Job Description & RequirementsNeurological Oncologist
StartDate: 1/6/2025 Pay Rate: $375000.00 - $475000.00
The LSU Health New Orleans/LCMC Health Cancer Center in historic, highly desirable New Orleans seeks a Neuro-Oncologist. The incoming Neuro-Oncologist will work with multidisciplinary teams using cutting-edge cancer therapies, technologies, and patient-centric research. As part of the LSU/LCMC network, the successful candidate will work in state-of-the-art facilities and engage in a robust clinical trials program. This is an opportunity to help develop a new NCI-designated Cancer Care Center and leave a lasting legacy. An endowed chair will also support this role. Candidates should have completed a neurology residency program and a neuro-oncology fellowship.
About LSU-LCMC
LSU Health New Orleans (LSU-NO) is Louisiana's flagship and most comprehensive academic health sciences center. Known for the quality of its academic and training programs, LSU-NO educates the vast majority of Louisiana's healthcare professionals. LCMC Health is a New Orleans-based, non-profit health system on a mission to provide the best possible care for every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Founded by Louisiana's first freestanding children's hospital, LCMC Health has grown into a healthcare system built to serve communities and families' unique needs across New Orleans, the Gulf Coast, and beyond.
Opportunity Highlights
- Become part of a mission-driven academic health sciences center dedicated to serving diverse communities and families across New Orleans and beyond
- Establish your legacy by contributing to the development of a new NCI-designated Cancer Care Center
- Reside in the world-renowned city of New Orleans, soaking in its rich culture
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary medical teams employing cutting-edge cancer therapies, advanced technologies, and patient-centric research
- Ensure the best patient outcomes by providing top-tier treatments in state-of-the-art facilities
- Engage in a vibrant clinical trials program offering patients innovative options
- Deliver compassionate clinical care while pursuing research and academic interests if desired
Community Information
New Orleans, Louisiana, has a wealth of unique heritage and proud traditions. It is best known for its music, vibrant nightlife, numerous festivals, eclectic food, and intricate architecture.
- New Orleans is one of the fastest-growing technology hubs in the country
- It is home to the Bio Innovation District, founded to foster a hub of bioscience research and entrepreneurship centered on the City's downtown university campuses and medical facilities
- New Orleans consists of colleges and universities that offer entrepreneurship curricula, start-up support, and growing access to capital
- The city's economic growth engine is led by the Port of New Orleans and top-notch transportation, including access to six Class-1 railroads and one of America's newest international airports
- New Orleans continues to invest in economic development, sustainable energy, and infrastructure upgrades
- Surrounded by natural beauty, including parks and recreation, New Orleans has continuously appeared on top destination lists across multiple national media outlets
Facility LocationThe festivals, the restaurants and the night life are a few of the main attractions in New Orleans, and there's always the French Quarter, established by the French in 1718, that is a must go place. Bourbon Street is where the upscale lounges and historic restaurants and jazz clubs are to be found. No wonder the first opera in North America was performed in New Orleans!
Job BenefitsAbout the CompanyAt AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.
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Compensation Information:
$375000.00 / Annually - $475000.00 / Annually