Physician - Pathology*

Part-Time Pathologist (MD/DO) - Gastrointestinal (GI) or Molecular Genetic Pathology (MGP)


Bethesda, MD - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center


Nurses Etc. Staffing is partnering with the Federal Government to hire an experienced Pathologist Physician specializing in Gastrointestinal (GI) Pathology or Molecular Genetic Pathology (MGP) to support Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.


This is an outstanding opportunity to work alongside leading medical professionals in a premier military medical center while contributing to patient care, education, consultation services, and research initiatives.


Position Overview:


The Pathologist Physician will serve as a Staff Pathologist and Subject Matter Expert (SME) in GI or Molecular Genetic Pathology. The provider will participate in regular pathology sign-out rotations, provide expert diagnostic consultation services, support pathology education programs, and assist in research activities as needed.


Responsibilities:


• Serve as Pathologist Physician and GI or MGP Subject Matter Expert at WRNMMC • Provide accurate and timely pathology diagnoses in accordance with College of American Pathologists guidelines and local policies • Independently review, finalize, and sign out pathology cases • Perform frozen section diagnoses • Interpret surgical pathology, GI pathology, and/or molecular pathology specimens • Consult with specialty practitioners regarding pathology findings and recommendations • Participate in pathology research activities as needed • Teach residents, fellows, and medical students through lectures, conferences, and sign-out sessions • Develop and present educational lectures related to GI pathology, molecular pathology, and laboratory management • Maintain competency in CoPath Plus (APLIS), AHLTA, Essentris (CliniComp), Dragon dictation software, MHS Genesis, and Microsoft Office


Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree/Education: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education ; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: The incumbent will have documented expertise in one or more of the following Pathology subspecialty areas: Gastrointestinal (GI) Pathology or Molecular Genetic Pathology with one year GI/Liver fellowship or specialized Molecular Genetic Pathology(MGP) Fellowship.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year experience within preceding 3 years in GI or MGP.
• Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a I-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training. For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below.
• An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for the internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
  
  
  
  A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the, (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
  
  
  
  A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital, or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.
  
  
• Board Certification: AP and CP Board Certifications are required to provide anatomic and clinical pathology services.
• Licensure/Registration : A current, valid, unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

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