Hematology​/Oncology Physician

Coverage Needed:

• Start Date:
  
  ASAP
• End Date:
  Ongoing
• Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM
• Weekend Requirements
• Call
  
  Schedule:
  
  part of pool, Monday - Sunday. Weekday evenings (telephone)

Clinical Details:

• Practice Setting:
  Outpatient Cancer Center
• Patient Population:
  Adult & Geriatric
• Percentage of Hematology, Oncology, Internal Medicine: 60% Hematology, 40% Oncology
• Focus:
  Lung Cancer primary; secondary focus on general/benign hematology from patients not assigned to other physicians' specialties
• Current team includes specialists in Breast, Lung (different location), GI, GU, Neuro
• Number of Physicians in Practice: 6
• APPs Providing Coverage:
  Inpatient team of 5 APPs;
  Outpatient team of 5 APPs at this location
• Average Number of Patients per Day - Outpatient: 8-16 patients
• Average Number of Patients per Day - Hospital:
  Average Census of 22 (2 hospitals), including 4-5 new patients
• Clinical Area:
  Oncology - Outpatient Setting
• Trauma Level: 2
• Administration of Chemotherapy:
  Nurse Oncologist
• EMR:
  Epic
• Weekend rounding with APP support
• Call Ratio: 1 in 5

Requirements:

• Board Certified or Truly Board Eligible in Medical Oncology
• Active MI License (Highly Preferred) - Willing to review providers needing to obtain MI License
• BLS Certification
• Required Procedures: FNA/Biopsy
• Required Duties:
  Participation on a Tumor Board, Orders Tests, Orders Images, Prescribes
• Must be willing to focus on thoracic (lung) cancer patients