Willis-Knighton Cancer Center is one of the most clinically advanced community oncology programs in the country, and this group is actively growing. Seven independent oncologists currently share overhead and call at the main campus, and the group has expanded every year for the past decade. This is a new position structured as a two-phase entry: the incoming physician will begin as an inpatient oncology hospitalist at Piermont Hospital, with a clear path into the main outpatient group at the Cancer Center.
Setting Hospital-affiliated, independent group structure
Entry Role Inpatient oncology hospitalist, Piermont Hospital
Path to Partnership Transition into main outpatient Cancer Center group after proving fit and commitment
Call Q7 (one week on, six weeks off)
Compensation Model RVU/production-based; no overhead costs to physicians
EMR Meditech Expanse
Position Type New position
The group's hematology panel is booked out more than three months for new patients. Demand is outpacing capacity, with the system adding approximately 100 new oncology patients per week. The two senior partners are both planning to reduce their schedules within the next several years, which makes adding a committed, long-term physician a priority now rather than later.
The group has been burned by partners who built a practice and left, abandoning their patient panels. The hospitalist entry model was designed specifically to address this. A physician who demonstrates clinical competence and commitment to the region at Piermont moves into the main group, with the expectation of becoming a long-term partner.
Phase 1: Inpatient Oncology Hospitalist, Piermont Hospital
Phase 2: Main Campus Outpatient Oncologist
The group actively encourages subspecialization. The volume of new oncology data and therapeutics makes general-only practice increasingly difficult to sustain. The most pressing subspecialty need is malignant hematology. GU oncology is also a high priority. The incoming physician will still carry some general oncology volume but is expected to carve out a defined area of focus and build a reputation in that space over time.