Assistant Professor of Clinical - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Anatomic

Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

With specialty in Gastrointestinal Pathology

Job Responsibilities

• Patient care services, for patients at UMH (University of Miami Hospital), JMH (Jackson Memorial Hospital) and satellites and SCCC (Sylvester Cancer Comprehensive Center) and satellites.  Patient care service responsibilities will be focused on the assigned specialty or specialties
• Guiding gross description, taking photographs of the specimens when indicated, as well as tissue sampling.
• Microscopic examinations of surgical specimens, reporting of findings, and verifying coding diagnosis in the computer, in a timely manner (when applicable).
• Performing Frozen Section diagnoses in a timely manner (when applicable).
• Performing and reporting autopsies in a timely manner (when applicable).
• 24-hour call coverage according to assigned division/s (when applicable).
• Service productivity will be assigned according to the departmental compensation plan, previously approved by UHealth Compensation Committee.
• Participate in educational activities of pathology residents and fellows.
• Participate in educational activities of medical students.
• Participate in collaborative research opportunity to purse basic/clinical or applied research, collaborate with other investigators throughout the Medical Center and seek sponsored programs funding from grants and contracts.
• Participate in daily quality assurance and in the Department of Pathology hospital committees and working groups.
• Maintain high standards of professional services so that the Department of Pathology will maintain the JCAHO/CAP/CLIA accreditation.

Requirements:

• Must be an M.D or D.O. who is Board Certified or Board eligible in Anatomic Pathology, or both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. Additional Board certifications are desirable.
• Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship training is required,
• Must be licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida.