Job Description
Job DescriptionJOB OVERVIEW
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Pathology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Billings, MT
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Sep 09, 2026
- Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 8a – 5p
- On-Call Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 7p – 7a | Weekends, 7a – 7a (24 hr)
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Ratio: 6:1
- Call Response Time: 20 minutes
- Reason for Coverage: Scheduling Need
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
PATIENT INFORMATION
- Average Daily Volume: 30 cases per day
- Phone Consults: 1-2
FACILITY INFORMATION
- EMR System: Cerner
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
- Hospital Privileges Required: No
- Temporary Privileges Available: No
REQUIRED PROCEDURES
- Required:
- Surgical Pathology
- Dermatopathology
- Grossing or cutting frozen section
- Surgical Pathology
- Preferred:
- GI pathology
- GU Pathology
- Neuropathology
- Hematopathology (bone marrow, lymp nodes)
- Aspiration/bx of bone marrow
- Interpretation of bone marrow aspirate/bx
- Pediatric tumor pathology
- Cytology
- GYN
- Non-GYN
- Performance of FNAs
- Autopsy
- Non-forensic
- Forensic
- Hematolgy
- Microbiolgy
- Chemistry/Serology
- Blood bank
- GI pathology
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Board: Board Eligible
- Licenses: Licensed in MT or Universal License (IMLC)
- Certifications: BLS
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide diagnostic pathology services, including surgical pathology and frozen section interpretation
- Perform grossing and cutting of tissue specimens as needed
- Cover beeper call on weeknights and 24-hour weekend call, responding within 20 minutes
- Collaborate with pathologist assistants and laboratory staff to manage a daily volume of up to 30 cases
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting of pathology results within the Cerner EMR system