Staff Pathologist

The Eastern Oklahoma Veterans Health Care System is seeking a dedicated and passionate Staff Pathologist to join their esteemed team at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, OK. As a Staff Pathologist, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality care to our nation's Veterans through surgical and clinical pathology. This full-time permanent position offers a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, excellent work-life balance, and an exciting future relocation to a new hospital facility in Tulsa, OK, in 2027. Join a supportive team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those who have bravely served our country.

Practice Info

• Located at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, OK, with the pathology service scheduled to relocate to a new hospital facility in Tulsa, OK, in 2027
• Features a case mix of biopsy-predominant surgical specimens and non-GYN cytology cases (~5,500 surgical specimens per year, increasing ~10% per year)
• No GYN cytology interpreted in house
• Supportive team consisting of one full-time Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, one full-time staff pathologist, and one part-time staff pathologist
• Collegial practice environment working alongside primary care, surgery, oncology, medicine, and other specialty providers

Shift & Schedule

• Full-time permanent position
• Schedule from 8 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday
• Light phone-only call coverage nights and weekends (<1 per month average)

Responsibilities

• Interpret biopsy-predominant surgical specimens and non-GYN cytology cases
• Perform CP duties including peripheral blood smears, body fluids, crystal analysis, and basic blood banking
• Participate in virtual tumor boards 2-3 times per month
• Perform light administrative duties when the pathology chief is on leave
• Provide after-hours clinical lab phone call coverage (<1 per month average)

Compensation

• Proposed compensation range of $275K–$400K
• Sign-on bonus will be offered

Benefits

• Employee Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) providing up to $40,000 per year for up to 5 years (Total $200,000 tax-free) toward qualifying student debt
• Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) to buy out service contracts (locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, physician-owned practices) in exchange for obligated service at certain rural or highly rural facilities

Qualifications

• AP/CP boarded Staff Pathologist or candidate currently completing an ACGME-accredited AP/CP residency
• American Board of Pathology AP/CP certification is preferred
• Minimum 4 years of obligated service required for participation in the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP)