• Practice Setting:  Hospital based
• Reason for Coverage: Busy practice with one provider needing some time off
• Dates of Coverage:  One week/month
• Schedule (Shifts and Hours):  One week/month M-F 8-5 and call on weekends/nights
• Call Schedule:  weekends/nights
• Call Ratio: 1:2
• What Type(s) of Certification Does Your Laboratory Hold: CAP
• Approx. Number of Cases Read Per Day:  varies by the cases – approx 40 surgical/cytology
• What Will Be the Locum Tenen Physician’s Responsibility for the Clinical Lab: Clinical lab-blood bank/resolve difficult antibodies hematology – reviewing out of the norm peripheral blood smears
• Will the Locum Provider Be Responsible for Grossing Their Own Specimens: No
• Will the Locum Provider Be Cutting Their Own Frozen Sections on the Cryostat: No
• How Many Physicians in the Group: 1.5
• How Many Histotechnologists: 4
• How Many Pathology Assistants: 1
• How Many Cytotechnologists: 2
• Will the Locum Tenens Physician be Required to Supervise Other Healthcare Providers: Yes
• Will Other Pathologists Be Present During the Locum’s Coverage: No
• Type of Cryostat:  Leica
• Type of Microscope: Olympus
• Cytology Proficiency Exam Required for GYN Cytolology: no
• Method of Preparation: Surepath
• Required Anatomic Pathology Procedures: Surgical Pathology,GI Pathology,GU Pathology,Dermatopathology,Cytology,Autopsy.
• Required Clinical Pathology Procedures: Hematology,Microbiology,Chemistry/Serology,Blood Bank
• Additional Required Procedures: Attend and give immediate adequacy statements for fine needle aspirations
• Documentation System/EMR: CoPath
• Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 90 days

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