Pathology Hospital Based job located in California
Job Description
Better Health for All
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH), a large public teaching healthcare system, affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine, is seeking a full-time Chair who is a BC Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist with a minimum of 3 years of progressive medical leadership experience, to lead our dynamic practice in our Department of Pathology and Laboratory.
About Our Organization
SCVMC hosts four residency programs and one fellowship training program, and partners with Stanford University SOM and Stanford Healthcare for the clinical training of medical students, residents, and fellows. SCVMC is an ACS-verified Level 1 Trauma Center, a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, an ABA-verified Burn Center, a Primary Stroke Center, a Level 4 NICU, and a nationally recognized CARF-accredited Rehabilitation Center. Owing to its geographic location and specialty offerings, SCVMC not only serves the County, but also the larger region.
About the Community
About the Department
The Pathology and Laboratory Department is a twelve-member group that serves four hospitals in Santa Clara County: O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, CA; Regional Medical Center, in San Jose, CA; Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, CA; and (Login for Information) in San Jose, CA.
The Laboratory within Santa Clara Valley Healthcare is a full-service Clinical and Anatomic Pathology Laboratory comprised of the sections of Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Toxicology, Hematology, Coagulation, Transfusion Service, Microbiology, Virology, Mycobacteriology, Immunology, Parasitology, Mycology, Processing and Accessioning, Histology, Cytology, Laboratory Information Services, and Support Services. The Laboratory receives, processes, and tests approximately 2500-3000 specimens per day in a highly automated facility. The high volume, multi-disciplinary workload provides rich and varied experiences in laboratory medicine.
The Laboratory serves Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, our outpatient clinics, the inmate population at the jails and correctional institutions, and provides specialized reference laboratory services to other community hospitals.
About the Position
The Chair of Pathology and Laboratory requires an active California Medical license, and the candidates must be Board Certified in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with a minimum of 3 years of progressive medical leadership experience. Experience at a large hospital or health system with Level I or II trauma center is highly desirable.
The Chair will oversee departmental strategic direction, clinical operations, quality improvement, faculty development, and the integration of all pathology and laboratory services within the health system. The Chair is responsible for the leadership oversight of all medical staff functions (i.e. OPPE, FPPE, peer review). The Chair will collaborate with hospital leaders and clinical department chairs across SCVH to ensure delivery of pathology and laboratory services consistently and accurately, timely results that directly impact patient safety, diagnosis care and will be responsible for developing and implementing clinical or educational programs for the department. Dedicated administrative time commensurate to the administrative workload will be provided.
We offer competitive compensation; a generous comprehensive benefit package (including 36 days of leave per year; 13 holidays; 5 CME days); comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; long-term disability insurance; AD&D insurance; life insurance; and retirement plans; paid malpractice with tail coverage; and possible relocation reimbursement (pre-approval required).
If you are interested in joining a practice with unparalleled personal and professional advantages, then please submit your letter of interest and CV to Roya Rousta at (Login for Information).