Radiation Oncologist

JOB OVERVIEW

• Job Id: L-MD-74349
  
• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Radiation Oncology
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Duluth, MN
  
• Service Setting: Outpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical only
  
• Coverage Period: Jan 04, 2027 – Ongoing
  
• Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM; Full-time
  
  • Tuesday reserved as the OTV day for the locum
    
• Reason for Coverage: Vacancy
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Average Daily Volume: 10-16 patients under treatment per day per MD
  
• Case Mix: Radiation Oncology (inpatient and outpatient)
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• EMR: Epic
  
• Office Equipment: Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, Siemens Go Open Pro CT scanner, ARIA EMR, EPIC
  
• Specialty Backup: Yes, full team support (4.0 FTE Radiation Oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, therapists, etc.)
  
• Support Staff: RNs: 2, MAs: 1, Office Staff: 3
  

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

• Required:
  
  • Linear Accelerator
    
  • Rapid Arc/VMAT
    
  • Electrons
    
  • Conventional/Conformal Therapy
    
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation therapy (IMRT)
    
  • Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
    
  • Stereotactic Body radiation therapy (SBRT)
    
  • Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) - all types
    
  • Conventional treatment planning
    
  • Beam shaping (MLC)
    
  • 3D CRT
    
  • IMRT
    
  • PET CT or MRI Image Fusion
    
  • Electronic Portal Imaging (EPI)
    
• Preferred:
  
  • Hyper altered fractionation
    

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC/BE
  
• Licenses: Active MN or willing to obtain
  
• Certifications: BLS
  
• Experience: Proficiency in EPIC, Varian ARIA, Eclipse, and Varian TrueBeam required
  
• Other Qualifications: Team-based care and collaboration
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide radiation oncology consultations, follow-up visits, and CT simulation orders.
  
• Develop and approve treatment plans including IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, and SRS.
  
• Perform inpatient and outpatient consults and manage patient care.
  
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary oncology team including physicists, dosimetrists, and therapists.
  
• Participate in chart rounds, peer rounds, and tumor conferences.