Physician, Oncology and Survivorship Clinical Care
Color
How You’ll Contribute:
- At diagnosis and treatment initiation: Oversee cancer diagnostic workup conducted by the Color clinical team and/or in collaboration with brick-and-mortar clinicians.
- Ensure warm hand-off to high-quality brick and mortar cancer care teams.
- Deliver guideline-based treatment recommendations to patients and members of the brick-and-mortar cancer care teams at diagnosis and other critical decision points.
- During active cancer treatment: Collaborate with the Color team and the patient’s brick-and-mortar care teams to:
- Support care delivery and treatment management.
- Evaluate, monitor, and manage symptoms and side effects, including prescribing medications and ordering diagnostic evaluations as appropriate in a virtual setting.
- Order referrals to virtual or local supportive services such as nutrition, behavioral health, and financial counseling.
- Facilitate goals-of-care and end-of-life discussions when relevant.
- Work with oncology nurses to manage treatment-related symptoms and complications.
- After active cancer treatment: Partner with the Color’s Multidisciplinary Survivorship Center of Excellence team and the patient’s brick and mortar care teams to:
- Deliver guidelines-based cancer surveillance and screening as relevant.
- Manage Long-term effects and complications of cancer and cancer treatment.
- Provide risk reduction treatments and interventions.
- Assist with return to work accommodation and expectation setting.
- Facilitate communication and appropriate follow-up with all brick-and-mortar clinicians.
- Program development and team collaboration:
- Help build and grow the Virtual Cancer Clinic, maximizing its value and impact nationwide.
- Contribute to the development of clinical protocols and best practices in collaboration with Color primary care providers, oncologists, nurses, care advocates, and genetic counselors.
- Participate in care team sessions to review patient progress and coordinate targeted support plans.
- Maintain thorough, accurate documentation of all patient encounters.
- Provide compassionate, empathetic care that builds trust-based relationships with patients and their families.
- You will not order or deliver intravenous anti-cancer treatment or perform procedures. Care will be delivered remotely through video, audio, and asynchronous messaging.
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- 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 web-side 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 care-givers 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.
Preferred:
- Expertise in solid tumor oncology.
- Active medical licensure in multiple states, or in a state participating in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC).
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including clinical, technical, and operations partners.