Physician - Pathology

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center is seeking a highly motivated AP/CP Board-Certified Pathologist to be the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. 

Administrative duties:

• Serves as acting chief of the service, as needed.
• Provides guidance and supervision for the medical students and residents (interns, residents, and/or fellows)
• Participates in and attends medical center committees and/or teams
• Participates in various facility programs designed to enhance and improve the delivery of patient care services, such as Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams, as assigned by Chief, Medicine Service.
• Demonstrates commitment to high quality customer service, including specific measures identified as performance goals by the Medical Center.
• Adheres to all information security and privacy measures set by VHA and the Medical Center.
• Annually develops and evaluates professional and personal goals. Identifies individual professional learning needs and participates in formal programs, workshops, seminars, conferences, as well as self-directed learning activities, completes facility wide mandatory education yearly

Clinical Duties:

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in general surgical pathology and non-gyn cytopathology sign-outs and share CP coverage and call responsibilities with three other pathologists. Additionally, he/she will share sign-out of peripheral blood smears and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy specimens with one other pathologist. The selected candidate will be expected to provide clinical and didactic teaching to pathology residents and be an active participant in teaching pathology to medical students in the preclerkship phase of our integrated curriculum (TRAILS). Participation in scholarly activities is expected with available mentoring in teaching and research skills.

The successful candidate must be board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology.  In addition, a solid background as a generalist in surgical pathology and cytopathology with either documented long-term experience in signing out bone marrow biopsies and peripheral blood smears, or be hematopathology fellowship trained and either board-certified, or board eligible in hematopathology is required.

Benefits:

• Loan Repayment through - EDRP (Education Debt Reduction Program)
• No contracts or non-compete restrictions
• No state income tax
• Excellent Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Great work/life balance
• Low patient to provider ratio

Johnson City, Tennessee is known for its rich history, cultural heritage, outdoor activities, and beautiful lakes and mountain vistas. As the eighth largest city in Tennessee, Johnson City boasts diverse economic and educational opportunities and has become a regional hub for health care, including medical and pharmacy schools associated with East Tennessee State University. The city is also home to a beautiful and historic Veterans Administration campus and hospital which celebrated 120 years serving veterans.  Exciting day trips to Asheville, Knoxville, Gatlinburg, and the ski areas of North Carolina are about an hour away. 

All this, an excellent economy and one of the lowest costs of living in the U.S. led Forbes magazine to list Johnson City as one of the Best Small Cities for Business and Careers. Kiplingers named it one of the 10 Least Expensive Cities for Living in the U.S.A. Residents and visitors alike are drawn to the big city opportunities and small-town atmosphere of Johnson City, a one-of-a-kind town.