Baptist Health Medical Group is seeking a BC/BE fellowship trained Hematologist/Oncologist to join our regional Cancer Care Center located in Paducah, KY.
Baptist Health Paducah is home to the area's only nationally accredited cancer facility. We have been awarded the Gold Seal of Excellence from the Commission on Cancer in imaging and cancer treatment for four consecutive years. In our new Cancer Care Center, join a multidisciplinary team with access to technology that includes PET-CT, open and closed MRI, functional MRI, 3D mammography, a Brainlab cranial surgery navigation system, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiation therapy, da Vinci robotics and more. You'll also have access to clinical trials through the Baptist Health Cancer Research Network.
Baptist Health ranks in 150 top places to work in healthcare, according to Becker's Hospital Review.
Baptist Health Paducah is a 373-bed regional medical and referral center, serving about 200,000 patients a year from four states. The hospital provides a full range of services, including cardiac and cancer care, diagnostic imaging, women's and children's services, surgery, emergency treatment, rehabilitation, transitional care, weight management and wound care. The main campus covers eight square blocks, plus off-site outpatient rehab, occupational medicine, primary care, school clinics, imaging and lab. Overall, Baptist Hospital Paducah offers 20 points of care to make healthcare more convenient for area residents.
Baptist Health Paducah has about 2,000 employees, making it one of the region's largest employers, with about 260 physicians representing more than 40 medical specialties. The Baptist Health Foundation Paducah supports needed services, facilities and other areas of growth. The hospital opened in 1953 as Western Baptist Hospital and changed its name in early 2013, along with other facilities in Baptist Health, one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in Kentucky.
The hospital has earned Pathway to Excellence designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nursing Credentialing Center.
Population is around 95,000
A United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designed Creative City in the field of Crafts and Folks Art (1 of 2 in the United States)
Trendy downtown with unique restaurants, shops, and a farmer's market with a family-friendly community
Easy access to state parks, including two of the nation's largest man-made lakes (Lake Barkley and Land Between the Lakes) offering boating, fishing, and hiking
$44 million Performing Arts Center which houses Broadway shows and concerts
Nationally recognized artist district
Named one of the Top 100 Communities for Young People which starts with excellent public and private schools
Nashville, TN is a 2-hour drive away and St. Louis, MO is a 2.5-hour drive
Barkley Regional Airport offers daily flights to Charlotte, NC
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