Locums Hematology and Oncology Need in Washington

Coverage Needed

• June 2 - September 1, 2024

Schedule

• 3 month with potential for repeat 3 month contract


• Monday - Friday


• 8a - 5p

Clinical Details

• Hospital/Inpatient


• General oncology practice


• Potential to develop own special interest in specific areas of oncology and hematology


• Built in Primary Care referral bases with multiple referral sources from the community


• Full infusion service including conventional chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and oral chemo dispensary


• Survivorship and palliative care programs


• Infusion/injection rooms, Lab, Pharmacy, APCs


• 2-3 New consults per day


• Rounding typically on 3-5 established patients as well


• Management of direct admissions from outpatient cancer center (leukemic inductions, consolidations, inpatient chemo for acute hematologic malignancies etc.), as well as co-management and consultations from inpatient teams for new oncology and hematology consults


• Duties include covering pager for inpatient issues M-F 8-5 pm, doing inpatient consults, managing direct admissions from cancer center (inpatient service, typically 2-3 patients as direct admission) , rounding on existing consults/service patients

Requirements

• Will consider non-local providers, there will be no travel reimbursement for this role


• Active WA License or ability to obtain prior to employment


• Successful completion of Residency/Fellowship at an accredited program or ability to obtain prior to employment


• Board Certified or Board Eligible for medical oncology or hematology and oncology

Call

• Rotating call schedule

Support Staff

• 9 other oncologists


• 4 mid-level practitioners


• Team RN care coordinator and scheduler, as well as robust financial authorization department


• MA-C, RN, RNCC


• Standard inpatient consult services available, interventional radiology services, PET/MRI/ blood bank, dedicated inpatient oncology floor, social workers and case navigators, rotating hospitalist services, inpatient ICU with dedicated intensivists

EMR

• Epic with Beacon