Description

Position Details

Department: PCMG-MAIN | Hematology and Oncology

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

Category: Physician/Div Chief/Med Dir

Posting #: 1049461

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

Posting Note: Phoenix Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders is seeking a faculty physician to join its Section of Bone Marrow Transplant, Cell and Gene Therapy.

The successful candidate will join a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary program providing the full spectrum of hematopoietic cell transplantation, cellular therapy, and gene therapy for children and adolescents with malignant and nonmalignant diseases. Clinical responsibilities include inpatient and outpatient care, participation in the shared BMT and cellular therapy call schedule, and collaboration with referring physicians and multidisciplinary teams across the region.

Candidates should have completed an accredited fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and possess additional training or substantial clinical experience in pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy. Board certification or eligibility in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology is required. Candidates with experience in gene therapy—or a strong interest in developing clinical and academic expertise in this rapidly expanding field—are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ideal candidate will also demonstrate an interest in clinical program development, education, mentorship, and academic scholarship. Opportunities are available to develop clinical, translational, or laboratory-based research aligned with the candidate’s interests and the strategic priorities of the program.

The pediatric program performs approximately 45–50 autologous and allogeneic transplants annually, including matched related, unrelated donor, haploidentical, and other alternative-donor procedures. It also provides CAR T-cell and gene therapies. The program is jointly FACT-accredited with the BMT program at Mayo Clinic Arizona and has consistently achieved excellent transplant outcomes.
Phoenix Children’s is a Children’s Oncology Group member institution, and its pediatric BMT program is a COG-designated transplant center. The program participates in collaborative clinical research through national consortia, including the Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Consortium and the Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium, as well as sickle cell disease research networks. Areas of clinical and research focus include leukemia and myeloproliferative disorders, hemoglobinopathies, immune deficiencies, graft-versus-host disease, BMT survivorship, and emerging cell and gene therapies.

Faculty members participate in the education of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students. Academic appointments are available through the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix and Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

The staff physician shall provide patient care services and will support the Phoenix Children's mission of providing hope, healing and the best health care for children and their families.

Position Duties

• Patient Care Services

1) Provide patient care services for which he/she is clinically privileged, including but not limited to:
     a) Provide direct patient care services on an inpatient and outpatient basis
     b) Provide subspecialty consultations and follow-up.
     c) Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services/procedures
     d) Provide these services for urgent/ emergent care as necessary
2) Strive to achieve the best patient and family centered care
3) Support Hospital’s patient satisfaction goals as well as division’s specific targets
4) Support and adhere to divisional patient safety and quality of care standards
5) Practices Contemporary Evidence based medicine or latest experience based medicine

• Divisional Responsibilities

1) Establish and demonstrate effort to achieve annual physician goals and objectives (e.g. individual, division, hospital)
2) Support the medical education programs and activities of the Division, including but not limited to:
     a) Provide direct supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services when applicable
     b) Conduct teaching rounds, lectures and conference for trainees
     c) Participate in the teaching and supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals assigned to the division
     d) Participate in the postgraduate continuing educational activities of the division
3) Support the research endeavors of the division including the research initiatives by other members of the division
4) Support programmatic growth of division
5) Support satellite efforts of division when appropriate

• Professionalism

1) Treat colleagues, Phoenix Children's employees and customers with courtesy, dignity and respect
2) Promote safe, cooperative and professional health care environment
3) Support Phoenix Children's mission, vision and values, including family centered care, excellence in clinical care, leadership, collaboration, and accountability

• Other activities

1) Physician shall support the Division Chief in his/her role as liaison to the professional community and general public as requested by the Division Chief
2) Physician may conduct teaching rounds or conferences outside of Phoenix Children's, particularly if these activities support divisional clinical and teaching programs/ initiatives.
3) Physician shall represent Phoenix Children's in the medical and business communities and before the general public in a professional manner
4) The following physical and mental skills are essential to the physician’s ability to successfully perform the foregoing duties and responsibilities:
     a) The ability to communicate by telephone, computer or other communication devices
     b) The ability to perform after hours or night call responsibilities as needed
     c) The ability to work regularly scheduled work hours

• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
  
  
  
  

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families
  
  

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable