Physician - Pathologist (Anatomical/Clinical)

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VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: To be determined by your supervisor. Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Application of accepted criteria in formulation and reporting diagnostic information on various anatomic pathology specimens to include surgical pathology including bone marrow, cytopathology and autopsy pathology.
• 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.
• Interpreting clinical laboratory data and communicating conclusions effectively with providers, residents and students; providing consultation to providers when appropriate.
• Performing gross and microscopic examination of surgical and cytologic cases and providing reports in a timely manner. The AP/CP pathologist is ultimately responsible for diagnostic interpretation of specimens.
• Representing the laboratory at functions or committees such as tumor conference, transfusion review, and others as assigned.
• 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. Issue completed autopsy report with clinicopathologic correlation within 30 days of autopsy.

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