Company/Institution:Akron Children's Hospital
Location:Akron, OH, USA
Salary:Degree Requirements:Board Eligible, Board CertifiedNot available
Posted:Job Type:Faculty, Patient CareMarch 26, 2025
Application Period:Job Setting:Hospital/Clinical FacilityMarch 26-April 27, 2025
Pediatric Hematolgist Oncologist
Akron Children’s Hospital is dedicated to building a diverse workforce – one that reflects our patient population and represents the communities we serve. Whether you’re a resident, a physician early in your career, or a seasoned physician with years of experience, Akron Children’s Hospital has something different that’s hard to explain. You feel it in the atmosphere as soon as you enter through the doors. You experience it every day with your colleagues, staff, patients, and their families. Once you’re here, you know you’re home.
Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a BC/BE hematologist/oncologist who will also serve as a clinical faculty member at the assistant/associate professor level. The ideal candidate for this position has experience in quality improvement/clinical research, is interested in medical education, and has a clinical focus within benign hematology (especially coagulation and hemoglobinopathies). Akron Children’s Hospital is a teaching hospital with an AGMCE-accredited Hematology/Oncology fellowship training program and a medical school affiliation with Northeast Ohio Medical University.
Programs at the Akron Children’s Hospital Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders include hematology, oncology, stem cell and marrow transplantation, a state-funded sickle cell program and regional hemostasis and thrombosis center. Hematology/oncology care is provided at our hospital in Akron, our Beeghly campus in Boardman, Ohio, and a monthly outreach clinic in the Amish Community. The Hematology/Oncology team is currently comprised of 10 faculty members, seventeen advanced practice providers and an extensive team of nursing professionals and support staff.
Each year the center cares for approximately 95 new oncology patients, 15 stem cell/marrow transplant patients, 160 sickle cell patients and 540 bleeding disorder patients. The staff also provides care through approximately 12,000 patient encounters annually. Akron Children’s Hospital is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group, houses a pediatric stem cell transplantation center approved by the National Marrow Donor Program, and is one of only 9 pediatric cancer centers in the country verified by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
This position is a 501(c)(3) site which qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the Federal government.
This opportunity offers:
· Attractive guaranteed base salary
· Starting Bonus
· Quality and Productivity Bonuses
· Comprehensive benefits package
· Occurrence based malpractice
· Relocation assistance
· Generous vacation and CME time/money
· Student loan repayment strategies
Hospital Overview
Akron Children's has been caring for children since 1890. With two hospital campuses, 6 regional health centers and 50+ primary and specialty care locations throughout Ohio, we’re making it easier for today's busy families to find the high-quality care they need. We also partner with other health systems to bring our neonatal and pediatric expertise to patients in their community hospitals.
Ranked among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by Newsweek in 2022 and 2023, Akron Children’s Hospitalis the largest pediatric healthcare system in Northeast Ohio. With more than a millionpatient visits a year, we’ve been leading the way to healthier futures for children through quality patient care, education, advocacy, community service and medical discover for more than 130 years! Children aren’t just a segment of our focus; they are our focus. The services at Akron Children’s Hospital span the entire scope of medical services available today – from routine and preventative care to emerging technologies in surgery and patient care.
Akron Children’s Hospital is the only freestanding pediatric hospital in Northeast Ohio and the 8thlargest children’s hospital in the country. We are a major teaching affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University. Active involvement in medical student and resident education; academic appointment at Northeast Ohio Medical University is available and commensurate with experience. Akron Children’s is dedicated to family-centered care and improving the treatment of childhood illness and injury through research at the Rebecca D. Considine Clinical Research Institute.
The resources available to our physicians, the cutting-edge technology, the collaboration from all departments and the cohesive nature in which we work allow us to live our mission and truly treat every child as we would our own.
Community Overview:
It’s something you know as soon as you experience it. Our communities — the Northeast Ohio community — are deeply ingrained into our work, our volunteerism, and our daily lives. We are truly a part of the communities we serve, and the communities are a part of us. You’ll be proud to tell people you meet that you work at Akron Children’s as their faces light up and they tell you their own connection to the Hospital. Working at Akron Children’s gives you so many opportunities to live in, work in and love Northeast Ohio.
Runners, hikers, bikers, and families who like to explore have plenty of options including the recreation of the Towpath Trail. The 110-mile towpath trail from Cleveland to below Canton offers places of tranquility, and hidden views of wildlife. Sports are a way of life in our region with many private and public golf courses as well as numerous lakes for fishing, boating, and sailing. Not far from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we also offer many sports opportunities for youth as well as adults including basketball, baseball, soccer, football, swimming, tennis and more.
From major league attractions to small-town appeal, Northeast Ohio area has something for everyone. The area is rich in history and cultural diversity, and provides a stimulating blend of outstanding educational, cultural, and recreational resources. This four-season community offers outdoor enthusiasts more than 40,000 acres of parks for year-round enjoyment. Northeast Ohio has become a premier destination to work, live, play, shop and dine.
Akron Children’shas been caring for children since 1890. With two hospital campuses, 6 regional health centers and 50+ primary and specialty care locations throughout Ohio, we’re making it easier for today’s busy families to find the high-quality care they need. We also partner with other health systems to bring our neonatal and pediatric expertise to patients in their community hospitals.
With more than a million patient visits a year, we’ve been leading the way to healthier futures for children through quality patient care, education, advocacy, community service and medical discovery.
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Lori Schapel
214 W Bowery Street
Akron, OH 44308 USA
lschapel@akronchildrens.org
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