Description

Specialization:
Pathology Anatomic and Clinical

Job Summary:

HCA Healthcare Pathology Services is seeking a solo medical director that is board certified in anatomical and clinical pathology to be based at HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital.

Qualified Candidates:

• Both AP and CP board certification required
• Practicing experience required
• Active Florida Medical License or eligible to obtain
• Comfortable with the full scope of AP and CP for community hospital practice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience building collaborative relationships with hospital staff and referring physicians.

Pathology Work Description:

• Surgical volumes – approximately 2800 per year
• Cytology – 250 per year
• Procedures (frozen sections and ROSE) – 6-7 per week
• Clinical Pathology
• Peripheral smears – 4-5 per day
• Blood bank reviews – 3-4 per month
• HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital has approximately 215 beds. Anatomic pathology specimens include a wide variety of cases - breast, GU, colorectal, thoracic, ortho and gyn/OB specimens.

About HCA Healthcare Pathology Services:

• Employs over 200 board certified multispecialty pathologists
• Provides professional services to over 100 HCA Healthcare hospitals 
• Our physician partners are a key component to our success and we work closely with them to achieve the most favorable patient outcomes

About HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital:

• Joint Commission accredited full-service 215-bed acute care facility
• The area’s first senior's emergency service designed to meet the needs of the elderly, diagnostic, medical, surgical and women’s services, including obstetrics
• A seven-time recipient of the Top Workplace honor by the Tampa Bay Times
• Accredited as a Breast Center with Digital Imaging and Computer Aided Detection, Breast MRI, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, Accredited Community Cancer Center (CoC), Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery, and a GYN Robotic Surgery Epicenter

St. Petersburg is a growing city on Florida's gulf coast, part of the Tampa Bay area. Known for its pleasant weather, hence its “Sunshine City” nickname, St. Petersburg is popular for golfing, boating, fishing and beach-going. The city also hosts the Dali Museum, featuring surrealist works of art, The Museum of Fine Arts, with works ranging from ancient to contemporary, and The Mahaffey Theater, home of the Florida Orchestra.