The Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist Physician will serve as a full-time attending physician to provide direct medical care for our veteran patients through interpretation of routine and intraoperative preparations of tissue and cytology samples in order to reach a diagnosis that will help guide clinical patient management at the Washington DC VA Medical Center.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Major duties may include, but are not limited to: Anatomic Pathology / Diagnostic Duties Interprets routine tissue specimens. Interpret cytology samples. Performs intraoperative preparations. Establishes diagnoses from tissue/cytology findings. Provides diagnostic information used to guide clinical patient management.
Clinical Pathology / Laboratory Duties Provides medical direction of the clinical laboratories. Interprets various laboratory test analyses and patient samples. Ensures laboratory results are accurate and clinically useful. Oversees quality assurance activities within the clinical laboratory. Uses laboratory findings to assist clinicians with patient management. Provides direct supervision of pathology residents and/or fellows while they participate in patient care.
Education/Training Develops and provide an educational curriculum for pathologists in training. Educates medical students from affiliated institutions. Provides both lecture-based education and daily hands-on instruction. Research: Participates in clinical and/or basic research. Conducts independent research and/or collaborate with other investigators. Participates in intramural or extramural research activities.
Administrative/Leadership Duties Provides daily operational guidance. Participates in strategic, long-term planning for the laboratory/pathology section. Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance Works with the laboratory technical supervisor and service chief. Maintains a high level of quality in patient-care laboratory services. Ensures regulatory compliance.
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 Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 8:00am EST to 4:30pm EST
Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.
NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.
The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.
LATOYA.BECHET@VA.GOV · 713-791-1414 X147094
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $320400 – $400000/yr.
Applications close on 2026-12-30.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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