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El Paso, Texas

Hematology and Oncology Physician

OncologyIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Why Join Us

This is a rare opportunity to step into a leadership role within one of the most comprehensive oncology programs in the Southwest.

As part of The Hospitals of Providence — the largest health network in El Paso, TX — you will practice within a fully integrated cancer care ecosystem where the resources you need are right at your fingertips.

Our outpatient clinic shares a building with cancer navigation, physical therapy, and infusion services, while in-house labs, imaging, oncology pharmacy, pathology, and collaborative tumor boards ensure seamless, high-quality patient care.

Tenet Healthcare is seeking several Hem/Onc physicians to help shape and lead this growing medical oncology practice, offering you both clinical depth and meaningful influence over the program's direction.

If you are ready to lead, collaborate, and make a lasting impact on patients and the practice of oncology, El Paso is where that work happens.

Position Highlights

  • Specialty: Hematology / Oncology (Hem/Onc)
  • Setting: Outpatient-primary with inpatient support infrastructure in place
  • Patient Volume: 32 patient contact hours per week
  • Outpatient Team: Patient care tech, clinical coordinator, office coordinator, approximately 6 chemo nurses, oncology pharmacist, and certified cancer navigators
  • Inpatient Support: Hospitalist team manages admissions; established general and oncology surgeons on staff (breast, thyroid, colorectal, liver)
  • Integrated Oncology Resources: In-house labs, imaging, oncology pharmacy, pathology, and multidisciplinary tumor boards
  • Co-location: Clinic shares a building with cancer navigation team, physical therapy, and infusion clinic
  • Practice Affiliation: The Hospitals of Providence — largest health network in El Paso, TX

What We Offer

  • Salary guarantee plus wRVU-based compensation
  • CME allowance for continuing professional development
  • Deferred compensation plan
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Health, dental, and life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Relocation assistance

Candidate Requirements

  • MD or DO degree required
  • Board certified in Internal Medicine
  • Board certified or board eligible in Hematology/Oncology
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Hematology/Oncology required

Why El Paso

El Paso is a vibrant, sun-drenched city where an exceptional quality of life meets an affordable cost of living — and with no state income tax, your compensation goes further from day one.

Consistently ranked one of the safest large cities in the United States, El Paso offers a welcoming, family-friendly community backed by strong public schools and access to Division I universities and private colleges.

The city's rich cultural heritage, colorful festivals, and deep connection to the Borderland region create a unique and dynamic character unlike anywhere else in Texas.

Outdoor enthusiasts will love the proximity to Franklin Mountain State Park, the Rio Grande, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park, offering world-class hiking, climbing, and desert exploration.

Add in 300-plus days of sunshine per year, a thriving restaurant scene, and a tight-knit medical community, and El Paso becomes far more than a career destination — it becomes home.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and shape a growing medical oncology practice within a fully integrated cancer care ecosystem. Provide high-quality patient care through outpatient clinics and collaboration with multidisciplinary tumor boards.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO degree with board certification in Internal Medicine and board certification or eligibility in Hematology/Oncology. A minimum of 5 years of experience in Hematology/Oncology is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical LeadershipMultidisciplinary CollaborationInpatient CareOutpatient Care

Oncology — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$305k (424 salary observations; 2,834 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,462 salary observations; 55,655 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 37 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 57% have no call, 22% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Oncologist Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution9 jobs

3
<$515k
3
$515k-580k
1
$625k
2
$645k-710k

Annual compensation range

#1

Physician - Medical Oncology

Sanford Health · Bemidji, Minnesota

$700k
#2

Physician Radiation Oncology

MultiCare Health System · Olympia, Washington

$561k-$652k
#3

Urologic Oncologist - Olympia

$560k-$625k
#4

Surgical Oncology Physician

$407k-$572k
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 1.1
Below most Oncology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 619 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in El Paso

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$231k
Typical market rent
$1,519/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · El Paso, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Tenet Healthcare

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Benefits & Perks

CME allowance
Deferred compensation plan
Malpractice coverage
Health, dental, and life insurance
401(k)
Relocation assistance