Pathology Physician
Med Ninjas
Dubuque, IA, 52001, USA
Dubuque, IA, 52001, USA
- Healthcare
- pathology physician
- hospital-based pathology
- clinical laboratory
The Pathology Physician practices hospital-based pathology, providing expert coverage one week per month including weekend and night calls. Responsibilities include reviewing surgical and cytology cases, overseeing clinical lab hematology and blood bank activities, and supervising other healthcare providers. The role requires proficiency across multiple pathology subspecialties and utilizing diagnostic tools such as microscopes and EMR systems like CoPath.
- Practice Setting: Hospital based
- Reason for Coverage: Busy practice with one provider needing some time off
- Dates of Coverage: One week/month
- Schedule (Shifts and Hours): One week/month M-F 8-5 and call on weekends/nights
- Call Schedule: weekends/nights
- Call Ratio: 1:2
- What Type(s) of Certification Does Your Laboratory Hold: CAP
- Approx. Number of Cases Read Per Day: varies by the cases - approx 40 surgical/cytology
- What Will Be the Locum Tenen Physician s Responsibility for the Clinical Lab: Clinical lab-blood bank/resolve difficult antibodies hematology - reviewing out of the norm peripheral blood smears
- Will the Locum Provider Be Responsible for Grossing Their Own Specimens: No
- Will the Locum Provider Be Cutting Their Own Frozen Sections on the Cryostat: No
- How Many Physicians in the Group: 1.5
- How Many Histotechnologists: 4
- How Many Pathology Assistants: 1
- How Many Cytotechnologists: 2
- Will the Locum Tenens Physician be Required to Supervise Other Healthcare Providers: Yes
- Will Other Pathologists Be Present During the Locum's Coverage: No
- Type of Cryostat: Leica
- Type of Microscope: Olympus
- Cytology Proficiency Exam Required for GYN Cytolology: no
- Method of Preparation: Surepath
- Required Anatomic Pathology Procedures: Surgical Pathology,GI Pathology,GU Pathology,Dermatopathology,Cytology,Autopsy.
- Required Clinical Pathology Procedures: Hematology,Microbiology,Chemistry/Serology,Blood Bank
- Additional Required Procedures: Attend and give immediate adequacy statements for fine needle aspirations
- Documentation System/EMR: CoPath
- Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 90 days




