Medical Oncologist
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: Y-MD-3514544
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Medical Oncology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Potsdam, NY
- Service Setting: Outpatient Clinic
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: Dec 28, 2026 – Mar 29, 2027
- Clinical Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 8 AM – 5 PM
Patient Information
Patient Volume/Census: 18–20 patients per day
Facility Information
- EMR System: Epic
- Reason for Coverage: Holiday and vacation coverage
Privileges & Compliance
Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Required Procedures
chemotherapy immunotherapy targeted therapy hormone therapy
Job Requirements
- Licenses: Active New York license
- Board: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Medical Oncology
- Certifications: BLS (AHA or RQI)
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years in Medical Oncology
Other Qualifications
Epic experience required; Flexibility and adaptability; No residents or fellows
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide outpatient chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormone therapy to patients.
- Manage a patient panel of 18–20 patients per day in an outpatient infusion center.
- Perform inpatient consultations as needed, though primarily an outpatient role.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including one NP and three CMAs.
- Utilize Epic for charting and ensure accurate documentation.
Key Responsibilities
Provide outpatient chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormone therapy to a patient panel of 18-20 patients per day. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and utilize Epic for accurate clinical documentation.
Requirements
Requires an active New York medical license and board certification or eligibility in Medical Oncology. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience and proficiency with the Epic EMR system.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Oncologist at Adelphi Staffing a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Oncology — ranked against 623 active Oncology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Oncology — Physician Career Context
In New York, the Oncology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$444k (30 salary observations; 65 listings), vs ~$429k nationally (348 salary observations; 1,329 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 35 active Oncology listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 60% have no call, 23% require no weekends.
Oncology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- Includes weekends
Living in Potsdam
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $201k
- Typical market rent
- $1,437/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.