Supportive Oncology Physician Lead, System

Job Description:

To provide medical expertise to support patients living the healthiest lives possible. As System Lead, the Physician shall provide specialty-specific leadership, research, and medical direction for supportive care services within the Oncology Clinical Program. The Physician will work closely with the Oncology Clinical Program, Homecare and Hospice, SelectHealth, Emergency Departments, System-Wide cancer genomics, clinical trials, and Translational Medicine efforts, emphasizing quality care delivery, clinical research, and service excellence. The Physician will work to maintain and support a framework for the Oncology Clinical Program to develop and enhance supportive care for cancer patients in the Intermountain system.

Scope

            Refer to your Job Description Supplement(s) for your specialty appended to the Intermountain Physician & APP Handbook for your specific role(s). The Physician will be responsible to the Oncology Clinical Program and the Group Medical Director.

Essential Job Duties

• General Responsibilities. As System Lead, Physician shall:
  • Patient Care Services. Develop a part-time subspecialty clinical practice, working closely with Intermountain Medical Group leadership;
  • Development Team Participation. Provide clinical expertise within multi-disciplinary teams as appropriate, which includes participation in clinical teams and workgroups, to provide development of supportive care standards including symptom management, end of life planning, site of service optimization, etc.;
  • Clinical Outcomes and Research. Provide leadership and clinical expertise in the development of research opportunities and building of a clinical knowledge base through the following efforts:
  • Provide supportive care-specific clinical expertise to Intermountain programs and teams, as appropriate;
  • Develop supportive care specific quality of care initiatives and expertise system-wide for Physician’s subspecialty, which includes supportive care-specific clinical outcome initiatives and supportive care-specific program development;
  • Collaborate with established Clinical Trial Program to expand and utilize research into novel treatment approaches;
  • Develop optimal care delivery pathways for supportive care -specific initiatives, including quality care and value care initiatives;
  • Participate in clinical trials and cancer genomics, including cooperative group trials, industry-sponsored trials, investigator-related studies, biologics and tissue research, and genetics and familial studies; and
  • Regularly participate in Intermountain-based research to contribute to publications, disseminating research findings using appropriate media;
  • Clinical Informatics.
  • Collaborate with Intermountain Informatics teams to enhance and develop care process models within Intermountain’s iCentra EMR; and
  • Develop and monitor quality of care and outcomes measures and advise on required informatics infrastructure.
  • Program Development/Community Outreach.  Provide leadership and clinical expertise in developing relationships and providing education to develop the program and Intermountain cancer services, including:
  • Work in conjunction with the Intermountain Oncology Clinical Program to enhance best practice and develop clinical outcome measures related to supportive care;
  • Collaborate with the Intermountain Clinical Programs to develop best practice models for the development Shared Accountability and Value Improvement efforts; and
  • Provide education/community practice outreach, including making presentations to other outreach communities, medical staffs, and clinical practices;
  • Quality Management.
  • Participate in Intermountain’s overall quality management program, including initiatives to identify, measure, stabilize, and improve key processes related to services within the Oncology Clinical Program; and
  • Participate in Academic Supportive Care services at peer review meetings, tumor boards, and in preparation of case presentations, as appropriate;
  • Intermountain Collaborative Programs.  Foster, advocate, and promote collaborative relationships between Intermountain and premier collaborative institutions, which includes:
  • Working collaboratively with clinical leaders at Intermountain to identify and implement collaborative quality improvement and clinical outcomes and research initiatives;
  • Facilitating research cooperation and data sharing, as appropriate;
  • Working with oncology clinicians and researchers to identify collaborative opportunities for clinical trial development and support research cooperation; and
  • Assisting in promoting the activities and goals of collaborative institutions.
• Provide patient care that meets or exceeds the st