Physician - Dermatopathologist
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Kansas City, MO · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$200/hrPart-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must include Pay and Schedule only if posting states them. The posting includes "Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases". That's specific enough? It says competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. That's specific enough to include Pay section. Schedule: "Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm". That's specific, include Schedule. Benefits: there is a list: Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME); Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA; Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement); Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory; CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification); Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided; Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting; VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. So Benefits section can include these.
Qualifications: The posting has a "Qualifications" heading with details: basic requirements, etc. So we need a Qualifications section. Also there is "Preferred Experience: Board certified in Dermatopathology...". That could be under Qualifications or Skills. We'll put under Qualifications.
Requirements: Might be similar to Qualifications? The posting includes "Basic Requirements" etc. We could treat that as Requirements. But we already have Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include based on content. There's an "About the role" summary: The summary includes EDRP eligibility, etc. That could be About the role. There's also "Duties" with subheadings Clinical & Diagnostic Duties, Administrative & Quality Assurance, Teaching, Supervisory Controls. That could be Responsibilities.
Thus sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (basic requirements?), Qualifications (maybe includes preferred experience and licensure?), Skills (maybe not explicit), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract content.
Summary: "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."
Also later: "Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive Contact visn15edrp@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance". That's duplicate. We'll include once.
About the role: include EDRP eligibility, contact email.
Responsibilities: Duties sections: Clinical & Diagnostic Duties (Microscopic Evaluation, Specialized Testing, Clinical Correlation, Consultations, Turnaround Management); Administrative & Quality Assurance (Quality Control, Compliance, Reporting); Teaching (Participates in the education and training of pathology residents); Supervisory Controls (incumbent works with high degree of professional independence under general administrative direction of Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; diagnostic work performed independently; work reviewed through overall peer metrics - quality assurance outcomes - and adherence to departmental policies.)
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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must include Pay and Schedule only if posting states them. The posting includes "Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases". That's specific enough? It says competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. That's specific enough to include Pay section. Schedule: "Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm". That's specific, include Schedule. Benefits: there is a list: Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME); Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA; Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement); Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory; CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification); Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided; Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting; VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. So Benefits section can include these.
Qualifications: The posting has a "Qualifications" heading with details: basic requirements, etc. So we need a Qualifications section. Also there is "Preferred Experience: Board certified in Dermatopathology...". That could be under Qualifications or Skills. We'll put under Qualifications.
Requirements: Might be similar to Qualifications? The posting includes "Basic Requirements" etc. We could treat that as Requirements. But we already have Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include based on content. There's an "About the role" summary: The summary includes EDRP eligibility, etc. That could be About the role. There's also "Duties" with subheadings Clinical & Diagnostic Duties, Administrative & Quality Assurance, Teaching, Supervisory Controls. That could be Responsibilities.
Thus sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (basic requirements?), Qualifications (maybe includes preferred experience and licensure?), Skills (maybe not explicit), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract content.
Summary: "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."
Also later: "Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive Contact visn15edrp@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance". That's duplicate. We'll include once.
About the role: include EDRP eligibility, contact email.
Responsibilities: Duties sections: Clinical & Diagnostic Duties (Microscopic Evaluation, Specialized Testing, Clinical Correlation, Consultations, Turnaround Management); Administrative & Quality Assurance (Quality Control, Compliance, Reporting); Teaching (Participates in the education and training of pathology residents); Supervisory Controls (incumbent works with high degree of professional independence under general administrative direction of Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; diagnostic work performed independently; work reviewed through overall peer metrics - quality assurance outcomes - and adherence to departmental policies.)
We'll list as - items.
Requirements: Basic Requirements list: United States Citizenship; Degree of doctor of medicine or equivalent; degree from VA-approved school; Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State/Territory/Commonwealth/DC; Residency Training: physicians must have completed residency training approved by Secretary of VA in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification; plus details about approved residencies (ACGME/AOA, etc.) and exceptions; Proficiency in spoken and written English. Also Physical Requirements: pre-employment physical; lifting 15-44 pounds; pushing (approx 2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors; Hearing aid is permitted.
We'll include these as list items.
Qualifications: The posting says "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." That's basically referencing basic requirements. Then "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." Then "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." Then "Preferred Experience: Board certified in Dermatopathology by the American Board of Pathology (ABP) or the American Board of Dermatology (ABD)". Also maybe "Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/". We'll include that as a link.
Skills: Not explicitly listed; maybe we can omit Skills section if no specific content. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could omit Skills.
Benefits: list as above.
Pay: "Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases". We'll include.
Schedule: "Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm". Include.
We must not repeat job title. Not include headings like "About the role" if no content? We have content.
We must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Clinical & Diagnostic Duties: ...
...
But we might want to break each duty as separate - . Could also nest? Simpler: each bullet as a duty.
We'll list:
- Performs complex microscopic examination and interpretation of tissue biopsies and excisions related to cutaneous diseases.
- Utilizes and interprets ancillary diagnostic tools including immunohistochemistry (IHC), special stains, immunofluorescence, and molecular/genetic testing (e.g., FISH, PCR, NGS for melanoma).
- Correlates histopathologic findings with clinical presentation and photographs to ensure diagnostic accuracy for complex inflammatory and neoplastic dermatoses.
- Provides expert second-opinion consultations on challenging external cases or internal reviews.
- Maintains established laboratory turnaround times for specimen processing and reporting.
- Participates actively in laboratory Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Improvement (QI) programs, including peer-review programs, inter-laboratory comparison programs, and proficiency testing.
- Ensures compliance with all relevant regulatory body standards (e.g., CAP, CLIA, Joint Commission).
- Uses the electronic health record (EHR) and laboratory information systems (LIS) to document, verify, and communicate critical and routine findings.
- Participates in the education and training of pathology residents.
- Works with a high degree of professional independence under the general administrative direction of the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; diagnostic work performed independently; work reviewed through overall peer metrics, quality assurance outcomes, and adherence to departmental policies.
That covers.
Requirements: list basic requirements and physical.
We'll list:
- United States citizenship (non-citizens may only be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy).
- Doctor of medicine or equivalent degree from a school approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year of study.
- Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or District of Columbia.
- Completion of residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification, via one of:
* ACGME- or AOA-accredited residency/fellowship completed in the year of training.
* One year of post‑medical‑school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year) approved by ACGME/AOA followed by two years of post‑training independent practice under a full and unrestricted license in the United States.
* Non‑US residency training followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position, deemed appropriate by the local Medical Staff Executive Committee.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Physical requirements: pre‑employment physical; ability to lift 15‑44 pounds; push (approx. 2 hours); reach above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walk and stand 3‑5 hours and kneel; rapid mental and muscular coordination; near vision correctable at 13″‑16″ to Jaeger 1‑4; far vision correctable to 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 in the other; depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades; hearing aid permitted.
Qualifications: include preferred experience and reference.
- Must meet the basic requirements (see Requirements) and any additional requirements listed.
- Applicants pending completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but cannot be hired until all requirements are met.
- Currently employed VA physicians who met the previous qualification standard at initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements.
- Preferred experience: Board certified in Dermatopathology by the American Board of Pathology (ABP) or the American Board of Dermatology (ABD).
- For more information on this qualification standard, see VA Qualification Standards.
Benefits: list.
- Paid Time Off: 50‑55 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, plus possible 5‑day paid absence for CME).
- Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% matching contributions by VA.
- Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long‑term care (many federal insurance programs portable into retirement).
- Licensure: Requires one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory.
- CME: Possible up to $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full‑time with board certification).
- Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
- Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
Pay:
Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Clinical & Diagnostic Duties: ... ...
Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
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