Physician - Hematology Oncology

Overview

Ochsner Cancer Institute of Ochsner Health is seeking a BC/BE HEMATOLOGIST ONCOLOGIST to join its expanding multidisciplinary team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The successful candidate will join a local team of board-certified Hematologist/Oncologists and Advanced Practice Providers in a robust office practice with a large referral base. Ochsner Cancer Institute is a multi-site program leading cancer care across Louisiana and the Gulf South, from Lake Charles, Louisiana into coastal Mississippi.

The Baton Rouge Cancer Center is a growing, integrated enterprise across 2 sites, featuring multidisciplinary clinics with surgical subspecialists, radiation oncology, and robust connections to subspecialty leaders at the system hub at the Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center in New Orleans. The Baton Rouge practice is enhanced by access to the Ochsner Cancer Institute clinical research portfolio, including the region’s only Phase 1 program, plus a number of innovative digital programs.

The Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baton Rouge is undergoing expansion to support rapid growth, with significant investments in the Ochsner Cancer Institute over the past 3 years.

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of only seven MD Anderson Cancer Center partners in the country and the only one in Louisiana. It joins a collaborative network dedicated to advancing cancer care and research, with patients receiving care based on MD Anderson protocols and practice standards, integrated with clinicians and researchers. Ochsner MD Anderson experts adhere to MD Anderson’s clinical leadership and provide a full range of multidisciplinary care options, including medical oncology, surgery, and radiation.

These are exciting times for the future of cancer care in Louisiana – come join our team!

• Ochsner Cancer Institute – largest multispecialty group practice focused on cancer care in the Gulf South
• Baton Rouge facility offers both chemotherapy infusion and radiation oncology services
• Flexible scheduling;
  Full time and part time opportunities
• Minimum 1:5 call rotation shared amongst the physicians in the group
• 1 to 1 APP model
• Participation in the region’s largest clinical trials program, featuring the Precision Cancer Therapies Program, the only phase 1 cancer drug development program in the Gulf South
• Coordination with a large integrated cancer program offering a full range of destination services: bone marrow transplantation, adoptive cellular therapies (coming in 2021), & surgical oncology support in all disciplines
• Inpatient consultation only with full Hospital Medicine support
• Research and teaching opportunities including participation in the Ochsner Hematology/Oncology fellowship program
• EPIC medical record platform utilized throughout the Ochsner Health System with large data warehouse for clinical research and quality improvement
• Tort reform state

• 4-day work week
• CME reimbursement and paid time off
• $100,000 sign on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Retirement options (401k, 403b, and 457b)
• Student Loan Forgiveness program eligibility

The Greater Baton Rouge region is home to 13 Ochsner Health Centers and Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge, a full-service facility. In Baton Rouge, more than 1,500 employees serve our patients, including over 160 physicians and mid-level providers. Care Chex named Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge the #1 hospital in Baton Rouge across 14 specialties and among the top 10% nationally for medical excellence.

Ochsner Baton Rouge is part of Ochsner Health System, Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic health system with 30 hospitals and more than 60 health centers. Ochsner is recognized by US News & World Report as a “Best Hospital.” The Ochsner Cancer Institute is consistently recognized as a “High Performing” Cancer Program by US News & World Report. Ochsner employs over 1,100 physicians across 90 medical specialties and subspecialties.

The Ochsner Cancer Institute features more than 70 cancer physicians in multidisciplinary teams.

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