Hematologist/Oncologist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Eastern Michgan

Job description

About the facility

A Large Cancer Center connected to hospital is seeking a Hematologist/Oncologist for locum tenens coverage.

About the facility location

The facility is located in Eastern Michigan.

About the clinician's workday

This position is in an outpatient cancer center serving adult and geriatric patients, with a practice mix of approximately 60% hematology and 40% oncology. The role will primarily focus on lung cancer, with secondary responsibilities for general/benign hematology patients not assigned to other specialists. The practice includes six physicians, with inpatient and outpatient coverage supported by five APPs each. In the outpatient clinic, the physician will see 8-16 patients per day (with 7-8 hours scheduled for appointments), and inpatient rounding across two hospitals averages a census of 22 patients, including 4-5 new patients. The clinical area is oncology in an outpatient setting, trauma level 2. Chemotherapy is administered by a nurse oncologist, and the EMR system is Epic.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 10-15
• Support staff: 6 physicians, APP's and Rad/Onc's on staff
• Patient population: Adults
• Call ratio/schedule: 1:5
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• # of new consults: 2-4

Your dedicated recruiter

Nikki Johnson

Call / Text: (678) 690-7446
Email: njohnson@locumtenens.com

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