Podiatrist (Surgical)
What you'd do
The Podiatry Section Staff Surgeon reports to the Chief of Podiatry, Surgical Services. A staff podiatrist routinely performs outpatient and inpatient pediatric examinations, determines diagnosis, and initiates treatments based on pediatric education and standards of care. The incumbent practices in the Podiatric Surgery Section of Surgical Service at the Cart T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ.
Major duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Diagnose and treat medical and surgical disorders using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care. Responsible for initial evaluation and overall workup, history and physicals, and admission of pediatric patients as needed. Clinical duties include but are not limited to Operating Room (experience in wide variety of standard pediatric surgical procedures and operations), in-patient rounds, Emergency Room and Outpatient Clinics. Must able to perform a wide variety of pediatric surgical procedures. Participate in podiatry night call and perform emergency podiatric surgical procedures. Provide patients with education concerning their disease state and treatment regimen. Serve as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees. Train/supervise medical/podiatry students, and podiatry residents. Complete all electronic, clinical, daily charting and documentation required by the Medical Center in a timely manner as appropriate, including outcomes reporting as appropriate. Maintain clinical privileges as a member of the Medical Staff. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not 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 Candidates must be a United States citizen. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens, in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, of VA Handbook 5005/114.) 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. Grade Determinations: Staff Podiatrist Surgical. Should be board qualified or board certified by a Council on Podiatric Medical Education certification board, or other equivalent certification to grant surgical privileges. The individual must possess experience to perform duties as a podiatrist and surgeon, and have completed an accredited residency, and/or possess experience to perform general and surgical duties and some specialized functions and procedures, without supervision. Staff podiatrist surgeons also includes attending physicians who train podiatrist residents, assigned in facilities with residency training programs, and consultants who are capable of giving authoritative views and opinions on subjects in their field of medicine. These podiatrists will perform office based procedures and operating room procedures and are responsible for surgical patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Added work responsibilities may include seeing hospital patients daily and carrying a pager or be available by phone for emergency consultations. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
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