Join Cutting Edge Proton Therapy Team with BayCare at St. Joseph's Cancer Institute | Radiation Oncology Opportunity

BayCare Medical Group, the largest and most respected physician-led medical group in the Tampa Bay area, is recruiting an experienced board certified Radiation Oncologist trained in proton therapy to join our dedicated and compassionate BayCare Department of Radiation Oncology Caregiver Team. The ideal candidate will embrace our Vision to make BayCare the best place to work, receive, and provide care, and our Values of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility, and excellence with a focus on clinical quality and patient safety.  With the introduction of the Mevion S250-FIT proton accelerator to the Radiation Oncology department, candidates with strong training and clinical experience in proton therapy is required.

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The primary clinical practice location will be St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida. St. Joseph’s Cancer Center was established in 1969 as the first radiation therapy center in Hillsborough County. St. Joseph’s is a hospital-based radiation center with two linear accelerators, a TrueBeam (2018) and Halcyon (2024), a Flexitron HDR afterloader (2024), and a Siemens CT simulator (2015). Further, a Mevion S250-FIT proton accelerator is being installed and will go-live in the 2nd quarter of 2026. Treatment planning software includes Eclipse TPS, ARIA OIS, and MIM software. Annually, St. Joseph’s Hospital registers 1,600 new cancer cases and the cancer program is certified by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the American College of Radiology.

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There are plans to build a state-of-the-art BayCare Cancer Institute facility which will house Radiation Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Cancer Imaging, Breast Center, Research, and Laboratory with future space available for other therapeutic services.

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The BayCare Department of Radiation Oncology consists of four regional, hospital-based cancer centers located at St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, FL, Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL, and Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, FL.

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BayCare and Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine recently announced a strategic collaboration to expand and accelerate BayCare’s trajectory as an academic health system by improving access to advanced medical treatments, enhancing clinical research, and expanding training and education of current and future physicians at BayCare.

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Education Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree
• Board certification in Radiation Oncology
• Training in Proton Therapy is required
• Clinical experience in Proton Therapy required

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About BayCare Medical Group

BayCare Medical Group (BMG) is the largest multispecialty group in Tampa Bay and part of BayCare Health System which is both locally and nationally recognized as a Great Place to Work®, ranked no. 6 in the nation by People Companies That Care® 2020 and Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® 2021. We foster a forward-thinking culture that's revolutionizing health care.

BayCare Health System is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization located throughout four counties on the central Gulf Coast of Florida with a network comprised of 15 hospitals with services including imaging, lab, behavioral health, home health care and urgent care. Our priority is connecting patients to a complete range of preventive, diagnostic and treatment services for any health care need, throughout their lifetime.