Surgical oncologist - Salary, Career

How much does an Surgical oncologist earn

A Surgical oncologist earns between $1.375 and $14.697 per month, with an average monthly salary of $5.088 and a median salary of $3.358 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 12 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Surgical oncologist
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	5.088	61.050	1.272	31
1º Quartile	1.375	16.500	344	8
Median Salary	3.358	40.296	839	20
3º Quartile	11.208	134.500	2.802	68
Higher Salary	14.697	176.361	3.674	89

Professional job categories

Science and arts professionals
- professionals of biological sciences, health
- - medical professionals
- - - doctors in surgical specialties

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Main workplaces

Doctors in surgical specialties the positions of this CBO family develop their activities in the sectors of health, social services, teaching, research and development. They act as self-employed without permanent supervision, can work individually or in teams, carry out activities indoors and at irregular hours. In some situations, they work in uncomfortable positions for long periods and, due to the nature and responsibility of their work, they are subject to stress. In some of the occupations professionals may be subject to the action of toxic, chemical, radioactive and biological materials.

What does it take to work in the field of Doctors in surgical specialties

The occupations are performed by professionals with higher education, accredited by the CFM Conselho Federal de Medicina. The exercise of the function takes place after a period of one to two years of professional experience plus a specialization course or medical residency in the area of expertise.

Functions and activities of Surgical oncologist

Doctors in surgical specialties must:

implement actions for health promotion;

perform medical consultation and care;

manage health services;

disseminate medical knowledge;

perform medical consultation and assistance;

diffusion medical knowledge;

administering health services;

diffusion of medical knowledge;

treating patient (as a biopsychosocial being);

practice surgical interventions;

practicing surgical interventions;

elaborate medical documents;

perform medical consultation and care;

implementing actions for health promotion;

demonstrate personal skills;

diffuse medical knowledge;

spreading medical knowledge;

treat the patient (as a biopsychosocial being);

difusing medical knowledge;

treat patient (as a biopsychosocial being);

perform consultation and medical assistance;

Activities

refer patients to other professionals;

perform medical expertise, audits and investigations;

follow the patient's therapeutic plan;

organizing continuing education courses;

operating equipment and instruments;

distribute tasks;

discuss diagnosis, prognosis and treatment with patients, guardians and family members;

participating on boards of associations, class entities and health councils;

organizing scientific meetings;

disclose information in the media;

implanting prostheses and orthotics;

raise diagnostic hypotheses;

elaborate standard operating procedures;

demonstrate ability to preserve medical confidentiality;

implementing biosecurity measures;

prescribing hygienic-dietary measures;

diagnose the health status of patients;

practicing interventional procedures;

demonstrate ability to deal with adverse situations;

demonstrate ability to provide humanized care;

demonstrate tolerance;

select orthoses, prostheses and special materials;

developing research in medicine;

promoting educational activities;

tracking prevalent diseases;

to raise diagnostic hypotheses;

coordinating health programs;

elaborate image documents;

demonstrate time management skills;

perform medical expertise, audits and inquiries;

establishing medical-hospital committees;

plan patient treatment;

select equipment and instruments;

issue certificates;

practice interventional procedures;

manage urgent and emergency situations;

dispatch work;

providing preventive treatments;

request additional exams;

elaborate reports;

attend interconsultations;

perform treatments with physical agents;

demonstrate altruism;

practice interventionist procedures;

remove organs and tissues;

develop procedures;

set up medical-hospital committees;

performing organ and tissue transplants;

elaborate image documents;

prescribe immunization;

supervise staff;

perform urgent and emergency care;

supervise medical acts;

elaborate reports;

issue declarations;

issue opinions;

assist in the regulation of medical activities;

demonstrate ability to interpret verbal and non-verbal language;

request interconsultations;

demonstrate ability to listen;

indicate treatment;

assist the delivery;

request interconsultations;

treat complications;

writing scientific papers;

specify inputs;

elaborate medical records;

manage financial resources;

teaching classes;

supervise medical training;

select work team;

evaluate the risks of surgery;

develop equipment;

perform complementary exams;

develop research projects;

elaborate protocols for medical procedures;

issue prescriptions;

demonstrate selective attention capacity;

issuing certificates;

preserving organs and tissues;

demonstrate ability to adapt language;

select patients in specific situations;

demonstrate leadership ability;

prescribe medication;

perform physical examination;

establish prognosis;

demonstrate ability to work in a team;

assist the regulation of medical activities;

demonstrate medical actions;

prepare teaching material;

evaluating risks of surgery;

perform anamnesis;

describe medical actions;

provide consultancy and advice;

forwarding organs and tissues;

define surgical team;

evaluate expert knowledge;

prescribing immunization;

perform hospital visits;

define surgical technique;

writing scientific papers;

prescribe treatment;

perform gene therapy;

demonstrate quickness of perception;

request hospitalization;

demonstrate decision-making ability;

interpret data from clinical exams and complementary exams;

monitor the patient's medical evolution;

perform community health diagnosis;

coordinating health programs;

perform treatments with chemical agents;

evaluate therapeutic options;

elaborate informative and normative material;

establish medical-hospital committees;

participating on boards of associations, professional associations and health councils;

assist standardization of medical activities;

practice clinical interventions;

demonstrate empathy;

check equipment and instruments;

perform home visits;

forward organs and tissues;

establishing a health action plan;

perform treatments with biological agents;

promoting health campaigns;

participate in meetings, congresses and other scientific events;

perform instrumental workup;

participate in the boards of associations, professional associations and health councils;

set up service schedule;

evaluate medical acts;

developing procedures;

issue reports;

demonstrate impartiality of judgment;

disseminating information in the media;

fill in compulsory notification forms;

implementing biosafety measures;

Sectors that hire Surgical oncologist the most in the job market

hospital care activities
support centers for cancer and aids patients
service activities in emergency room and hospital units for emergency care
other human health care activities

Surgical oncologist - Career description, activities, functions and salary