Job Summary



Are you searching for a job that allows you to coordinate health care for patients and manage health problems according to federal and state rules and regulations? We would love for you to become a respected member of our team! You will use compassion, dedication, and your expertise to foster treatment team unity, build trust, and nurture rapport with our patients. As a valued provider, you will have the opportunity to meet all aspects of patient care challenges with enthusiasm to develop positive patient relationships, because one of the primary goals of our company is keeping our patients happy and healthy. If you are flexible, dedicated, enjoy working in high-energy environments, and want to enhance your already top-notch skills, then consider working for us.



Locums, Inc. is seeking a Physician Assistant to assist the Pathologist perform autopsies at the client facilities located in San Francisco, CA.  Candidates will perform full post-mortem examinations to determine the presence or absence of disease. This is a long-term, multiyear assignment All state and Federal licenses accepted. 

About the Opportunity:

- Period of Performance will be 9/15/20 to 9/14/21 with 4 option years

- Hours are 8am through 4:30pm, M-F

- No on-call hours, weekends or holidays

- Client facility located in downtown San Francisco

- Candidate responsibilities include:

•           Collecting appropriate post-mortem tissue samples and fluid samples for evaluation

•           Correlating the gross pathology with patient’s clinical disposition and presents findings to Pathologist

•           Preparation of the dissection suite instruments and equipment

•           Conducting primary dissection of patient

•           Cleaning and decontamination of the morgue and dissection suite

•           Preparation of patient for receipt by mortician

•           Preparing and storing specimens, slides, and blocks for weekly organ demonstrations in the Client’s Pathology service

Requirements:

- Active and unrestricted state or Federal Physician Assistant license

- Has thorough familiarity with normal and abnormal human anatomy

- Has thorough understanding of surgical methodology for dissection