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Part time physician

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Job Description

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Job Description and Position Requirements

The Unit of Student Affairs is seeking applicants for part-time job of clinical laboratory director.

Job Duties to Include

  • Ensure full compliance with Federal and State regulations including CLIA
  • Responsible for the overall operations and administration of the student health center clinical laboratory
  • Ensure that testing systems developed and used for each of the tests performed in the laboratory provide quality laboratory services for all aspects of test performance, which includes the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing.
  • Ensure that personnel meet the qualifications required for laboratory testing and meet competency standards

Requirements, Qualifications, And/or Competencies

  • Doctoral degree in medicine
  • Medical licensure with the state of PA
  • Certification in anatomic or clinical pathology
  • A minimum of 2 years directing a high complexity laboratory

Background Checks/Clearances

This position requires the following clearances in addition to applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.

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Key Responsibilities

The clinical laboratory director will oversee the operations and administration of the student health center laboratory while ensuring full compliance with federal and state regulations. They are responsible for maintaining quality testing systems and ensuring all laboratory personnel meet required qualifications and competency standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in medicine and possess a medical license in the state of Pennsylvania. Additionally, applicants are required to have certification in anatomic or clinical pathology and at least two years of experience directing a high-complexity laboratory.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical laboratory managementCLIA complianceLaboratory operationsQuality assurancePersonnel competency assessmentAnatomic pathologyRegulatory complianceLaboratory administration

Healthcare Professional Career Context

Of the 50 active healthcare listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 66% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the healthcare market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedhealthcare median $292k (middle half $258k–$339k)53 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
healthcare listings in Illinois71 active2,044 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 66% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
healthcare pay trend+16.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Penn State Universitysilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index10 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in University Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$190k
Median resident rent
$1,649/mo
Residents’ average commute
39 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.