Pathologist

Job Title

Pathologists

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

The University Drive campus of VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, adjacent to University of Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center. It is an acute care and inpatient behavioral health facility with 146 beds available for medical, neurological, and surgical care in the main facility and 78 secure, private psychiatric beds in the consolidation building. This campus also receives the most outpatient visits of all VAPHS facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Pathologists will provide clinical and anatomical pathology services in a full-service laboratory including, but not limited to:

• Aspiration/biopsy
• Interpretation and performance of frozen sections
• Evaluations/interpretation of inpatient and outpatient surgical specimens.
• Evaluation of Hematology specimens.
• Utilization of immunohistochemical stains

Clinical Pathology:

• Microbiology/Immunology
• Hematology
• Blood Banking and Serology
• Immunohematology
• Clinical Chemistry
• Cytopathy
• Dermatopathology
• Neuropathology

Clinic Responsibilities: physician(s) shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries start times as documented by physical presence in the clinic or OR at the scheduled start time.

Communication of Test Results: Mechanisms must be in-place to provide notification of test results for patients receiving care.

Medications: Pathologists shall follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.

Discharge education: Provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Pathology clinical or surgical patients.

Requirements

• Must hold an MD or a DO degree.
• Completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited post-graduate training program in anatomic and clinical pathology.
• Current, valid and unrestricted license to practice pathology medicine in any state, territory or commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Board Certified by the ABPATH or the AOCPATH in clinical and anatomical pathology.
• Full-time pathology services for at least 12 of the prior 18 months or previous or current participation in a hospital-affiliated residency or clinical fellowship.
• ACLS/ BLS Certifications.

KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market. KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.