Staff Physician (Pathologist)

Summary

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 2026 or until all positions are filled.

About the Role

Serves as staff pathologist under the immediate supervision of the Chief - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service. Maintains licensure and credentials sufficient to extend to the incumbent authority to practice pathology within the following scope of practice: Full range of Chemistry - Hematology - Coagulation - Urinalysis - Blood Bank - Immunology - Serology - Microbiology testing - Phlebotomy - and Anatomic Pathology which includes Surgical Pathology - Cytology - and Autopsy Services. Testing not performed on site is provided by VA reference laboratories and private reference laboratories under contract. The laboratory operates seven days per week/24 hours/day.

Responsibilities

• Provides anatomic pathology and cytology services.
• Provides clinical consultation to providers.
• Provides diagnostic interpretation of specimens processed within the laboratory.
• Reviews gross specimens.
• Processes and interprets intraoperative frozen sections.
• Provides intraoperative and intra-procedural consultation as requested.
• Interprets/sign-outs surgical pathology specimens within CAP guidelines for turnaround time.
• Interprets/sign-outs cytology specimens.
• Provides clinical laboratory consultation to technical and healthcare providers.
• Orders/interprets appropriate immuno-histochemical stains and special stains.
• Interprets and signs out peripheral smears submitted for pathologist review.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary conferences such as Cancer Conference - Transfusion Committee - Tumor Board - and M&M conferences.
• Serves on various hospital committees including peer review as necessary.
• Serves as medical director of one or more Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).
• Provides 24-hour on-call services as designated in the monthly schedule.
• Reviews hematology fluids and issues diagnostic interpretations.
• Participates in minimum required continuing medical education (CME) in order to maintain licensure/privileges.
• Responsible for timely completion of VA assigned TMS educational modules and Lab assigned Medialab educational modules.
• Responsible for diagnostic expertise and sign-out in any area for which sub-specialty fellowship training has been completed.

Requirements

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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed.
• (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States.
• (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
• Exceptions: 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).
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis.
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged rather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision.
• Additionally - surgery 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday-Friday - 0800-1630

On-Call Requirements

24-hour on-call services as designated in the monthly schedule