Description
Position at Nuvance Health Med Practice CT
Hematology/Oncology Opportunity Solid Tumors and Hematology Danbury Connecticut 60 Miles from New York City
Danbury Hospital located in Danbury Connecticut just 60 minutes north of New York City in Fairfield County and next to Westchester County in NY is seeking a9th Hematologist/Oncologist with interest in hematology and/or solid tumors to join its long established and growing practice. Our Cancer Institute is growing rapidly as we are expanding our clinical trial portfolio and positioning ourselves to be a destination cancer program in this region. ***$50000 Sign on bonus/retention package plus relocation allowance is available for full time candidates.*** Our Chair of the Cancer Institute Dr. Adam Boruchov will be attending the upcoming ASH conference in December and will be available to meet with candidates.
The ideal candidate will be board certified/eligible in hematology and/or oncology and have subspecialty interest in solid tumors and/or hematology. Candidates with interest in hematology focus are welcome to apply. New and recent graduates are welcome to apply. There are anticipated leadership opportunities for the appropriate candidates. There is some teaching of medicine residents and medical students. We offer a highly competitive compensation package including base salary plus incentives and allowances for CMEs and Dues expenses.
Danbury Hospital is part of Nuvance Health which includes 7 hospitals/cancer centers throughout western Connecticut and southeastern New York and diagnoses approximately 4600 new cancer cases each year. Danbury Hospital provides our hospital systems and multispecialty practice with tertiary oncology services and is accredited by The American College of Surgeons as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program. Danbury has many of the key elements of a comprehensive oncology service line in place including stateoftheart radiation oncology and Surgical specialty services in Breast Thoracic Gastrointestinal Gynecologic Genitourinary Oncology and Hepatobiliary Surgery. Nurse navigation genetic counseling and screening are available onsite. There is ample opportunity to pursue research and clinical trials.
Established in 1885 Danbury Hospital is a notforprofit community hospital providing Greater Danbury area residents convenient access to exceptional care. Danbury Hospital has 371 beds and is a Level II Trauma Center with approximately 70000 ED visits per year. As a teaching hospital we are affiliated with the University of Vermont College of Medicine Ross University American University of the Caribbean and Yale School of Medicine. Our employed Medical Group includes 1000 physicians and advanced practice providers serving a geographically broad region throughout Western Connecticut and eastern New York.
Danbury Connecticut located in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the border of New York State is about 60 miles northeast of New York City and 60 miles west of Hartford CT. As part of the greater NY metropolitan area the city of Danbury enjoys both proximity to New York City culture and access to a wide variety of venues for 4 season outdoor and indoor recreational activities. There are highly rated public and private schools and universities throughout the region. Boston New York City New Haven and Hartford are easily accessible via train and car.
Nuvance Health serves 1.5 million residents across New York and Connecticut and includes more than 2600 aligned physicians 12000 employees seven hospitals (Danbury Hospital New Milford Hospital Northern Dutchess Hospital Norwalk Hospital Putnam Hospital Center Sharon Hospital and Vassar Brothers Medical Center) a large network of primary care and specialty practices and multiple affiliated organizations.
We are a Section 501(c)3 taxexempt organization and therefore eligible employees may qualify for forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Qualified Applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability race color religion gender national origin age genetic information military or veteran status sexual orientation marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal State or Local law.
Compensation: $400000$600000/ per year relative to experience and position.