About the role
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Requirements:
Must be an M.D or D.O. who is Board Certified or Board eligible in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, or both. Additional Board certifications are desirable.
Must be licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida.
Knowledge,
Skills
and Abilities
Strong knowledge in
Neuropathology
- Ability to enhance communication and relations in a diverse professional
- work force .
- Experience with methods,
- tools
- and measurements for quality improvement to improve work processes using a team-based model.
- Knowledge of regulations and standards of JCAHO,
CAP
- and CLIA.
- Ability to work independently and make reliable recommendations and diagnoses as definitive in the care and treatment of patients.
- Knowledge of all hospital and service procedures and policies
- regarding
- hazardous material management, biohazard
- exposure
- and the use of universal precaution.
Job Responsibilities
(Include
But
Not Limited To)
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 Neuropathology.
Gross description, taking photographs of the specimens when
indicated , tissue sampling, microscopic examinations of surgical specimens, ordering of
appropriate ancillary
testing, reporting of findings, and verifying coding diagnosis in the computer,
in a timely manner
(when applicable).
Performing Frozen Section, and Rapid On-Site diagnoses
- in a timely manner .
- Performing and reporting brain autopsies
- in a timely manner .
- 24 hours call coverage according to assigned subspecialty.
- Service productivity will be assigned according to the departmental compensation plan, previously approved by
UHealth
- Compensation Committee.
- Participate and contribute to multidisciplinary tumor boards and site disease group meetings.
- 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.
Maintain
- accurate
- medical records and
- comply with
- HIPPA regulations.
Attend and
participate
in departmental meetings, conferences, and events
.
Working Environment
- The work is mainly performed in a hospital environment
- and
- high
- level of citizenship and professionalism is
- expected .
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
Job Status:
Full time
Employee Type:
Faculty-UMMG