Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Job Description
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Providence, RI
- Service Setting: Hospital
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: Sep 28, 2026 – Mar 29, 2027
- Clinical Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 8a – 4p
- On-Call Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 5p – 8a | Weekends (1-2 per month)
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Travel, airfare, lodging, and car rental covered
Patient Information
- Patient Volume/Census: Inpatient: varies; Outpatient: 18-22 per day
- Rounding: Daily rounding, 1-2 hours
Facility Information
EMR System: Meditech (20% EMR, 80% paper)
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Required Procedures
Biopsies
Job Requirements
- Licenses: Active RI Medical License (or willing to obtain), DEA, CSR
- Board: Board Certified in Hematology & Oncology
- DEA: DEA required
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide inpatient and outpatient hematology/oncology care
- Perform biopsies as needed
- Round daily on inpatients (1-2 hours)
- Take night call (5pm-8am) and weekend call (1-2 weekends per month)
- Manage patient volume of 18-22 outpatients per day and variable inpatient consults
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient hematology and oncology care, including daily rounding and performing biopsies. Manage patient volume and participate in night and weekend on-call rotations.
Requirements
Must hold an active Rhode Island medical license, DEA registration, and CSR. Candidates must be Board Certified in Hematology & Oncology.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Oncology — Physician Career Context
Of the 32 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 53% have no call, 41% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Providence
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $419k
- Typical market rent
- $2,213/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.8
- State income tax
- Up to 6%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.