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Summary

The Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Connecticut Healthcare System (VACT) is currently recruiting for a full-time staff pathologist who is board certified in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - OR Those approved by the 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) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
• Preferred Experience: Desirable candidate will have Hematopathology Board Certification
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Must pass a pre-employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019
• This examination is administered by VA Occupational Health
• This position requires light lifting - up to 20 lbs. - carrying objects up to 15 lbs. - frequent reaching above shoulder - use of fingers - hands and legs - walking & standing - bending and climbing and able to hear whisper
• The incumbent must be physically - emotionally and mentally stable in order to efficiently perform the essential functions of this position without hazard to themselves or others.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• 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 The Staff Pathologist will provide Surgical Pathology and/or Cytopathology case review and reporting and attend the principal tumor boards
• Additionally - the pathologist will participate in teaching - research and clinical activities co-sponsored by academic affiliates Yale University School of Medicine - and Quinnipiac University Pathology Assistant Program
• There will be an opportunity for an academic appointment at Yale School of Medicine - commensurate with experience
• The successful candidate will join a collegial and collaborative group of experienced pathologists
• The Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service consists of laboratories and/or outpatient phlebotomy stations at West Haven - Newington - and the New London outpatient clinics as well as 9 outpatient clinics found throughout Connecticut
• The Anatomic Pathology Division of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service includes Surgical Pathology - Cytopathology - Dermatopathology - Hematopathology - Neuropathology - Histology laboratory - and Immunohistochemistry laboratory
• The Clinical Pathology Division of the Pathology Laboratory Medicine Service includes Blood Bank - Chemistry and Toxicology - Hematology - Microbiology - Point of Care testing - and Send-out testing
• The Service performs more than 3 -000 -000 tests per year and is accredited by the Joint Commission - the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• The Anatomic Pathology Division accessions approximately 10 -000 surgical pathology specimens - and 2 -000 cytology specimens annually
• In addition - the service provides various specialized reference testing to seven other sites with in the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 1
• Work Schedule: Full-Time
• Monday - Friday 8a-430p.