Physician

Summary

Join Color Health, a revolutionary virtual cancer clinic, and contribute to our mission of delivering high-quality cancer care nationwide. As a Medical Oncologist with survivorship expertise, you will play a key role in building our Survivorship Center of Excellence. You will conduct clinical assessments, develop treatment plans, and deliver direct patient care remotely via telehealth. Collaboration with our multidisciplinary team is essential, including primary care physicians, nurses, and genetic counselors. This role demands expertise in cancer survivorship, strong clinical skills, and a commitment to patient-centric care. You will also develop clinical protocols and best practices, ensuring high-quality care delivery. If you are passionate about improving cancer outcomes and using technology to enhance patient care, this is the ideal opportunity for you.

Requirements

• MD or DO fellowship-trained and board-certified in Medical Oncology
• Valid state medical license in good standing and willingness to be licensed in all 50 states
• Minimum 2 years of independent oncology-related clinical practice after fellowship
• Expertise in cancer survivorship care
• Friendly, compassionate manner and a passion for helping patients thrive and live healthy and full lives
• Understand and are motivated to address the many gaps in cancer-aware care faced by patients with cancer, and their caregivers before, during, and after treatment
• Strong clinical skills and a high bar for evidence-based, patient-centric, high-quality clinical care
• Team-focused, effective collaborator
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, with a focus on empathy and active listening
• High ethical standards of behavior
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and thrive in fast-paced environments
• Excellent telehealth skills, including video and audio patient care, asynchronous messaging, electronic health records, and other telehealth tools

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and diagnostic evaluations, develop treatment and management plans, deliver direct care, including ordering laboratory, imaging, procedures, referrals, and prescriptions, and closely collaborate with local clinicians and order to deliver evidence-based cancer and survivorship care
• In collaboration with Color’s primary care team, assess patients with cancer screening abnormalities and facilitate the diagnosis of cancer
• Determine guideline-based oncology and symptom treatment plans, identify optimal treatment locations, and order referrals to appropriate local care teams for evaluation and treatment
• Educate patients about guideline-based cancer treatment options, including clinical trials and potential risks and benefits, prepare patients for local visits, and assist patients with clinical decision-making
• Assess and manage oncology and treatment-related symptoms and complications as appropriate for a virtual setting
• Develop and manage personalized cancer survivorship plans that include cancer screening and surveillance, identification and management of long-term oncologic complications and side effects, education, maintenance, and risk reduction therapies, as well as lifestyle and other risk reduction education and support
• Develop clinical protocols and best practices for care delivery, in close collaboration with other Color Care and cross-functional team members (e.g., Care Advocates, Nurses, and High-Risk Counselors)
• As a core member of Color’s Cancer care team, you will help build and grow the program in a way that maximizes its value and impact on all patients everywhere
• Collaborate with Care Advocates, Nurses, genetic counselors, and other staff such as nutritionists and behavioral health, to address non-clinical support and care needs of survivors: For example, financial concerns, return to work support, psychosocial needs, and care coordination
• Provide compassionate, empathetic care, establishing close, trust-based relationships with patients
• Participate in care team sessions to monitor member progress, provide updates, and collaborate on targeted support plans
• Maintain thorough and detailed documentation of encounters with patients

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensure in a state that participates in the IMLC
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional technical and operations teams

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits