Your clinical experience at Good Shepherd Medical Center will be defined by innovation, collaboration, and the opportunity to truly shape a cancer program from the ground up. The current office is 3,500 square feet, housed within a medical office building directly connected to the hospital. Plans are underway to expand this footprint to over 12,000 square feet, transforming the facility into a full-service Cancer Center complete with an expanded infusion suite, onsite pharmacy, and new linear accelerator for in-house radiation therapy.
You will enjoy a 4-day clinic week with ten-hour days and no call, nights, or weekends. Daily inpatient consults are minimal and handled collaboratively with the ED and hospitalist teams. Most inpatient rounding takes just 30 to 45 minutes, allowing you to stay focused on your outpatient panel while remaining engaged in multidisciplinary care. Tumor boards are active and supported by collegial specialists across departments, reinforcing a team-based culture.
Advanced imaging is readily available onsite, including MRI and CT, and a new PET scanner has been acquired and is currently housed in a trailer while the new imaging suite is being built. IR services are available four weeks per month, enabling sophisticated, minimally invasive oncology procedures locally. Bone marrow transplant cases are referred to Portland or Spokane, while colorectal surgeries are coordinated with providers in the Tri-Cities. Breast surgery and lower-acuity oncologic surgeries are handled in-house.
You’ll also benefit from an infusion center with seven chairs (and growing), access to well-established palliative care programs, and a dedicated MA per provider. Plans are already in place to add a second NP as soon as the new physician is hired. All systems run on Epic, offering efficient documentation and care coordination.