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Physician - Pathology
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 100 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for: Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) Contract Buy Out Program
What You'll Do
- →https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_-GjjarRE 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; 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.
- →Participate on hospital/departmental committees and hospital/departmental conferences as needed.- Ensure compliance with federal statutes, VA directive and policies, College of American Pathologists accreditation standards, and New Employee Orientation standards.
- →Supervision of 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.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
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
Job ID: a47d09a8-f7ec-4cc2-9630-c71e0af7dfe2
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