Pathologists
Nicklas Laboratory Staffing
Walnut Creek, CA
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JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Walnut Creek, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Northern California | MondayFriday | Locum Tenens
Salary: hourly rate based on experience
Schedule: Day shift | No nights | No weekends
Start Date: Asap after credentialing - 9/30/2026
Position Overview
We are seeking a general AP surgical pathologist comfortable with high volume of cases. The pathologist should also be comfortable with GYN, GI, and GU cases and must be able to do frozen and cytology quick reads.
Key Responsibilities
- Gross Examination (Macroscopic): Visually inspect, measure, describe, and dissect surgical specimens and select representative tissue samples for microscopic study.
- Microscopic Examination (Histologic): Analyze processed tissue slides under a microscope to identify abnormalities, confirm diagnoses, and stage diseases.
- Intraoperative Consultations (Frozen Sections): Provide rapid, real-time diagnostic feedback to surgeons during operations (e.g., checking margins, determining if a tumor is malignant).
- Reporting & Documentation: Prepare detailed pathology reports documenting findings, diagnosis, and prognostic information to guide treatment.
- Clinical Collaboration: Consult with surgeons, oncologists, and other physicians to interpret results and discuss patient treatment plans.
- Specialized Testing: Utilize and interpret immunohistochemistry, molecular diagnostics, and cytogenetics as necessary.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure laboratory compliance with safety, regulatory, and accreditation standards (CAP, CLIA).
Required Qualifications
- M.D. or D.O. degree
- Board Certification in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) required
- Active or eligible unrestricted California medical license required
- Strong understanding of hospital and laboratory operations
- Must be available at least two weeks per month consistently
Why This Opportunity?
- Predictable weekday-only schedule with excellent worklife balance
- Focused general pathology specialty practice
- Hospital-based role with strong clinical collaboration
- Supportive and quality-driven pathology environment
Recruiter Contact
Marquius Young
Recruiting & Client Success Manager
- Office: (470) 323-8959
- Mobile: (770) 539-0333
- Email: marquius@nicklasstaffing.com
About Nicklas Laboratory Staffing
Nicklas Laboratory Staffing is the only laboratory staffing agency founded by a Pathologists Assistant and dedicated exclusively to labs. With 13 years of laboratory experience, we specialize in placing pathologists, pathologists assistants, histotechnicians/histotechnologists, cytologists, medical lab techs, medical lab scientists, and lab leaders in travel, permanent, and temp-to-perm laboratory positions nationwide.
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