Consultant Oncologist

Key responsibilities include:

• Establishes with departmental staff and administration, the scope of services required to meet the needs of clients and the hospitals
• Communicates hospital rules and regulations, standards, policies, procedures, practices and activities to Locums. Integrates their feedback into operational problem-solving and decision-making
• Reviews and determines the necessary resources to provide an effective oncology service
• In collaboration with Clinical Coordinators and other health professionals, facilitates problem-solving.
• Providing consultations for all new clients (viz. all newly diagnosed malignancies-solid tumours), which may be on an inpatient or out-patient basis.
• Prescribing and monitoring courses of chemotherapy, injectable or oral medications
• Evaluating and providing the appropriate management on all lab reports on clients being actively treated
• Conference meetings with clients and/or their caregivers, including Primary Care Physicians or PALS  nurses, a nonprofit organization to provide home visits and care to cancer patients in the community  for abnormal results that require immediate attention and/or hospital admission
• Clinical evaluation of chemotherapy clients to assess side effects and  treatment response, at 1 – 8  weekly intervals throughout course of therapy 

Qualifications &/ Registration required:

• Board Certified Oncologist
• Current Specialist qualification as an Oncologist
• A preference of 3 years post certification experience of which two should be within the hospital setting. 
• Maintain appropriate Continuing Medical Education.
• Contributes to the on-going education of nurses and other hospital staff
• Current registration with Medical Council in relevant jurisdiction
• Eligible to register with Bermuda Medical Council 
• Proficiency and advanced knowledge with Microsoft Suites
• As400, Physician Portal ( Candidate will receive training )
• Synapse (PACS) (Candidate will receive training )