About the Position: This position supports the Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Surgical Pathology at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

Gross simple and complex anatomical specimens. Provide teaching lectures for residents. Maintain up-to-date Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Anatomic Pathology Service and assist in the development, revision, and integration of all SOPs for all sections for the Anatomic Pathology Service. Monitor the quality of laboratory services and patient care pertaining to specimen receipt, accessioning, grossing, tissue harvesting, storage and disposal. Dein autopsies and teach residents how to dein autopsies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• Moderate to heavy lifting up to 40 pounds is required.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a (Tier 3) Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Anatomic Pathology Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes serving as a Pathologist's Assistant for an Anatomical Pathology laboratory performing duties such as accessioning, dissection, and describing gross anatomic features of human tissue surgical specimens for histological processing and/or performing autopsies; performing gross analysis of anatomic pathology specimens (which may include biopsies and small resections to larger, complex cancer cases); and facilitating training/didactic instruction regarding gross analysis of anatomic pathology specimens. Although not required, management prefers more than two years of the previously mentioned specialized experience. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Although not required, successful completion of an accredited Pathologist's Assistant program with national certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent is highly desired.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFF DHA NCR MKT-WR NATL MIL MED CTR DO NOT MAIL Bethesda, MD 20889 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk