Cytopathologist Anatomical and Clinical
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Academic/Faculty/Research
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 9/17/24

Job Summary

Geisinger Laboratory Medicine seeks a board-eligible/board-certified cytopathologist. Additional expertise in head and neck or pulmonary pathology is desirable.

Job Duties

AT A GLANCE:

  • Integrated pathology services within Geisinger practice in a sub-specialty model
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine academic appointment and research opportunities available
  • Extensive panel of immunohistochemical stains and advanced ancillary testing including organ specific NGS testing performed in house
  • Teaching responsibilities include medical students, pathology residency and well-established cytopathology fellowship program
  • Annual volumes: approximately 98,000 surgical pathology cases, 45,000 cytopathology cases including 15,000 NonGYN and 30,000 GYN Pap tests
  • 44 pathologists and PhDs on staff, including 9 cytopathologists and 9 cytotechnologists
  • Three hospital sites have dedicated Fine Needle Aspiration Services for pathologist-performed FNAs. All sites support rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) with use of telecytology.
  • Extensive panel of immunohistochemical stains and advanced ancillary testing including FISH and organ specific NGS testing performed in house
  • Cytology quality management with fully automated real-time dashboards

Position Details

At Geisinger, you don’t have to put your life on hold to move healthcare forward. Living in Pennsylvania and working at a nationally recognized system, you’ll have opportunities to deliver innovative patient care, while enjoying a work-life balance that gives you time to explore everything the outdoors has to offer. This is a place where you can get more out of life and make a difference in the lives of your neighbors – at home and across the country.

Geisinger Community Medical Center (G-CMG), Scranton, Pa. is an acute care hospital licensed for 297 beds and houses the only Level I Trauma Center in Lackawanna County and Scranton's only neurosurgery program and adult in-patient health unit. It is also home to comprehensive cardiovascular and orthopaedic services, as well as a broad range of other surgical and radiological services.

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Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience


Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.