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Job description
Associate Pathologist for The Women's Hospital of Texas
HCA Healthcare Pathology Services and their Gulf Coast Division is seeking an Associate Pathologist for The Women's Hospital of Texas.
HCA Healthcare Pathology Services employs over 200 board certified multispecialty pathologists nationwide and provides professional services to over 100 HCA Healthcare owned hospitals as well as commercial clients. Our physician partners are a key component to our success, and we work closely with them to achieve the most favorable patient outcomes.
Qualified Candidates:
AP/CP Board Certification required
Available to new graduates
Texas licensed or ability to obtain
Excellent interpersonal skills and experience managing a large group
Duties and Responsibilities:
Week Days: Three pathologists covering the hospital onsite. Total volume of approximately 11,000 surgicals (negligible amount of smear reviews and cytology). Specimen are Gyn, Breast, placentas and less than 10 percent general surgicals including appendix, gallbladders, GI biopsies and Colons
Week Day Call: 6pm to 7am following day; one in four pathologists each week (one call per week not including the weekend)
Weekend Call: Calls include four hospitals – Women's, Medical Center, HCA West and HCA Pearland; One long weekend call: 1 of the 6 long weekends assigned and distributed equally well in advance for planning
Offsite frozen sections: HCA Pearland procedures (scheduled on your calendar by the hospital laboratory staff)
Typical Workload: surgicals are ready by 9am, same day recuts, minimal grossing
Frozen sections: total of 10 to 15 intraoperative calls PER MONTH; assisted by the PA and Histology staff
Incentives/Benefits Package:
In addition to unmatched potential for flexibility and career growth and a competitive salary with incentives, a comprehensive benefits program is available for full-time colleagues. This includes:
Paid malpractice
Coverage for medical, behavioral health, prescription drugs, dental and vision
Wellbeing resources, including free counseling
Life insurance
401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
Time off, including disability coverage
Supplemental health protection plans
Flexible spending accounts
Financial wellbeing resources
Family-focused and voluntary benefits
About Woman's Hospital of Texas:
The Woman's Hospital of Texas is the only hospital in Houston devoted exclusively to women's healthcare. Located near the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the hospital is licensed for 403 beds and with over 11,000 deliveries last year alone, it's easy to see why this hospital is known for babies.
For more than 40 years, the hospital has been caring for women at every stage of life, performing 8,000+ surgical procedures unrelated to births annually
Level IV Maternal Designation, the highest level of care
Level IV NICU
146 NICU beds
March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program
x4 daVinci robots
Dedicated OB emergency room
Maternal and NICU transport teams, air and ground
24/7 OB Hospitalists, Laborists & On-site Anesthesiologists
Postpartum Intermediate Care Unit
Maternal Fetal Care Center (a brand new 5,000 sq foot center to open in 2022)
Perinatal Navigation Program
Pediatric center with ICU and in-house hospitalists
Proclaimed as the nation's fourth-largest city, Houston is a vibrant metropolis and home to the world-famous Texas Medical Center. When it comes to entertainment and recreation, Houston has much to offer, to include professional sports teams, a theater district and a museum district, hundreds of clubs and live music venues. The largest mall in Texas, The Galleria, is a shopper's paradise. Houston's sunny climate makes it easy to enjoy the city's municipal parks, jogging paths, and bike trails. Less than an hour away are piney woods, area lakes, Galveston Bay, and sunny Gulf Coast beaches that offer an abundance of activities. Boasting more than 100 different nationalities, Houston is one of the country's most diverse cities.
Worksite address
houston, TX, 77246, US
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