Job Description
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center (BMDACC) is actively recruiting for a Section Chief of Advanced Interventional Gastroenterology to help lead our growing team across all of our Banner MD Anderson locations. This is an exciting and exceptional opportunity for an experienced, highly motivated physician with demonstrated clinical and leadership skills to help build a comprehensive advanced gastroenterology program. The selected Section Chief’s responsibilities will include clinical time and protected administrative time for multidisciplinary programmatic development and faculty leadership.
Qualified candidates will be board certified, have excellent clinical training in Advanced GI, and exhibit a strong interest in clinical research and resident education. We seek applicants who possess excellent communication skills and welcome an innovative and collaborative environment. Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP, EUS and other endoscopic skills relevant for cancer patients are required. An academic appointment with UT Texas MD Anderson is available for qualified candidates.
The Division of Onco-Medicine includes faculty from internal medicine, internal medicine subspecialties, critical care and supportive oncology. Our gastroenterologists provide both inpatient and outpatient care and work closely with the oncology team utilizing a multidisciplinary care model. Designed with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center experts, the center has an evidence-based design, state-of-the-art technology and advance treatment capabilities.
Banner Health, a Top 10 Health System for clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, has teamed up with the MD Anderson Cancer Center, repeatedly ranked number one by U.S. News and World Report in cancer care, to open the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. This center is the broadest extension of MD Anderson’s services outside of Houston and brings an unprecedented level of cancer care to the greater Phoenix area and entire southwest region. Practicing with the BMDACC Division of Onco-Medicine, you will find:
• A collaborative team that, across multiple locations, provides outstanding research-driven, multidisciplinary care for patients with all types of malignancies, throughout Arizona and in Northern Colorado
• A main campus that offers state-of-the-art technologies for disease-oriented, multidisciplinary cancer care and opportunities for participation in clinical research, designed with experts from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• The prestige of working with a partnership of industry leaders: #1 in cancer care-MD Anderson Cancer Center, and nationally recognized Banner Health that is also the largest integrated healthcare system and the largest employer in Arizona
• A generous salary and benefits
WE OFFER YOU a generous compensation package that includes: competitive base salary plus incentives + paid malpractice with tail coverage + paid CME plus allowance + 401k matching and 457(b) deferred compensation plans + excellent benefit package options that provide security for you and your family. Additionally, our suburban locations provide you with convenient access to world-class entertainment, year ‘round outdoor activities, amazing desert beauty, and excellent quality of life.
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. Smoke-free and drug-free environment. Not a J1 opportunity.