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Physician - Deputy Chief Pathologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
Ralph H. Johnson VA can be found in beautiful downtown Charleston. With its rich history, vibrant culture, idyllic coastal location, exquisitely preserved architecture, and celebrated dining selections, Charleston is one of America's best loved destinations. Settled alongside the Ashley rivers and Atlantic Ocean, Charleston has a subtropical climate with mild winters and warm, sunny summers. Charleston proper is surrounded by communities that extend beyond the historic peninsula.
What You'll Do
- →Located in historic downtown Charleston, SC, the Ralph H.
- →Johns VA Medical Center is a tertiary care teaching hospital providing the highest level quality for more that 75,000 Veterans along the South Carolina and Georgia coast.
- →The Ralph H.
- →Johnson VA is rated the second fastest growing VA in the U.S. for percentage patient growth.
- →For the past three years, the Charleston VA has been rated a 5-Star medical center for quality and efficiency, the highest possible rating according to VA's Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning Value(SAIL) model.
- →The 152-bed hospital includes six outpatient clinics, a 20-bed nursing home, women's health, and the full range of inpatient and outpatient care including Medical and Surgical Intensive Care.
- →The VAMC provides more than 934,000 outpatient visits and approximately 4,300 inpatient stays annually.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Serve as the acting PLMS Service Chief on an as needed basis.
- →In addition to supervising a PA, two CT and the AP supervisor, responsibilities may also include delegation as the Medical Director of a clinical laboratory section.
- →The complexity of the AP/CP work is commensurate with RHJ VAMC being a level 1A complexity facility.
- →Participate in rotating off-shift service call on nights and weekends.
- →Grossing when non-Pathologist grossers and Pathology Residents are not available.
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.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Personality Fit
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