Doris Schuler-Maloney, PA(ASCP)CM
Autopsy Services and Pathologists' Assistant independent contractor
as DSM PathWorks, Inc.
CV and references available upon request
Why DSM PathWorks?
- Contract directly with person doing the work
- Competitive base rates
- Establish ongoing working partnership or
- Provide one-time coverage
- Schedule well in advance, or
- May be available with limited notice
- 1099 work, business to business
- Incorporated since 1998
Benefits of PA Locum tenens
- Keep permanent staff happy !
- Permanent staff concentrates on their work
- Maintain work volume with less disruption
- Provide continuity of service for planned or unplanned staff absences or temporary high volume times
- vacation
- continuing medical education
- maternity leave
- medical leave
- while recruiting
- waiting for new hire to start
- cover PA working on other assignments (voice recognition, LIS, LEAN, etc.)
- help cover high volume/busy times without commitment of FTE
Why Doris?
- Pathologists' Assistant since 1983, with 25 years in large busy community hospital (800 beds; annual department volume, 33,000 surgicals/50-100 autopsies)
- Highly skilled grossing wide variety of simple to complex specimens, and performing autopsies from gross exam to PAD
- Expertise in placenta, large bowel, gynecologic and breast gross pathology, and other cancer cases
- Provide quality sections, clear and concise dictation, comprehensive yet succinct descriptions and accurate tissue selection
- Team player with commitment to pathologists and staff, contributing to outstanding care of the patient
- Flexible, tolerant, and patient
- Fast learner of your systems
- Seamless integration into your workflow and pace
Services Available
- Surgical pathology - from biopsies to complex cases; gross description, dissection, gross photography, etc.
- Autopsy pathology - infant, pediatric & adult; chart review, gross exam, evisceration, brain removal, photography, prosection, section selection and submission, gross description, PAD
- Administrative - procedure manuals, training, inspection readiness
- Full time or part time
- Weekends, second shift
- Flexible to accommodate your needs
Credentials
- Locum tenens experience in variety of institutions
- Pathologists' Assistant Training Program, University of Maryland at Baltimore
- M.S. degree in Pathology, University of Maryland at Baltimore
- ASCP Certified Pathologists' Assistant
- Current professional liability insurance coverage
- Independent contractor as DSM PathWorks
Professional Accomplishments
- Organized, detail oriented and able to focus
- Resource person for pathologists and anatomic pathology staff for specimen handling and grossing
- Developed gross room staff and procedures to ensure reliable superior product in atmosphere of patience and tolerance
- Developed expertise in placental gross pathology
- Wrote placenta textbook The Placenta: To Know Me Is To Love Me and companion atlas
- Hold patent for Placental Triage Kit (PTK)
- Enjoy learning and sharing knowledge by mentoring, lecturing, presenting workshops and writing
- Three-time winner of American Association of Pathologists' Assistants Newsletter Award
- Recipient of American Association of Pathologists' Assistants Distinguished Service Award