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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) 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 and Clinical Pathology. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: VA Directive and Handbook 5019, applicants must be able to perform the duties as a Physician. Light lifting (under 15 lbs), light carrying (under 15 lbs), mental and emotional stability, protracted or irregular hours of work. ["The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the South Central VA Health Care Network. We're an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VISN 16). Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO) in Fayetteville, Arkansas seeks a board certified staff pathologist in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology who has the skills necessary to act as a consultant to clinicians, other VA hospitals, and to community or affiliate organizations. The successful candidate will share in providing a wide range of onsite services in all areas of the general laboratory including but not limited to Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Autopsy services, Chemistry, Hematology/Coagulation, Urinalysis, Immunology, Serology, Microbiology, and Blood Bank. The Department processed and interpreted in the last year over 5,000 surgical specimens, over 1,000 Pap smears, over 500 non-gynecological cytology specimens, over 125 bone marrows, and has averaged 6 autopsies over recent years. The clinic laboratory operates 24/7 and reported out approximately 1.7 million tests last year. Besides the main campus, two CAP accredited VA laboratories function at outpatient clinics, as well as one contract, non-VA at one clinic. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.\nRecruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.\nEducation Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Contact Jennifer Isbell-Gross, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance, [email protected]\nPay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases\nPaid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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)\nRetirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA\nInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)\nLicensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory\nCME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement\nMalpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided\nContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Duties and Responsibilities of the Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist: 1. The AP/CP pathologist is ultimately responsible for diagnostic interpretation of specimens processed within the laboratory.\n2. Processing of gross specimens.\n3. Processing and interpretation of intraoperative frozen sections.\n4. Provide intraoperative and intra-procedural consultation as requested.\n5. Interpretation/sign-out of surgical pathology specimens within CAP guidelines for turnaround time and synoptic cancer reporting.\n6. Interpretation/sign-out of gynecological and non-gynecological cytology specimens.\n7. Providing immediate adequacy interpretation for CT guided biopsies.\n8. Ordering and interpretation of appropriate immunohistochemical stains and special stains.\n9. Interpretation and sign-out of peripheral smears submitted for pathologist review.\n10. Participation in multi-disciplinary conferences such as Cancer Conference, Tumor Board, Infection Control, Laboratory Utilization Committee, and Tissue/Transfusion Committee.\n11. Participate in Quality Assurance measures including 10% retrospective review of all anatomic pathology cases, VHA mandated surgical pathology review guidelines, and inter-laboratory comparison programs as designated by Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.\n12. Participate in a 24 hour on-call rotation service.\n13. Review hematology fluids and issue diagnostic interpretation.\n14. Participate in minimum required continuing medical education (CME) in order to maintain licensure/privileges.\n15. Responsible for timely completion of VA assigned TMS educational modules.\n16. Responsible for diagnostic expertise and sign-out in any area for which sub-specialty fellowship training has been completed.\n17. Responsible for technical director over satellite clinical laboratory departments as designated by Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.\n18. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-Call rotation required."]