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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Pathology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a Clinical Assistant Professor (HS)/Hematopathologist. The successful candidate will:

• Include clinical sign-out duties in hematopathology and leadership roles in research, quality management, and in the education of medical students, residents and fellows. Opportunities for surgical pathology sign-out are available if interested.
• Participate in research with presentation of work at national meetings and publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Provide clinical coverage for Hematopathology and sign-out (diagnosis) of peripheral blood, lymph nodes, bone marrows, and lymphoma / leukemia diagnoses of solid organs. This includes call coverage and communication of critical values (identification of blasts and other critical values) after hours and on weekends.
• Arrange the call and day coverage schedule so there is continuous coverage of hematopathology service.
• Manage medical and technical aspects of hematology/hematopathology testing and overseeing function and operation of the laboratory. 
  • Oversight of validation and maintaining the technical accuracy and medical reliability of laboratory tests.
  • Supervise hematology laboratory professional, technical and support staff in support of the laboratories' clinical and administrative responsibilities.
  • Service as clinical consultant in hematology and hematopathology, conferring with physicians at all levels regarding flow cytometry, molecular testing, and other diagnostics necessary for patient diagnoses.
• Work with the Director of Clinical Laboratories towards full compliance with laboratory regulatory standards of CAP, NY State, Joint Commission, etc.
• Provide support for the Transplant service as pathology liaison at Transplant meetings.
• Management of research in the Clinical Laboratories, including consultations with clinical and translational investigators, approving projects prior to the specimen use and acting as liaison with IRB.
• Participate in tumor boards.
• Participate and support clinical and anatomic pathology services, including Transplant Pathology, Molecular Pathology, Transfusion Medicine / Blood Banking, Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology, Hematopathology, and Chemical Pathology, including taking call, as appropriate and credentialed.
• Participate in departmental, hospital, and medical center-based committees as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• MD or DO Degree.
• Board certification or eligibility in Anatomic and/or Clinical Pathology.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Hematopathology.
• Eligibility for New York State Medical Licensure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Eligibility for New York State Certificate of Qualification in Hematology.

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu