Physician - Pathologist (Fee Basis)

Job Description

Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA as a Physician – Pathologist! 

Pathology Services is seeking an intermittent fee basis Physician Pathologist to cover tasks in the interim while staff are on extended medical leave and/or until new recruits are hired and on-boarded. Pathologists are critical to the operation and functioning of the medical center diagnostic services. This position will be utilized through December 31, 2027.

Benefits and Features 

•       Task: Gross supervision and microscopic evaluation and reporting of daily surgical cases, cytology cases, intra operative frozen section consultation, inpatient and outpatient FNA, rapid on-site assessments & daytime call
• Rate: $2,300
• Task: Frozen section and intraoperative consultation-Afterhours evening
• Rate: $150
• Task: Frozen section and intraoperative consultation-Weekend/Holiday 
• Rate: $400

Tour: Intermittent Fee Basis

Salary/amount: Rate is per task                                                                                                                                                                                                                      We encourage you to consider VA employment in San Francisco, CA. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service