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Pathologist

Pathologist coverage needed in Athens, GA. This position is required due to the retirement of a pathologist.

Job Description

• Board Certified - Required
• Active GA License - Required
• BLS - Required
• Practice Setting: Hospital
• Approx. Number of Cases Read Per Day: 10-15 per day per pathologist
• Taking call for blood bank/organ procurement (rare)/frozen sections two weeks on and two weeks off
• Reviewing specimens from techs that meet pathologist review criteria
• Responsible for grossing their own specimens
• Will not be cutting their own frozen sections on the cryostat
• Group consists of 2 physicians and 6 histotechnologists
• No supervision of other healthcare providers required
• Other pathologists will be present during the locum's coverage
• Equipment includes bond IHC, Leica and Thermo cryostats, and Zeiss microscopes
• Non-GYN cytology proficiency exam required
• Method of preparation: liquid base prep
• Average number of patients per day: 1800 billables in clinical lab per day
• Documentation system/EMR: Epic Beaker
• Trauma level/designation: no trauma
• Estimated credentialing timeframe: 45 days
• Facility will reimburse the following costs: flight, hotel, rental car
• Pathologist cuts frozens after hours only; grossing is alternated one day for biopsies and one day for surgical sections

Requirements

• Required anatomic pathology procedures: surgical pathology, GI pathology, GU pathology, neuropathology, hematopathology (bone marrow, lymph nodes), aspiration/biopsy of bone marrow, interpretation of bone marrow aspirate/biopsy, cytology, autopsy
• Required clinical pathology procedures: hematology, microbiology, chemistry/serology, blood bank

Schedule

• Dates of coverage: beginning July 1, 2025, minimum 6-month assignment
• Schedule: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM or 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
• Call schedule: rotating call every two weeks
• Call ratio: rotating call every two weeks