Physician - Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist

About the role

The Anatomic and Clinical Staff Pathologist for the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, provides diagnostic services within the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service to include potential for subspecialty coverage as training permits.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for diagnostic interpretation of specimens processed within the laboratory.
• Provide intraoperative and intra-procedural consultation as requested.
• Ordering/interpretation of appropriate immunohistochemical stains and special stains.
• Review appropriate clinical history/medical records in CPRS when responsible for autopsy coverage and ensure appropriate consent documentation before proceeding with autopsy.
• Perform/supervise autopsy.
• Issue completed autopsy report with clinicopathologic correlation within 30 working days of autopsy.
• Provide 24 hour on-call services as designated in the monthly schedule which is rotated among all pathologists.

Requirements

• All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
• This is an Open Continuous Announcement and may be extended beyond the current closing date until the position is filled.
• Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals, as additional vacancies occur and/or on an as-needed basis during the duration of the announcement.
• Once a selection is made and offer is accepted the announcement may close pending no additional vacancies.

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.
• 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.
• Basic Requirements:
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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 one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.