Pathologist- Medical Director(AP/CP- Physician MD/DO)

Inova Pathology Medical Director Opportunity

Inova Pathology is seeking a strong leader (AP/CP board certified pathologist) to join as the Medical Director with Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Fellowship training in an area of surgical pathology with at least 5 years of surgical sign out experience is ideal. 3-5 years of prior laboratory leadership involvement is preferred.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is a 237-bed hospital dedicated to serving our community, from children to seniors, with 24-hour emergency care, radiology and laboratory services, general and specialized surgical procedures.

The Inova Health Pathology Department currently supports 5 hospitals and numerous outpatient surgery centers and clinics.

The Inova Health Pathology Department is currently comprised of 48 credentialed pathologists.

Pathologist Job Responsibilities:

• As the Laboratory Medical Director, responsibilities would include oversight of technical staff at the Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Laboratory, regulatory compliance, validations, process improvements, and quality initiatives along with participation in the Medical Executive Committee.
• Pathologist should possess strong overall diagnostic and communicative skills with the ability to handle surgical pathology sign out of an active general surgical pathology service (complex surgical cases, frozen section, cytopathology if appropriate) and have interest and ability in overseeing daily clinical laboratory duties, such as blood bank, hematology, and chemistry.
• Pathologists participate in centralized slide distribution and evenly share cases across the system which enables subspecialty sign out of cases within the pathologist's preferred subspecialties.
• No Autopsy Coverage (All system autopsies are performed at only Inova Fairfax Medical Campus)
• On-call duties include intraoperative consultations and frozen sections, along with blood bank calls and other consults from the clinical laboratory.

Requirements:

• Education: Graduate of accredited Medical Doctorate Program (MD/DO)
• Experience: 3 years in active practice of pathology
• Board Certification: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology - AP/CP
• Certification: Must obtain advanced certification in applicable modality within one year of training; BLS from the American Heart Association
• Licensure: Currently hold or ability to obtain an unrestricted VA medical licensure
• Credentialing: Ability to obtain successful medical staff credentials throughout all of our Inova pathology locations

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of previous leadership experience
• Fellowship training in area of Surgical Pathology

Featured Benefits:

• Physician Led Organization
• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Competitive Compensation Package: Competitive Base and Incentive program, opportunities for Sign On/Retention/Relocation
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day. 457B retirement plan is also available for physicians in a 0.5 FTE and greater
• CME Support: Up to $3,500 a year for CME support and up to 5 days of CME
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave