Radiation Oncologist

Radiation Oncologist – Mountain Home, TN

Lead an accredited VA Radiation Oncology service in the mountains of Northeast Tennessee

About Mountain Home

Mountain Home sits in Johnson City in the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee, where the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains are your backyard. Physicians enjoy hiking the Appalachian Trail, fly-fishing and paddling on mountain rivers, Boone Lake and South Holston Lake, and an easy drive to Asheville and the Great Smoky Mountains. Housing costs are well below the national average, Tennessee has no state income tax on wages, and the university town of Johnson City offers a walkable downtown, craft breweries and a strong medical community.

Getting Here

Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is about 25 minutes from the medical center, with connections through Atlanta and Charlotte. Asheville (AVL) and Knoxville (TYS) are each about 90 minutes away.

About the Facility

The James H. Quillen VA Medical Center is located at the Corner of Lamont and Veterans Way, Mountain Home, TN 37684, on a historic campus shared with East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine. The Radiation Oncology Service operates an accredited program on Varian Eclipse and ARIA and serves Veterans across Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Provide the full scope of radiation oncology care for Veterans: consultation, simulation, treatment planning, on-treatment management, discharge and follow-up
• Deliver 3D conformal, IMRT/VMAT, IGRT, SRS and SBRT using Varian Eclipse treatment planning and ARIA record and verify
• Review and approve plans with an on-site medical physics and dosimetry team; complete weekly on-treatment visits
• Lead weekly peer review and chart rounds and take part in multidisciplinary tumor boards
• Coordinate care with medical oncology, surgery, radiology and primary care teams; document in the VA electronic health record
• Support quality, safety and accreditation programs aligned with ACR, ASTRO and AAPM standards

Qualifications

• MD or DO; completion of a Radiation Oncology residency
• Board certified in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR)
• At least 3 years of clinical radiation oncology practice after residency
• Current SRS and SBRT practice, with at least 10 SRS and 10 SBRT cases in the last 2 years
• 3 years working in Varian Eclipse and ARIA (3D conformal, IMRT/VMAT, SRS, SBRT)
• Full, unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state, with a clean license history

Schedule

Full-time, on site in Mountain Home, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. After-hours coverage is by phone, with return to the facility within 60 minutes when medically necessary, under the department’s coverage schedule. Long-term engagement with travel and lodging reimbursed for physicians who live outside the area.

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