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Illinois is a strong market for pathologist visa sponsorship, anchored by major academic medical centers in Chicago including Northwestern Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, and Rush University Medical Center. Demand extends to regional hospitals in Peoria and Springfield, with dermatopathology, surgical pathology, and molecular diagnostics among the most actively hiring subspecialties.
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Provide professional oversight and direction of clinical pathology services including quality assurance functions. May handle certain delegated laboratory director duties.
Responsibilities
- Fulfill the responsibilities as listed in CLIA ‘88 (42 C.F.R. * 493.1495). Additional responsibilities may be defined by applicable laws and regulations.
- Fulfill the responsibilities that have been reapportioned by the Laboratory/Medical Director as detailed in CLIA ’88 (42 CFR * 493.1407). Additional responsibilities may be defined by applicable laws and regulations.
- If applicable, perform review of anatomic pathology patient samples and quality control and assurance documents.
- If applicable, perform review of clinical pathology results and quality control and assurance documents.
- Participate in departmental professional Quality Control and Quality Assurance activities, e.g. Pathologist Competency Assessment Program.
- Interact with ordering physicians who request to speak with a pathologist.
- Comply with all Quest Diagnostics policies including but not limited to the following:
- Observe all policies in “Your Compliance Policy Handbook”
- Obtain the minimum Continuing Medical Education credits as required by current policy entitled “Professional Benefits/Continuing Education Policy For Physicians”
- Adhere to existing and new Standard Operating Procedures and Policies as issued by the Best Practice Teams and local business unit, including any standards that exceed the minimum requirements of federal, state and local laws and regulations.
- Assist Quest Diagnostics in assuring that applicable Quest Diagnostics policies as well as federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations concerning health and safety are met.
- Cooperate with other Quest Diagnostics initiatives and programs that may arise from time to time such as the following:
- Serve on Quest Diagnostics’ Best Practice Teams, Six Sigma Teams or other specific committees and to participate in and/or direct special projects to meet the professional and business goals of Quest Diagnostics.
- Maintain timely contact with pathologists and other physicians and scientists, to be responsive to their needs, and to respond in a timely manner to their requests for consultation concerning test methodology and clinical correlation of Quest Diagnostics testing services.
- Assist in any special project such as test method validation, reference range standardization, safety and quality assurance.
- Assist Quest Diagnostics in professional liaison with professional societies concerned with clinical laboratory medicine. This includes professional medical associations, governmental agencies, and other regulatory bodies concerned with the nature and scope of clinical laboratory business.
- This position reports to the Quest Diagnostics Medical Director responsible for the laboratory or reports to an Associate Director Pathologist.
Qualifications
Required Work Experience:
- Pathologists who will be providing professional services within the United States or United States territories must meet subsections a-d as applicable: (job offers will be made contingent on obtaining board certification within first year of employment)
- Meet the qualifications as listed in CLIA ‘88 as applicable to intended job duties [see: 42 C.F.R. * 493.1449(a)(b) and/or (k) for cytology, and/or (l) for histopathology]
- Must be certified by the American Board of Pathology (or equivalency for osteopathic pathologists) in the specialty of Anatomic Pathology (or combined Anatomic/Clinical Pathology) within the original period of eligibility of examination if expected to perform Anatomic Pathology duties.
- Must be certified by the American Board of Pathology (or equivalency for osteopathic pathologists) in the specialty of Clinical Pathology (or combined Anatomic/Clinical Pathology) within the original period of eligibility if expected to perform Clinical Pathology duties.
- Must be certified by the American Board of Dermatology or Pathology (or equivalency for osteopathic physicians) in the specialty of Dermatopathology within the original period of eligibility if hired as a credentialed Dermatopathologist.
- Pathologists who practice outside of the United States and its territories must meet the applicable regulatory requirements and demonstrate proficiency through processes equivalent to American Board of Pathology certification that are available in the country in which he or she is employed.
- Must be a physician qualified to assume professional, scientific, consultative, organizational, administrative, and educational responsibility for the services offered by the laboratory.
- Active unrestricted medical licensure for the state, territory, or country where the business unit is located (job offers will be made contingent on obtaining active licensure).
- Successful completion of the Quest Diagnostics Medical Staff Credentialing process (job offers will be made contingent on acceptable review):
- Verification of Education/Degree
- Verification of State (or applicable) Medical License
- Verification of Board Certification
- Check of the (United States) National Practitioners' Database and review of claims against the pathologist (at the discretion of Credentialing Committee).
- Employee and Contract Applicants must successfully pass an anatomic pathology slide test examination.
- No prior experience outside of residency training is required.
Preferred Work Experience
N/A
Physical And Mental Requirements
Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
Knowledge
N/A
Skills
N/A
About The Team
Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply. While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.
Job Description
Provide professional oversight and direction of clinical pathology services including quality assurance functions. May handle certain delegated laboratory director duties.
Responsibilities
- Fulfill the responsibilities as listed in CLIA ‘88 (42 C.F.R. * 493.1495). Additional responsibilities may be defined by applicable laws and regulations.
- Fulfill the responsibilities that have been reapportioned by the Laboratory/Medical Director as detailed in CLIA ’88 (42 CFR * 493.1407). Additional responsibilities may be defined by applicable laws and regulations.
- If applicable, perform review of anatomic pathology patient samples and quality control and assurance documents.
- If applicable, perform review of clinical pathology results and quality control and assurance documents.
- Participate in departmental professional Quality Control and Quality Assurance activities, e.g. Pathologist Competency Assessment Program.
- Interact with ordering physicians who request to speak with a pathologist.
- Comply with all Quest Diagnostics policies including but not limited to the following:
- Observe all policies in “Your Compliance Policy Handbook”
- Obtain the minimum Continuing Medical Education credits as required by current policy entitled “Professional Benefits/Continuing Education Policy For Physicians”
- Adhere to existing and new Standard Operating Procedures and Policies as issued by the Best Practice Teams and local business unit, including any standards that exceed the minimum requirements of federal, state and local laws and regulations.
- Assist Quest Diagnostics in assuring that applicable Quest Diagnostics policies as well as federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations concerning health and safety are met.
- Cooperate with other Quest Diagnostics initiatives and programs that may arise from time to time such as the following:
- Serve on Quest Diagnostics’ Best Practice Teams, Six Sigma Teams or other specific committees and to participate in and/or direct special projects to meet the professional and business goals of Quest Diagnostics.
- Maintain timely contact with pathologists and other physicians and scientists, to be responsive to their needs, and to respond in a timely manner to their requests for consultation concerning test methodology and clinical correlation of Quest Diagnostics testing services.
- Assist in any special project such as test method validation, reference range standardization, safety and quality assurance.
- Assist Quest Diagnostics in professional liaison with professional societies concerned with clinical laboratory medicine. This includes professional medical associations, governmental agencies, and other regulatory bodies concerned with the nature and scope of clinical laboratory business.
- This position reports to the Quest Diagnostics Medical Director responsible for the laboratory or reports to an Associate Director Pathologist.
Qualifications
Required Work Experience:
- Pathologists who will be providing professional services within the United States or United States territories must meet subsections a-d as applicable: (job offers will be made contingent on obtaining board certification within first year of employment)
- Meet the qualifications as listed in CLIA ‘88 as applicable to intended job duties [see: 42 C.F.R. * 493.1449(a)(b) and/or (k) for cytology, and/or (l) for histopathology]
- Must be certified by the American Board of Pathology (or equivalency for osteopathic pathologists) in the specialty of Anatomic Pathology (or combined Anatomic/Clinical Pathology) within the original period of eligibility of examination if expected to perform Anatomic Pathology duties.
- Must be certified by the American Board of Pathology (or equivalency for osteopathic pathologists) in the specialty of Clinical Pathology (or combined Anatomic/Clinical Pathology) within the original period of eligibility if expected to perform Clinical Pathology duties.
- Must be certified by the American Board of Dermatology or Pathology (or equivalency for osteopathic physicians) in the specialty of Dermatopathology within the original period of eligibility if hired as a credentialed Dermatopathologist.
- Pathologists who practice outside of the United States and its territories must meet the applicable regulatory requirements and demonstrate proficiency through processes equivalent to American Board of Pathology certification that are available in the country in which he or she is employed.
- Must be a physician qualified to assume professional, scientific, consultative, organizational, administrative, and educational responsibility for the services offered by the laboratory.
- Active unrestricted medical licensure for the state, territory, or country where the business unit is located (job offers will be made contingent on obtaining active licensure).
- Successful completion of the Quest Diagnostics Medical Staff Credentialing process (job offers will be made contingent on acceptable review):
- Verification of Education/Degree
- Verification of State (or applicable) Medical License
- Verification of Board Certification
- Check of the (United States) National Practitioners' Database and review of claims against the pathologist (at the discretion of Credentialing Committee).
- Employee and Contract Applicants must successfully pass an anatomic pathology slide test examination.
- No prior experience outside of residency training is required.
Preferred Work Experience
N/A
Physical And Mental Requirements
Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
Knowledge
N/A
Skills
N/A
About The Team
Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply. While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.
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Which companies sponsor visas for pathologists in Illinois?
Academic medical systems lead sponsorship activity in Illinois. Northwestern Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Loyola University Medical Center, and NorthShore University HealthSystem have documented H-1B filing histories for pathologist roles. Large regional health systems such as OSF HealthCare and Advocate Health also hire pathologists and have sponsored international physicians, particularly for anatomic and clinical pathology positions.
Which visa types are most common for pathologist roles in Illinois?
The H-1B is the most common visa for pathologists in Illinois, as pathology meets the specialty occupation requirement through its degree standards. J-1 and H-1B visas are both used during fellowship training at Illinois academic centers. Pathologists with extraordinary ability or national recognition may also pursue the O-1. Permanent residency through EB-1B or EB-2 NIW is common for academic pathologists who have published research or hold leadership roles.
How to find pathologist visa sponsorship jobs in Illinois?
Migrate Mate filters pathologist job listings in Illinois specifically by visa sponsorship eligibility, saving you from manually screening postings that don't apply to international candidates. Search for pathologist roles on Migrate Mate and filter by Illinois to surface positions at academic medical centers and hospital systems that have active sponsorship programs. Subspecialty filters help narrow results to surgical pathology, cytopathology, or molecular diagnostics roles specifically.
Which cities in Illinois have the most pathologist sponsorship jobs?
Chicago accounts for the majority of pathologist sponsorship opportunities in Illinois, driven by its concentration of academic medical centers, large hospital networks, and private pathology group practices. Evanston, Maywood, and Oak Park, as suburbs hosting major hospital campuses, also generate openings. Outside the Chicago metro, Peoria stands out due to OSF HealthCare and UnityPoint Health systems, and Springfield has some activity through HSHS Medical Group.
Are there state-specific factors pathologists should know when pursuing sponsorship in Illinois?
Illinois pathologists sponsored on H-1B visas must be paid at or above the Department of Labor prevailing wage for the relevant metropolitan statistical area, with Chicago-Naperville designated separately from downstate regions. Academic medical centers affiliated with University of Illinois, Northwestern, or University of Chicago often combine clinical pathology roles with research or teaching duties, which can support stronger visa petitions. Illinois has no state-level physician immigration incentive programs, so sponsorship depends entirely on the individual employer.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored pathologist jobs in Illinois?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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