Medical Oncologist
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Job Description
- Job Id: A-MD-65899
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Medical Oncology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Redding, CA
- Service Setting: Hospital
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: Oct 19, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
- Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 8a – 5p
- Call Type: Beeper
- Reason for Coverage: Shortage of providers
Coverage Dates
- Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026
- Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026
- Nov 16, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026
- Nov 23, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026
- Nov 30, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026
- Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026
- Dec 14, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026
- Dec 21, 2026 – Dec 24, 2026
- Dec 28, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 15-20 patients per day
- Case Mix: Oncology/Hematology, all tumor types
Facility Information
- EMR System: iKnowmed (Clinic), Cerner (Infusion)
- Support Staff Available: RNs: 11, MAs: 2, Office Staff: 2
Privileges & Compliance
Credentialing Timeline: 30-60 days
Required Procedures
- Chemotherapy administration and oversight
- Immunotherapy administration
- Blood/Platelet transfusions
- Hormone therapy
- Antibiotic therapy
- Rheumatoid arthritis injections
- Therapeutic phlebotomies
Job Requirements
- Board: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Oncology and Hematology
- Licenses: Active California License
- DEA: Active DEA Certification
- Certifications: ACLS (if moderate sedation), PALS (if pediatric patients)
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide outpatient chemotherapy and infusion services.
- Manage hematology/oncology patients including diagnosis, staging, and treatment.
- Provide oversight for infusion center treatments and ensure MD onsite for all treatments.
- Perform hospital consults as needed.
- Participate in call schedule (night call Monday-Thursday, weekend call Friday-Monday).
Key Responsibilities
Provide outpatient chemotherapy and infusion services while managing hematology/oncology patients through diagnosis, staging, and treatment. Perform hospital consults as needed and participate in a clinical call schedule.
Requirements
Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Oncology and Hematology with an active California medical license and DEA certification. Requires proficiency in chemotherapy and immunotherapy administration along with relevant clinical certifications like ACLS.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Oncologist at Adelphi Staffing a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Oncology — ranked against 601 active Oncology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Oncology — Physician Career Context
Of the 34 active Oncology listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 59% have no call, 24% require no weekends.
Oncology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 10.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
- Includes call
Living in Redding
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $375k
- Typical market rent
- $1,704/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.7
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Redding, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.