Anatomic Pathology Specialist

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Anatomic Pathology Specialist:

Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes serving as a Pathologist's Assistant for an Anatomical Pathology laboratory performing duties such as accessioning, dissection, and describing gross anatomic features of human tissue surgical specimens for histological processing and/or performing autopsies; performing gross analysis of anatomic pathology specimens (which may include biopsies and small resections to larger, complex cancer cases); and facilitating training/didactic instruction regarding gross analysis of anatomic pathology specimens. Although not required, management prefers more than two years of the previously mentioned specialized experience. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Although not required, successful completion of an accredited Pathologist's Assistant program with national certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent is highly desired.