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Physician (Anatomical/Clinical Pathologist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
The Anatomic and Clinical Staff Pathologist provides diagnostic services within the Pathology and Laboratory Management Service (PALMS) with Phoenix VA, to include potential for subspecialty coverage as training permits (examples include dermatopathology or hematopathology).
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Provide clinical laboratory consultation to technical personnel and healthcare providers.
- →Participation in Quality Assurance measures for laboratory sections as required by accreditation standards.
- →Teaching of residents, medical students, allopathic medicine students and other healthcare personnel who seek training within the field of Pathology.
- →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.
- →Review of gross specimens Processing and interpretation of intraoperative frozen sections.
- →Provide intraoperative and intraprocedural consultation as requested.
- →Interpretation/sign-out of surgical pathology specimens within CAP 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 Issue preliminary autopsy findings within 24 hours of autopsy.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Qualifications cont., Board Certification.
Personality Fit
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