Physician, Radiation Oncology (Santa Clara, CA)

Opportunity Information:

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Radiation Oncology physician to work at Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation at our Sunnyvale and Santa Clara radiation oncology departments in California's Silicon Valley. Our fully loaded departments have Varian TrueBeam, TrueBeam STx, and Edge linear accelerator systems with Siemens and GE CT simulators, BrainLab ExacTrac Dynamic, AlignRT, and a dedicated HDR brachytherapy suite with a Varian BRAVOS system. Our cancer program has numerous accreditations, active participation in clinical trials, and several specialty and sub-specialty multidisciplinary tumor boards. We are excited to be opening our new cancer center in Santa Clara in 2027, which will have a new Sutter Health hospital and a medical school.

Location: Santa Clara and Sunnyvale

Position details:     

• We are looking for a highly skilled team player to join our excellent department as a shareholder-track physician
• Full-time preferred, but part-time can be considered based on candidate qualifications
• Relevant experience in IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, SBRT, and SRS is required
• Experience with prostate seed brachytherapy and HDR brachytherapy is a plus
• Abundant leadership and committee work opportunities, with active promotion of quality improvement projects
• Straightforward access to collegial specialists
• Physician-led inclusive organization, emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, clinician / staff well-being, and innovation

Qualifications:

Board-certified or board-eligible in Radiation Oncology

Join Us and Enjoy:

• Shareholder eligible after two years
• Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
• Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
• Relocation allowance
• Generous benefits package
• 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA

Organization Details:

We are a physician-led inclusive organization, emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, clinician and staff well-being, and innovation. Our excellent multispecialty group practice offers straightforward access to collegial specialists and features abundant leadership and committee work opportunities, with active promotion of quality improvement projects.

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,200 clinicians in 40+ specialties, in practices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our organization is nationally recognized for our excellence with multiple awards for quality of care, innovation, and leadership.

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

Community Information:

Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to several high-tech companies’ headquarters. Santa Clara University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of California, is a treasured landmark. The city is bordered by San Jose, Sunnyvale and Cupertino.

Sunnyvale is the seventh most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area, bordered by portions of San Jose, Mountain View, Los Altos, Cupertino and Santa Clara. It lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101.  Visitors and residents enjoy Sunnyvale’s beautiful, clean suburban setting, efficient, high-quality city services, low crime rate, quality schools and 18 prize-winning parks.  Sunnyvale is less than one hour from the Pacific Ocean and close to several of California’s iconic sites, including the famous redwood forests and beautiful Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada. In the greater Sunnyvale area, theaters, concert halls, museums, libraries and art galleries meet the most demanding cultural needs.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

* It is the policy of the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within our service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of PAFMG’s employment policies and practices.