Physician (Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist)

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• The AP/CP pathologist is ultimately responsible for diagnostic interpretation of specimens processed within the laboratory.
• The AP/CP pathologist will provide residents and/or trainees information on specimen processing and evaluation.
• Grossing of AP specimens if needed and review of gross description of specimens
• Processing and interpretation of intraoperative frozen sections.
• Provide intraoperative and intraprocedural consultation and on-site adequacy assessment as requested.
• Interpretation/sign-out of surgical pathology and cytopathology specimens within established guidelines for turnaround time.
• Ordering/interpretation of appropriate immunohistochemical stains and special stains.
• Participation in multi-disciplinary conferences such as Tumor Board, Chest Conference and GI Conference.
• Review appropriate clinical history/medical record when responsible for autopsy coverage and discuss with clinical team ensuring appropriate consent documentation before proceeding with autopsy.
• Perform/supervise autopsy as needed, issue preliminary autopsy findings within 48 hours of autopsy, and complete autopsy report with clinicopathologic correlation within 60 working days of autopsy.
• Provide 24 hour on-call services as designated in the monthly schedule.
• Review hematology fluids and issue diagnostic interpretation.
• Participate in minimum required continuing medical education (CME) in order to maintain licensure/privileges.
• Responsible for timely completion of VA assigned TMS educational modules.
• Responsible for diagnostic expertise and sign-out in any area for which sub-specialty fellowship training has been completed or that aligns with expertise in practice.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Education

Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:

• Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
• Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted.

For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.