Location: Plantation, FL (Broward County / Fort Lauderdale Area)
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and administrative leadership for anatomic and clinical pathology services within a hospital-based laboratory.
- Oversee daily pathology operations, ensuring high-quality diagnostic services, operational efficiency, and compliance with applicable regulatory standards.
- Lead and collaborate with a pathology team consisting of 2 pathologists.
- Perform general surgical pathology examinations, interpretations, and diagnoses across a broad range of medical and surgical specialties.
- Perform intraoperative consultations and frozen section evaluations to support timely clinical decision-making.
- Provide clinical pathology interpretations and consultations to support accurate diagnosis and patient care.
- Oversee a pathology practice handling approximately 4,900 cases annually.
- Participate in didactic and case-based teaching of pathology residents and medical students.
- Collaborate with hospital administration, medical staff, and laboratory leadership to improve workflow, quality, and patient outcomes.
- Support quality assurance initiatives, laboratory accreditation requirements, and continuous process improvements.
- Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional support to pathology residents, medical students, and laboratory personnel.
- Participate in strategic planning and operational initiatives to enhance pathology services and laboratory performance.
- Maintain compliance with established laboratory protocols, patient safety standards, and applicable healthcare regulations.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Board certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) is required.
- Minimum of 2 years of hospital-based Pathology Medical Director experience is preferred.
- Recent hands-on experience performing frozen sections is required.
- Recent experience in general surgical pathology and clinical pathology interpretations is required.
- Experience or willingness to participate in didactic and case-based teaching of pathology residents and medical students.
- Active Florida medical license or Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) documentation in place is preferred.
- Strong clinical and diagnostic expertise across anatomic and clinical pathology.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities with the ability to oversee pathology operations, clinical teams, and laboratory quality standards.
- Knowledge of laboratory regulatory requirements, quality assurance practices, and accreditation standards.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, and teaching skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, pathology residents, medical students, laboratory personnel, and hospital administration.
- Strong commitment to diagnostic accuracy, operational excellence, medical education, and high-quality patient care.
