Podiatrist (General) with Recruitment/Relocation Incentive
What you'd do
The Podiatrist is assigned to Surgical Services, Podiatry Section, of the Amarillo VA Health Care System. She/he provides comprehensive care for patients who have illnesses within the scope of Podiatry.
Major duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Podiatrist Duties: Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations. Providing and coordination medical care for assigned patients in any care setting, including establishing diagnoses, formulating and implementing care plans, and providing follow-up care. Ordering diagnostic studies and other special tests, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized Tomography (CT) scans, etc. Carrying out health promotion, disease prevention, and patient education activities. Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens. Ordering ancillary services, such as, pharmacy, social services, physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies, prosthetic services, etc. Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiating requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and local facility policy and procedures. Ordering patient care supplies. Writing order for or prescribing medications. Obtaining history and performing physical examinations for admitted patients, conducting patient rounds, documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record, and writing patient orders on assigned patients. Obtaining and document informed consent for treatments and procedures. Participation in rotating schedule for after hours on-call coverage. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework: Not Available Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized
What you need to qualify
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Podiatrist Basic Requirements Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatry Education of the American Podiatry Association in the year in which the degree was granted. ~AND~ Completed, or currently completing, residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. VA Podiatrists involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status. Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, in the list published for the year the residency was completed, or (2) Other residencies and training experiences, or their equivalents, which the local Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training. ~AND~ Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice Podiatry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia. Preferred Experience: 1. Completion of Podiatry residency from an accredited institution. 2. Board eligible. 3. Hospital based work experience. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
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