Hematological Pathologist
🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary
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- Hematological Pathology
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- MED0005K0 Requisition #
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- 5 hours ago Post Date
Description:
Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) is seeking qualified Pathologists with Hematopathology Fellowship or Hematopathologists for a full-time position located at Arthur J.E. Childs Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta. The successful candidate will join a team of 95+ laboratory physicians and scientists working mostly at acute care institutions within a smaller group of pathologists. Participation in a multi-site pathology on-call rotation is expected.
APL is a multi-site, province-wide laboratory providing comprehensive laboratory services. APL South Sector processes 30+ million tests, 260,000 surgical specimens, 200,000 gynecologic cytology specimens, and 10,000 non-gynecologic cytology specimens annually. The successful candidate must have the ability to work in a setting with a similar case complexity.
APL is a publically funded wholly owned subsidiary corporation of Alberta Health Services (AHS), and is party to an affiliation agreement with the University of Calgary (UofC). The DPLM and APL offers residency-training programs in Anatomic Pathology, General Pathology, Neuropathology and Medical Microbiology, as well as Fellowship training in subspecialty areas within Anatomic Pathology, Hematopathology and Clinical Biochemistry.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
Pathologists must maintain the highest possible standards of practice including prompt delivery of services to match established key performance indicators and provincial metrics, must actively participate in quality assurance and quality improvement programs, and must actively participate in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate medical teaching.
Qualifications:
Qualifications include a MD with eligibility for licensure in the Province of Alberta, and certification in Hematopathology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology by the American Board of Pathology with subspecialty Fellowship training and/or Certification in Hematopathology.
Candidates must demonstrate knowledge and competence in diagnostic flow cytometry, including the interpretation and sign-out of routine hematologic flow cytometry cases and measurable residual disease (MRD) assessments.
Knowledge of immunology and competence in the interpretation and sign-out of immunodeficiency flow cytometry (IDEF) testing are also essential. The APL flow cytometry laboratory serves as a reference centre for immunodeficiency testing, and the successful candidate will be required to interpret and sign out IDEF cases while covering the flow cytometry service.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate:
- Effective communication, experience in quality assurance, operational efficiency and appropriateness of care.
- Ability to work in a dynamic, changing environment that allows for delivery of quality service.
- Ability to balance service and quality imperative in a resource-sensitive environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively, building trust in working relationships, and being an overall team player.