Job Details

JB-GA-PATH-051625-7444
Start Date 07/01/2025
Description

Hospital is looking for a locum Pathologist to start as soon as credentialed!


  • Practice Setting:  Hospital 
  • Dates of Coverage:  Beginning July 1, 2025, minimum 6 month assignment
  • Schedule:  8-4:30 or 9-5:30 
  • Call Schedule:  rotating call every two weeks
  • Call Ratio: rotating call every two weeks
  • What Type of Certification Does Your Laboratory Hold?: CLIA, CAP, AABB
  • Approx. Number of Cases Read Per Day:  10-15 per day per pathologist
  • What Will Be the Locum Tenen Physician’s Responsibility for the Clinical Lab (Blood Bank, etc.)?  Taking call blood bank/organ procurement (rare)/frozen sections two weeks on and two weeks off. Also reviewing specimens from techs that meet pathologist review criteria. 
  • Will the Locum Provider Be Responsible for Grossing Their Own Specimens?  Yes
  • Will the Locum Provider Be Cutting Their Own Frozen Sections on the Cryostat? No
  • How Many Physicians in the Group?  2 
  • How Many Histotechnologists? 6
  • Will the Locum Tenens Physician be Required to Supervise Other Healthcare Providers? No
  • Will Other Pathologists Be Present During the Locum's Coverage? Yes
  • Describe Equipment: bond IHC
  • Type of Cryostat:  leica and thermo
  • Type of Microscope: Zeiss
  • Cytology Proficiency Exam Required for GYN Cytolology? non-gyn only
  • 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
  • Pathologist cuts frozens after hours only. Grossing is alternated one day biopsies and one day surgical sections


Required Anatomic Pathology Procedures: 

  • Surgical Pathology
  • GI Pathology
  • GU Pathology
  • Neuropathology
  • Hematopathology (Bone Marrow, Lymph Nodes)
  • Aspiration/bx of Bone Marrow
  • Interpretation of Bone Marrow Aspirate/bx
  • Cytology
  • Autopsy

Required Clinical Pathology Procedures:  

  • Hematology
  • Microbiology
  • Chemistry/Serology
  • Blood Bank


Submission Requirements

  • Board Certified - Required
  • Active GA License - Required
  • BLS - Required

Job Summary

Location Athens, Georgia
Job Type Locum
Profession Physician
Board BC or BE
Coverage Type Call + Clinic

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