This Job at a Glance
Job Reference Id: ORD-MD-IL
Title: MD
Dates Needed: December 14 - 18, January 4 - 8, February 1 - 5
Shift Type: Day Shift
Assignment Type: Outpatient
Call Required: No
Board Certification Required: Negotiable
Job Duration: Locums
About the Facility
The facility provides diagnostic pathology services on an outpatient basis and maintains established protocols for specimen processing and diagnostic workflow management. The pathology department is supported by a team that includes a Pathologist Assistant, a Surgical Pathology Technician, and a Histology Supervisor to facilitate coordinated case processing. On-site locum tenens coverage is sought across three scheduled one-week periods spanning December, January, and February.
About the Facility Location
Chicago offers a range of cultural and recreational attractions suited to varied interests. Points of interest include the Art Institute of Chicago, the Field Museum, Navy Pier, and the Chicago Riverwalk. Annual events such as the Chicago Blues Festival and Chicago Theatre Week, along with destinations like Lincoln Park Zoo, provide additional options for clinicians on assignment throughout the year.
About the Clinician's Workday
The anatomic and clinical pathologist will provide outpatient diagnostic pathology coverage on a day shift basis across three one-week assignment periods. Clinical responsibilities include surgical pathology sign-out, cytopathology, and blood bank case management, with a daily case volume of 25 cases. Grossing is required for this assignment; frozen sections are also required, though the locum clinician is not responsible for cutting frozen sections independently. No call coverage is associated with this assignment.
Additional Job Details
Case Load/PPD: 25 cases per day
Support Staff: PA, Surg Path Tech, Histology Supervisor
Patient Population: Adults
Call Ratio/Schedule: No call requirements
Location Type: On-Site
Government: No
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