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Pathologist - Department of Veteran Affairs - Contract
Dallas, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Pathology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
Hospital
Inpatient
Outpatient
Location
University Drive C, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/16/24
Valor Healthcare operates more than 50 VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in the United States as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Valor provides a full range of medical services to veterans through the operations of CBOCs, tailored to meet the specific needs of local VA medical centers. Our comprehensive set of services includes primary care, diagnostics, laboratory, telehealth, behavioral health, and more. In addition, we are always looking at other government contracts where this assignment comes into play as a contract position working directly in VA federal facility.
SITE OF SERVICE:
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240.
- Full Time
- This is a 52-week position that has a projected start date of 4/1/2024 and end date of 3/31/2025
Core Responsibilities
- Performing surgical pathology gross, microscopic, and final diagnosis rendering along with coding of surgical reports with pathology in rotation with other pathologists
- Surgical pathology receives biopsies, small specimens, skin specimens, and complex resection cases in genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems, biopsies and small surgical cases from orthopedics, podiatry, and ENT services.
- Provide intraoperative consultation to surgical services.
- Perform fine needle aspiration biopsies, provide diagnoses in rapid onsite evaluation for CT guided and EBUS guided fine needle aspiration biopsies, provide diagnoses on gynecologic and non-gynecologic cytology specimens.
- Perform autopsies with pathology trainees.
- Participate in prospective peer review and retrospective review of 10% cases when needed.
- Perform review and interpretation of serum and urine protein electrophoresis.
- 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 and The Joint Commission and New Employee Orientation standards.
- Supervision of pathology trainees in surgical pathology and clinical pathology.
- Teaching of rotating medical students, pathology residents on regular basis and clinical fellows and laboratory technical staff as needed.
- Provide consultation to Medical Center and laboratory staff in matters of test utilizations, technical and result interpretation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience:3 years of experience after graduation and completion of residency.
- Education:Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.).
- Internship/Residency:Successful completion of residency program. Approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States).
- Board Certification: Board Certified Pathologist by the American Board of Pathology (abpath.org)
- License: Current license to practice medicine in any state, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia).
- Cardiac Certifications: Must have the following hands-on certification through the American Heart Association
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- DEA: Contractor shall provide a copy of current DEA certificate.
- S. Citizenship: Shall be a U.S. citizen.
Job Responsibilities
-Surgical pathology receives biopsies, small specimens, skin specimens, and complex resection cases in genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems, biopsies and small surgical cases from orthopedics, podiatry, and ENT services.
-Provide intraoperative consultation to surgical services.
-Perform fine needle aspiration biopsies, provide diagnoses in rapid onsite evaluation for CT guided and EBUS guided fine needle aspiration biopsies, provide diagnoses on gynecologic and non-gynecologic cytology specimens.
-Perform autopsies with pathology trainees.
-Participate in prospective peer review and retrospective review of 10% cases when needed.
-Perform review and interpretation of serum and urine protein electrophoresis.
-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 and The Joint Commission and New Employee Orientation standards.
-Supervision of pathology trainees in surgical pathology and clinical pathology.
-Teaching of rotating medical students, pathology residents on regular basis and clinical fellows and laboratory technical staff as needed.
-Provide consultation to Medical Center and laboratory staff in matters of test utilizations, technical and result interpretation.
Qualifications
-Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.).
-Internship/Residency: Successful completion of residency program. Approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States).
-Board Certification: Board Certified Pathologist by the American Board of Pathology (abpath.org)
-License: Current license to practice medicine in any state, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia).
-Cardiac Certifications: Must have the following hands-on certification through the American Heart Association: Basic Life Support (BLS) & Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
-DEA: Contractor shall provide a copy of current DEA certificate.
- Citizenship: Shall be a U.S. citizen.
Working Hours