Medical Oncology Opportunity in Pierre, SD

Avera Medical Group is seeking a BE/BC Medical Oncologist to join our specialty care network. The Avera Medical Group offers an excellent career opportunity with a wide range of practice opportunities across a diverse community. Avera Medical Group offers a market competitive compensation, a generous benefit package as well as opportunities for loan assistance. Find your success, great quality of life, and your next place to call home in the upper Midwest.

• 57 physicians and APP’s, 13 specialties, and a surgery center
• Outpatient oncology practice with consultation privileges, minimal to no call
• Collaboration with medical oncologists and hematologists at Avera Cancer Institute in Sioux Falls, SD and Aberdeen, SD
• Fully accredited bone marrow and cellular therapy program in Sioux Falls, SD
• New cancer center with private infusion rooms
• Centralized navigation center to answer patient calls after hours
• Integrated Avera Health network with centralized tumor boards, including genomic sequencing, lung, breast, GI, GYN/GU tumor boards, along with a local breast tumor board
• Dedicated genetic counseling
• Participation in the Oncology Service Line that offers local and regional leadership opportunities
• Clinical trials offered for patients receiving care at the Helmsley Center
• Access to the Avera health network of technology, facilities, and specialists 
• Service area: 60,000

Avera St. Mary’s

• 50 bed acute care hospital, 105 bed long term care facility and transitional care unit attached to the hospital
• 24 hour Emergency Room coverage, 4 OR suites, 6 bed ICU, 6 bed Ambulatory Care, Cardiac Rehab, PT, OT, ST rehab services, educational programs, laboratory, home health, and hospice

The Pierre Community

• Pierre is South Dakota’s state capital
• Located on the bluffs of the Missouri River
• Friendly community
• Many historical sites: the State Capital building and surrounding monuments, SD Cultural Heritage Center, SD Discovery Center and Aquarium, Oahe Dam, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
• 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school with current enrollment over 2,600 students
• The Capital University Center offers degrees from 6 different South Dakota public universities.  The CUC provides resources for the school system and state/federal government agencies, including the State Library
• Year-round outdoor recreation on the Missouri River and area lakes providing opportunities to fish for a variety of species
• Popular outdoor activities include swimming, sailing, boating, river boat tours and diving, hunting, birding, biking, and motocross
• Economic base is derived from government, agriculture, medical services, recreational services, education, commercial, retail and professional services
• South Dakota has no corporate income tax, no state income tax, and no business inventory tax, which is attractive for new businesses and expansions of existing businesses
• Population: 14,000
• http://www.pierre.org/
• http://www.pierre.k12.sd.us

For more information contact Physician Recruiter, Rise Waldera at rise.waldera@avera.org or 605-955-2442.