Radiation Oncology Physician - Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Job Description
Join a high-volume hospital radiation oncology department for a focused 4-day locum assignment. You’ll provide on-site inpatient consultations, oversee daily treatment delivery, and manage new consults, follow-up visits, and treatment planning. The role offers a standard weekday schedule with no routine on-call responsibilities.

Key Details

• Assignment Type: Locum Tenens
• Setting: Hospital (Inpatient)
• Start Date: December 28, 2026 (ends December 31, 2026)
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM (regular weekday hours)
• Patient Population: Adult
• Location: Johnstown, PA
• Stipends: Housing and travel options can be discussed for non-local candidates

Benefits

• Weekly direct deposit
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Supportive credentialing assistance
• Lodging and mileage reimbursement (if applicable)
• Flexible scheduling (optional if applicable)

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct inpatient radiation oncology consultations on weekdays.
• See patients in the outpatient office when needed.
• Oversee and verify the delivery of scheduled radiation treatments.
• Provide on-site radiation therapy to patients; document all patient contact hours.
• Perform new-patient consults, follow-up visits, treatment planning, and weekly on-treatment visits (OTV).
• May be called for occasional emergent inpatient consultations (rare, 1–2 times per year).

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in Radiation Oncology (minimum board-certification eligible).
• Completed a Radiation Oncology fellowship (3 years).
• Required certifications: ABLS, ACLS, ATLS, BLS (PALS not required).
• Ability to obtain credentialing within approximately 10 days.

Working Hours

• Regular inpatient consultation: Weekdays 07:00 – 15:00.
• No scheduled on-call or after-hours duties; occasional emergent consults possible but not required.

Skills

• Brachytherapy: Intracavitary (e.g., Mammosite), Interstitial, Low-dose-rate (LDR) and High-dose-rate (HDR).
• External Beam Therapy (EBRT): Linear accelerator operation, RapidArc/VMAT, Electrons, Tomotherapy, Superficial/Orthovoltage.
• Advanced Techniques: Conventional/Conformal, IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, SRS (including CyberKnife and GammaKnife), IORT, Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Total Skin Electron (TSE), Hyper-fractionated regimens.
• Treatment Planning: Conventional planning, MLC beam shaping, 3D CRT, IMRT, PET-CT/MRI image fusion, Electronic Portal Imaging (EPI), participation in clinical trials.
• Proficient with electronic medical record (EMR) systems and radiation oncology documentation.