the following:

There is a current need for Radiation Oncology Physicians at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center in Memphis and the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, TN.

The physicians are required to be onsite during normal duty hours, which are 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, local time. Physicians are also required to be available after hours for emergency phone calls to determine if call back of staff is required for an emergency patient situation.

• •Services shall include evaluation and treatment of transported inpatient and outpatient clinical services for both palliative and curative cancer patients; follow up, re-evaluation, and treatment visits.
• •Contract Radiation Oncologist shall provide evaluation and a treatment plan; follow patients for treatment management, continuing monitoring and follow-up evaluations. Contract Radiation Oncologist shall complete any documentation associated with the treatment provided to VA patients treated by them.
• •Conventional Radiation Treatment: Use of the following advanced modalities: IMRT, IGRT, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Radiotherapy shall be fully justified in accordance with the appropriateness criteria promulgated by the American College of Radiology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and American Association for Physicist in Medicine
• •Patient Consultation/Pretreatment Evaluation: A radiation therapy consultation is defined as a comprehensive patient evaluation provided at the request of the referring physician.
• •Treatment Planning: When it is determined radiation therapy is appropriate, a goal-oriented treatment plan from supporting data shall be developed by the Contract physician(s) for each patient, discuss treatment plan with patient and obtain patient’s signed consent, and made a part of the VA medical record. The treatment plan shall include the type of radiation to be administered, prescribed dose, treatment site location, Dose Volume (DV) based planning to include DV Histograms (DVH), designation of Organs at Risk (OAR) for radiation injury, DV based radiation delivery goals for each OAR
• •Treatment Discharge: Contract physician(s) shall document treatment discharge summary (End of Treatment Note) in CPRS to include total radiation treatment doses, patient’s condition at completion of treatment, discharge instructions to patient and a follow-up appointment with 30-60 days post treatment.
• •Follow-up Evaluations: A board-certified radiation oncologist must see each patient at least one (1) time following the radiation therapy treatment series within thirty (30) to sixty (60) calendar days of the end of a treatment series. The follow up examination shall consist of a physical examination of the patient and a review of the current medical record including x-rays. The purpose of this examination is to evaluate the patient’s response to therapy, and a written evaluation shall be completed for the patient’s medical record within 48 hours.
• •Peer Review Conferences: Contract Staff shall attend and participate in weekly peer review conferences to discuss the appropriateness of treatment decisions, treatment goals and expected results related to Facility Radiation Oncology patients. These conferences may be joint conferences at which Contractor’s Radiation Oncology Service patients are also presented.
• •Documentation Requirements: All patient care documentation including, but not limited to consultations, encounters, weekly progress notes, treatment discharge notes, follow-up notes, continuing physics consultation which covers weekly chart review checks, special physics consultation notes, and other required documentation

Requirements

• •Shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• •Shall be board-certified and currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), or equivalent certifications.
• •Shall provide American Board of Radiology (ABR) certified physicians in the area of Radiation Oncology and contract physicians shall maintain certification throughout the period of performance.
• •Must have MD/DO, graduated from a radiation oncology residency, board certified in radiation oncology from the ABR with a minimum of three (3) years clinical experience excluding residency.
• •Three (3) years of experience – 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3DCRT)
• •Three (3) years of experience – Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
• •Three (3) years of experience – Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): minimum experience of 10 cases documented within the last 2 years.
• •Three (3) years of experience -Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS): minimum experience of 10 cases documented within the last 2 years.
• •Three (3) years of experience - Eclipse treatment planning system; and ARIA record & verify system, including the following treatment modalities: 2D/3D Conformal, SRS, SBRT, and IMRT/VMAT
• •Shall provide copy of current DEA certificate.