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AMN Healthcare, Inc.

Pathology Physician

Tampa, FL

Direct the distinguished Breast Pathology section at the nationally ranked Moffitt Cancer Center ... Anatomic Pathologist, Anatomic And Clinical Pathology, Clinical, Clinical Pathology, Clinical ...

Cleveland Clinic

Pathology Assistant

Weston, FL · On-site

... the Medical Director or staff pathologist to include administrative and teaching functions ... Knowledge of anatomy, pathology, medical terminology and physiology sufficient to identify, dissect ...

Cypress HCM

Surgical Pathologist

Fort Myers, FL

Perform delegated medical director duties with regards to both anatomic and clinical laboratories * Share equally in hospital pathology on-call schedules and tumor board responsibilities * Perform ...

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What is the difference between Director Anatomic Pathologist vs Staff Anatomic Pathologist?

AspectDirector Anatomic PathologistStaff Anatomic Pathologist
CredentialsMedical degree, pathology residency, board certification, leadership experienceMedical degree, pathology residency, board certification
Work EnvironmentLeadership role overseeing departments, administrative dutiesClinical diagnosis, specimen analysis, reporting
Employer & IndustryHospitals, academic medical centers, labs with administrative responsibilitiesHospitals, labs, clinics primarily focused on diagnostics

The main difference is that a Director Anatomic Pathologist holds leadership and administrative responsibilities, overseeing pathology departments, while a Staff Anatomic Pathologist focuses on diagnostic work without managerial duties. Both roles require similar medical credentials and work in similar clinical environments, but the director role involves additional oversight and strategic planning.

What are some common challenges faced by a director anatomic pathologist in managing a pathology department?

As a Director Anatomic Pathologist, common challenges include balancing administrative responsibilities with diagnostic duties, ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards, and leading a multidisciplinary team of pathologists, technicians, and support staff. Staying current with advances in technology and regulatory requirements is essential, as is managing workflow to meet turnaround times for test results. Effective communication and collaboration with hospital leadership, clinicians, and laboratory staff are key to maintaining high standards of patient care and departmental efficiency.

What does a director anatomic pathologist do?

A Director Anatomic Pathologist oversees the operations of the anatomic pathology department within a hospital or laboratory. Their responsibilities include supervising pathologists and laboratory staff, ensuring the accuracy and quality of tissue and cellular diagnoses, and implementing best practices in pathology workflow. They also play a key role in policy development, compliance with regulatory standards, and collaboration with other medical departments to improve patient care. Additionally, they may be involved in research, teaching, and advancing new diagnostic techniques within anatomic pathology.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a director anatomic pathologist?

To thrive as a Director Anatomic Pathologist, you need board certification in anatomic pathology, extensive diagnostic experience, and a medical degree (MD or DO). Familiarity with laboratory information systems, digital pathology tools, and regulatory compliance certifications such as CLIA or CAP accreditation is crucial. Strong leadership, decision-making, and effective communication skills help guide laboratory teams and collaborate with medical staff. These competencies ensure accurate diagnoses, efficient laboratory operations, and adherence to quality and regulatory standards.
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Regional Anatomic Pathology Medical Director - Southeast South (Onsite)

Quest Diagnostics

Tampa, FL • On-site

$441K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 7 days ago

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6.6

Company rating: 6.6 out of 10

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98th of 120 rated laboratories

Job description


Regional Anatomic Pathology Medical Director - Southeast South - Tampa, FL (Onsite)
AmeriPath, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics and a leading national provider of anatomic pathology, molecular diagnostic and healthcare information services for the detection, diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of cancer and other medical conditions, is seeking a Regional Anatomic Pathology Medical Director for our Southeast South Region. Ideally the position will sit in our Tampa, FL Laboratory though other internal laboratory locations in FL will be considered.
AmeriPath has highly trained, board-certified pathologists and Ph.D. level scientists providing services to physicians, hospitals, clinical laboratories and ambulatory surgery centers across the United States.
Responsibilities
The Regional Anatomic Pathology Director provides professional oversight and direction of anatomic pathology services including quality assurance functions, medical directorship where indicated (per CLIA), and technical direction as required.
Responsible for the medical quality of a pathology practices including the hiring, management and training of Managing Directors. Leads a team that executes the PC component with high quality and efficiency. Partners with the practice operations leader to drive overall operations of the pathology practice. Shared responsibilities include the services and service levels provided to customers, the working environment of its employees, and the regions overall financial performance. Position requires close collaboration with leaders and physicians within the Division and across other lines of the Company's businesses. With operations leadership, develops and implements sound policies to improve performance, methods, and quality of medical services provided by the practice.
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Hires, manages and develops Managing Directors to provide high quality diagnosis in a timely manner and works to collaborate with the technical team to optimize our offerings and workplace community.
  • Guides and directs practice leaders and physicians to increase effectiveness, revenue, new business and quality output.
  • Leads Managing Directors and supporting pathologists through change management processes
  • Oversees inspection readiness and quality programs in the region. Develops and establishes measures to improve the quality of medical services provided by the region's practices.
  • Confers with division leaders, senior leaders, other managers and physicians to review practice operations and discuss required changes in goals or objectives resulting from current status and conditions.
  • Evaluates, leads and oversees implementation of new technologies (including but not limited to Digital Pathology and AI).
  • Partners closely with practice operations leader to drive profitable growth. Interact with Finance, Sales and Operations leaders to ensure practice revenues and OM are monitored and on target.
  • Efficiently manages the Managing Director team and partners with operations to ensure that financial budgets are met. Ensures that financial controls are in place and there are no surprises in business performance or billing performance.
  • Manages the Profit and Loss of multiple and varied practice in the region.
  • Participates on leadership teams in an effort to standardize and improve operations within the Division or Company, as appropriate.
  • Works in partnership with the AP leadership team to enhance customer relationships and revenue opportunities.
  • Works in partnership with Human Resources for the recruitment, selection, retention and motivation of Managing Directors, physicians and employees including training, development, and performance management. Manage Managing Director and Pathologist vacation schedules.
  • Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information concerning patients, physicians, employees, clients, vendors, and the Company.

Supervision Exercised
  • Supervises Managing Directors, medical pathology staff. Direct and indirect reports can include Managing Directors, Pathologists and Pathologist Assistants.

Work Environment
  • Reading slides on a microscope and/or digital monitor in a laboratory, office, or hospital setting.

Domestic Travel
  • Travel between 20% - 30%

Qualifications
  • Doctor of Medicine. M.D. or D.O.
  • Must be certified by the American Board of Pathology (or equivalency for osteopathic pathologists) in the specialty of Anatomic Pathology (or combined Anatomic/Clinical Pathology).
  • 15+ years post residency experience desired
  • More than 5 years' experience in management of other physicians. (i.e. pathologists) and or laboratory personnel.
  • 5+ years of prior experience in an inpatient and/or outpatient Laboratory setting.
  • Hold active privileges in facility where any inpatient work is interpreted
  • Active, unrestricted medical licensure minimally for the states covered by the laboratory

Physical and Mental Requirements
  • Ability to spend consecutive hours with continued focus, interpreting tissues and cellular preparations through a microscope.
  • Ability to perform all job functions visually, audibly, and physically.
  • Requires sitting or standing for long periods of time.

Knowledge/Skills
  • Strong customer focus and understanding of laboratory operations.
  • Ability to communicate with decision makers in the laboratory and Company.

Work Environment
  • Leadership and approximately 50-80% reading slides on a microscope and/or digital monitor in a laboratory, office, or hospital setting.

Competencies
  • People Leadership
  • Collaboration with cross functional team
  • Strong customer focus and understanding of laboratory operations.
  • Ability to communicate with decision makers in the laboratory and Company.

To Apply
Please Log In or Register to Upload a Resume and complete the online Application by visiting careers.questdiagnostics.com, clicking "Job Search" and following the prompts. Because of the large number of applicants to job openings, Quest Diagnostics will only contact qualified candidates for interviews.
Quest Diagnostics is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Inquiries can be directed to:
Kristyn.L.Stuiso@QuestDiagnostics.com
Director, Executive Medical Recruiting
About the Team
Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.
While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

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