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Staff Pathologist

Department of Veterans Affairs • US
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Staff Pathologist Needed at VA Pittsburgh Medical Center

A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.

  • Up to $200k in student loan reimbursement for eligible loans

The Pittsburgh VA Health Care System (VAPHS) Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) is seeking multiple highly motivated AP / CP Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Pathologists. Applicants should have a strong background and recent experience in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. Preference will be given to those applicants with subspecialty training in gastrointestinal pathology, genitourinary / renal pathology, and ENT pathology. Those with hematopathology training will be prioritized.

Duties include but are not limited to :

  • 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.
  • Work Schedule : Standard daylight hours, Monday through Friday; however, weekend and evening hours may occur when Veteran needs arise.

    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

    Pittsburgh Highlights :

  • Family-friendly city with low cost of living and affordable housing in green, beautiful neighborhoods
  • Abundant historical / cultural sites and events including the Carnegie Museums (Art, Natural History, Science, and Andy Warhol), a multitude of other visual / performing arts institutions, and a lively music scene featuring local, national, and international stars.
  • Plenty of outdoor activities with green parks for hiking / biking (Schenley Park, Frick Park, and Highland Park) and rivers for canoeing and kayaking.
  • If you are a sports fan, Pittsburgh is home to the Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates professional teams.
  • Pittsburgh International Airport for ease of travel to your other favorite destinations.
  • Interested candidates may responded with CVs :

    Michael Hahn

    Physician Recruitment

    US Dept of Veterans Affairs

    Pittsburgh VA Medical Center

    (412) 689-2414

    Michael.Hahn4@VA.gov

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