Physician - Pathology

Duties

Perform surgical pathology gross, microscopic, and final diagnosis along with coding of surgical pathology reports in rotation with other pathologists.

Surgical pathology receives biopsies, small specimens, skin specimens, and complex resection cases from a diverse range of specialties, with emphasis in GI and pancreatobiliary, genitourinary/renal, lung, and ENT cases.

Grossing is performed by grossing technicians. Sign out of dermatopathology cases is performed by dermatopathologists.

Autopsies are performed at an outside institution.

Provide intraoperative consultation to surgical services.

Perform rapid onsite evaluation for CT guided and US guided fine needle aspiration biopsies and provide diagnoses on gynecologic and non-gynecologic cytology specimens.

Participate in prospective peer review and retrospective review of 10% cases when needed.

Perform review and interpretation of serum and urine protein electrophoresis.

Perform review and interpretation of peripheral blood smears and body fluids.

• Additional responsibilities may include oversight of a section of the laboratory, providing clinical consultation services and oversight of the QA/QI of the department.
• Ensure compliance with federal statutes, VA directive, and policies, College of American Pathologists accreditation standards, and New Employee Orientation standards.
• Supervise pathology trainees in surgical pathology and clinical pathology.
• Teach rotating medical students, pathology residents, and clinical fellows and laboratory technical staff as needed.
• Provide consultation to the Medical Center and laboratory staff in matters of test utilizations, technical, and result interpretation.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as ""Physician Resident Providers"" (PRPs).
• Residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrant such action.

Benefits

• Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases
• 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
• Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) - which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements - loan repayments - sign-on bonus contracts - Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years)