Schedule: Full-Time | Days (Rotating Weekends)
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 approximately 3 pathologists and 1 Pathologists’ Assistant (PA).
- Perform general surgical pathology examinations, interpretations, and diagnoses, including evaluation of complex tissue specimens.
- 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 8,000 cases annually, including surgical pathology, non-gynecologic cytology, and bone marrow specimens.
- 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 staff while fostering a collaborative and patient-centered environment.
- Participate in strategic planning and operational initiatives to enhance pathology services and laboratory performance.
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.
- 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 experience overseeing pathology operations, clinical teams, and laboratory quality standards.
- Knowledge of laboratory regulatory requirements, quality assurance practices, and accreditation standards.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, laboratory personnel, and hospital administration.
- Strong commitment to diagnostic accuracy, operational excellence, and high-quality patient care.
