Navigating the Clinical Component
Hematology/Oncology Practice Overview
- Join the exceptional team at the CHRISTUS Cancer Center, a growing program with aspirations to achieve Comprehensive Cancer Center status
- Outpatient clinic setting with a manageable average volume of 14-16 patients per day
- The retiring Hematologist saw 251 new patients and 1386 follow-up appointments.
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- Casemix: 70% Oncology & 30% Hematology
- Phone call coverage only, The NP takes phone call as well.
- Outstanding facilities and care capabilities including:
- 10-chair infusion center
- Bone biopsy suite within the clinic
- Access to advanced hospital imaging: PET/CT, interventional radiology
- New linear accelerator and 64-slice CT on-site
- Surgically-trained physicians on staff: General Surgery, Breast Surgery, Thoracic, Colorectal
- Opportunity to develop ACLS and bone biopsy procedure skills
- Bone biopsies are done in the Cath lab currently. There is also a procedure room in the dept, and the incoming physician has the choice to do them in the procedure room in the clinic
- Collaborating physicians at CHRISTUS St Vincent in Santa Fe; and can also work with other system wide physicians across CHRISTUS.
- MOSAIQ EMR (Cancer Center), Cerner EMR (hospital), Athena EMR (clinics)
- Employed position with flexible 4-day weekly schedule option available
Facilities & Operations
- Hematology/Oncology clinic located in CHRISTUS Cancer Center
- 10-chair infusion center with dedicated RN staff
- Bone biopsy suite and access to interventional radiology
- New linear accelerator, 64-slice CT, 1.5T MRI on-site
- PET/CT imaging, hospital-based pharmacy with IV suite
Support Services
- General, breast, thoracic, and colorectal surgeons on staff
- Interventional radiology coverage
- Inpatient dialysis unit with 8 chairs/2 private rooms
Call Structure
- Call is managed by call service (nurse call line)
- Very minimal- on rare occasions if the service line needs additional consult, they will call provider
- Phone triage/consultation calls only, no inpatient rounding
Clinic Operations
- Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm, Friday 8am-12pm
- 100% Outpatient
- See 14-16 established patients per day on average
- Option for 4-day work week schedule
Skills & Technology
- Bone marrow biopsy skills required
- ACLS certification required
- EMRs: MOSAIQ (Cancer Center), Cerner (hospital), Athena (clinics)
Compensation & Benefits
- $516,000 base salary
- RVU production model: 5,432 wRVU threshold at $95/wRVU
- $5,000 potential annual quality/satisfaction bonus
- $75,000 student loan assistance over 3 years
- Comprehensive benefits: health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401k
- Employer-paid malpractice with tail coverage