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Portland, Oregon

AP/CP Pathologist - PRN

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Job Description

Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities and Position Qualifications: We're not just a workplace - we're a Great Place to Work certified employer! Proudly certified as a Great Place to Work, we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive environment.

At Sonic Healthcare USA, we emphasize teamwork and innovation. Check out our job openings and advance your career with a company that values its team members! Cascade Pathology Services, a Sonic Healthcare USA partner, provides pathology services in the Portland metro area.

We are recruiting for a PRN AP/CP Pathologist to join our team of 15 Pathologists and five PAs. We serve six hospitals and numerous outreach clinics in the Portland metro area.

Qualifications and Expectations

Must be AP/CP board certified. Subspecialty fellowship training in surgical pathology, gynecologic pathology, cytopathology, or hematopathology is strongly desired. Prior practice experience preferred, but recent graduates are also considered.

Candidates must possess or be able to attain a license to practice medicine in the states of Oregon and Washington. Service Responsibilities: Covering services in one or more of the five Legacy hospitals in the Portland metro area. Signing out surgical cases in a semi-subspecialty sign-out model.

Interpreting intraoperative frozen sections and rapid on-site cytology evaluations. Presenting at general and/or specialty tumor boards. Serving as CLIA director for clinical laboratories. Covering call, equally shared among all pathologists.

Cascade Pathology Services is a collaborative group of pathologists with diverse areas of expertise and levels of experience. We are seeking candidates with a teamwork-oriented work ethic, excellent communication skills, strong diagnostic skills, and a collegial personality.

Our practice is located in Portland, or a thriving home to amazing restaurants, farmers markets, arts and culture, and professional sports teams (Trailblazers, Timbers, Thorns, etc.).

It is also a short drive to the beautiful Oregon Coast, the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, the vineyards of the Willamette Valley, with easy access to many hiking and biking trails.

Company: Sonic Anatomic Pathology Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Work Shift: Job Category: Pathology Company: Aurora Diagnostics LLC Sonic Healthcare USA is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace for all employees.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

About Sonic Healthcare USA Sonic Healthcare USA is a subsidiary of Sonic Healthcare Limited, one of the world's largest medical diagnostic companies, providing laboratory services to medical practitioners, hospitals and community health services, with operations in eight countries, on three continents and providing care to over 100 million patients each year.

Sonic Healthcare USA is a leading provider of state-of-the-art laboratory services and pathology practices throughout the USA with eight operating divisions and nearly eight thousand US- based employees, 330 Pathologists and serving over 30 million patients per year.

Sonic Healthcare USA operates under a federated business model that emphasizes medical leadership and community-based testing services to provide outstanding quality and service to the doctors and patients that they serve. For more information, visit the Sonic Healthcare website at sonichealthcareusa.com.

Key Responsibilities

The pathologist will provide diagnostic services across multiple hospitals, including signing out surgical cases and interpreting intraoperative frozen sections. Responsibilities also include serving as a CLIA director and participating in tumor boards and call rotations.

Requirements

Candidates must be AP/CP board certified and eligible for medical licensure in Oregon and Washington. Subspecialty fellowship training in surgical, gynecologic, cytopathology, or hematopathology is strongly desired.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

CLIA DirectionFrozen Section InterpretationRapid On-site Cytology Evaluation

Pathology — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Pathology listings

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Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$526k
Typical market rent
$1,732/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Great Place to Work certified
Collaborative team environment