Job Description​

Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute is actively searching for a BC/BE medical oncologist to lead the Precision Oncology program at Saint Luke’s in Kansas City, MO.

About the position 

• Our academically focused, QOPI-certified practice serves as a primary teaching site for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and hosts a robust clinical research program
• The endowed chair position will entail assuming leadership of the Center for Precision Oncology (CPO) and an expectation for conducting research in this area
• The CPO is supported by a team of precision pharmacists who maintain a weekly molecular tumor board
• The successful candidate will ideally subspecialize in thoracic oncology and direct the existing thoracic oncology program that is anchored by the Frank and Evangeline Thompson Thoracic Center
• This center focuses on multidisciplinary care of thoracic malignancies by a team that includes thoracic radiology, interventional pulmonology and radiology, medical and radiation oncology, thoracic surgery, palliative care, and a dedicated nurse navigator
• In addition to clinical care, the candidate will be expected to develop a robust clinical research program, assist in development of multidisciplinary care pathways, and be actively involved in resident/fellow teaching
• Saint Luke’s has an extremely competitive career employment package that includes a guaranteed salary and excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision, malpractice insurance, tax-deferred retirement plan with employer match, paid time off & a generous CME yearly allowance

About Saint Luke’s

Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States. Through its 10 hospitals and campuses, multiple health service organizations, and more than 100 primary and specialty care offices, Saint Luke’s provides the highest levels of quality and compassionate health care and health-related services for patients in urban, suburban, and rural communities in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report and is one of the elite hospitals in the region. Saint Luke’s is committed to the highest levels of excellence in health care and the advancement of medical research and education. BJC Health is one of the largest employers in Missouri and comprises 24 hospitals and hundreds of clinics and service organizations, operating in two distinct regions, serving patients in its East Region as BJC HealthCare. 

About Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute
Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute, a division of Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City and part of Saint Luke’s, the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States. The Cancer Institute provides early detection, expert diagnosis, personalized treatment options, and survivorship support to every patient. The Cancer Institute employs medical oncologists, hematologists, surgical oncologists, gyn-oncologists, and radiation oncologists who subspecialize in every type of cancer, including breast, lung, gastrointestinal, liver, brain, gynecologic, melanoma, and urologic cancers.

Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute leads the way with innovation for our patients by offering the region’s only precision oncology program for advanced cancers, staffed by clinical oncologists with expertise in genomic sequencing and computational biology. Access to more than 200 cancer clinical trials for patients is provided by Saint Luke’s. The Institute was also the first to bring 3D mammography to the region and has the largest network of 3D mammography centers. We offer one of the region’s only precision oncology programs for advanced cancers that’s staffed by clinical oncologists with expertise in genomic sequencing and computational biology. Saint Luke’s Hospital Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer is the first facility in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the comprehensive care of Stage 4 breast cancer. Patients at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute have access to multidisciplinary clinics where patients meet with a team of specialists in one comprehensive appointment. Our supportive oncology and rehabilitative services program helps patients overcome physical and emotional challenges that often follow diagnosis and treatment.

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