Pathologist

Job Summary

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist with outstanding diagnostic expertise to join our team. The ideal candidate must have strong anatomic pathology skills to include surgical pathology, cytology, and frozen section diagnostic skills, a desire to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, and experience with clinical pathology to include peripheral smear review and knowledge of CLIA regulatory requirements as it applies to laboratory operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Other assignments, projects and duties may be required:

• Perform routine sign-out, providing high quality diagnosis of surgical pathology and cytology specimens by using a variety of microscope techniques, including light microscopy, special stains, immunohistochemical stains or other techniques.
• Consults with referring physicians about ordering and interpreting tests or providing treatments.
• Provides diagnostic information to the treating/referring physician in the form of a written pathology report.
• Maintains compliance with departmental key performic indicators such as turnaround time and peer review metrics.
• Perform frozen sections on a rotating basis.
• Perform rapid on-site assessment (ROSE) of in-office fine needle aspirations as needed.
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment conferences.
• Is available and on site during normal working hours to assist peers, administration, and staff with lab or pathology related questions.
• Participates in proficiency testing programs and intradepartmental meetings to establish measures to ensure and improve accuracy of diagnoses and quality of care.
• Participates in professional organizations, continuing medical educational conferences, and seminars to keep abreast of developments in pathology.
• Perform gross examination, dissection and description of specimens according to procedure.
• Provide oversight, assistance, and education of laboratory personnel in the processing of specimens.
• May take photographs of specimens when indicated for patient reports or archival purposes.
• May consult with peers or extra departmental consultants on difficult cases as requested or needed.
• Adhere to HIPPA requirements as it pertains to protected health information (PHI)
• May perform on-call responsibilities.\
• Completes annual training programs within the required timeframe and regularly attends staff meetings.
• Maintains strictest confidentiality.
• Complies with all State, Federal, professional regulations as well as company and departmental rules, polices, and procedural manuals.
• Adherence to CAP, CLIA, State Regulations, HIPAA, Safety and OSHA Regulations.
• May be responsible for CLIA Laboratory Directorships of one or more clinical laboratories.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with American Board of Pathology requirements for maintenance of certification and annual continuing medical education requirements for state licensure.
• Gain/Maintains appropriate medical staff membership and privileges at applicable medical facilities.

Experience

• Skill in written and verbal communications and ability to communicate well with referring providers.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with employees, physicians, vendors, clients, and external agencies.
• Ability to exercise initiative, problem solving, and decision making.
• Ability to establish priorities and coordinate work activities.
• Ability to work independently and make reliable recommendations and diagnoses in the care of treatment of patients.

Education

• Completion of an approved four-year residency in anatomic and clinical pathology
• Fellowship training is desired but not required

License and Certification

• Must be MD or DO
• Board certified or board eligible in anatomic or clinical pathology, by the American Board of Pathology
• Possess an unlimited and unrestricted Texas Medical license to practice medicine or osteopathy, and applicable states in which laboratory receives specimens or be eligible to obtain licensure

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts H-1B Visas

About Kelsey-Seybold Clinic

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 850 physicians and allied health professionals practice at over 40 locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in more than 65 medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center. An accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging, and diagnostics, 18 onsite Kelsey pharmacies and one specialty pharmacy, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure patient portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans and is in-network with major insurance plans. KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved an overall rating of 5-out-of-5-stars as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid CMS annual assessment for eight consecutive years, including 2024.

Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home. Kelsey-Seybold has many physicians in the Greater Houston area certified for excellence in diabetes and heart and stroke care by the NCQA. In addition to these recognitions, Kelsey-Seybold is home to a nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Center, and Endoscopy Center.

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by organizational policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. Kelsey-Seybold is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.