Pathologist - KURZ Solutions

Some cities never sleep, this one never rests...

The Community - Pittsburgh, PA
A city on the move. Long known as the Steel Capital, these days Pittsburgh is known for innovation. In "the Burgh " you will cross a lot of bridges, climb a lot of hills, and explore what the Atlantic calls "the next tech mecca. " Ranked as on of the top 25 cities for millennials, the city is home to Google, Uber, Disney Research, Client, and Apple offices along with tech startups such as Duolingo, Modcloth, and 4Moms.

Pittsburgh VAMC
It is an acute care and inpatient behavioral health facility with 146 beds available for medical, neurological, and surgical care in the main facility and 78 secure, private psychiatric beds in the consolidation building. This campus also receives the most outpatient visits of all VAPHS facilities.

The University Drive campus of VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, adjacent to University of Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center. It is an acute care and inpatient behavioral health facility with 146 beds available for medical, neurological, and surgical care in the main facility and 78 secure, private psychiatric beds in the consolidation building. This campus also receives the most outpatient visits of all VAPHS facilities.

Specialized services available at the University Drive campus include speech and audiology, dermatology, optometry/ophthalmology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, sleep studies, urology, and more. The campus is also home to national, independent liver and renal transplant centers, along with a regional cardiac surgery center and an oncology referral center. In addition, our Women Veterans Health and Renal Dialysis programs have earned recognition as National Centers of Clinical Excellence.

ADDRESS: University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240-1003

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Pathologists will provide clinical and anatomical pathology services in a full-service laboratory including, but not limited to:
  • Aspiration/biopsy
  • Interpretation and performance of frozen sections
  • Evaluations/interpretation of inpatient and outpatient surgical specimens.
  • Evaluation of Hematology specimens.
  • Utilization of immunohistochemical stainss
• Clinical Pathology
  • Microbiology/Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Blood Banking and Serology
  • Immunohematology
  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Cytopathy
  • Dermatopathology
  • Neuropathology
• Clinic Responsibilities: physician(s) shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries start times as documented by physical presence in the clinic or OR at the scheduled start time.
• Communication of Test Results: Mechanisms must be in-place to provide notification of test results for patients receiving care.
• Medications: Pathologists shall follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.
• Discharge education: Provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Pathology clinical or surgical patients.

Requirements:

• Must hold an MD or a DO degree.
• Completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited post-graduate training program in anatomic and clinical pathology.
• Current, valid and unrestricted license to practice pathology medicine in any state, territory or commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Board Certified by the ABPATH or the AOCPATH in clinical and anatomical pathology.
• Full-time pathology services for at least 12 of the prior 18 months or previous or current participation in a hospital-affiliated residency or clinical fellowship.
• ACLS/ BLS Certifications.