Radiation Oncologist
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Job Description
- Job Id: L-MD-55827
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Radiation Oncology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Laredo, TX 78041
- Service Setting: Outpatient, Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: Nov 16, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 25
- Rounding: Assigned Patients
Facility Information
- EMR System: Athena / Cerner
- Support Staff: RNs: 1, MAs: 1, Office Staff: 4
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Required Procedures
- Required
- Linear Accelerator
- Rapid Arc/VMAT
- Electrons
- Conventional/Conformal Therapy
- Intensity Modulated Radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
- Hyper altered fractionation
- Conventional treatment planning
- Beam shaping (MLC)
- 3D CRT
- IMRT
- PET CT or MRI Image Fusion
Job Requirements
- Board: Board Certified
- Licenses: Active TX license or Universal License (IMLC)
- Certifications: BLS
Key Responsibilities
The Radiation Oncologist will provide clinical coverage for both outpatient and inpatient settings, including rounding on assigned patients. Responsibilities include performing radiation therapy procedures and managing treatment planning using advanced imaging and beam shaping technologies.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified in Radiation Oncology and hold an active Texas medical license or a Universal License (IMLC). Proficiency in various radiation therapy modalities and current BLS certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Oncology — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$317k (364 salary observations; 3,217 listings), vs ~$308k nationally (10,125 salary observations; 59,999 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Texas vs national | $317k median in Texas | $308k nationally (+3%)364 state / 10,125 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Texas | 1,590 active | 22,699 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas Physician listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | +2.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Laredo
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $239k
- Typical market rent
- $1,129/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 87.0
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Laredo, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.