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Chief of Podiatry
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
Carl. T. Hayden Veterans' Hospital is recruiting the Section Chief of Podiatry. This position reports directly to the Service Chief of Surgical Service and is the administrative and managerial lead for the section.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →The duties include but are not limited to: Manage the podiatry staff and podiatry residents to form a cohesive group to provide comprehensive care of the veteran patient with foot or ankle disease or injury.
- →Lead the continuous quality and improvement efforts and ensure patient safety in all realms of podiatric patient care.
- →Routinely performs outpatient and inpatient podiatric examinations, determines diagnoses, and initiates treatments based on podiatric education, licensing, and standard of care.
- →If the staff Podiatrist has operating privileges, will independently manage cases in the perioperative period and perform Podiatric Surgical procedures as indicated.
- →Serve as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees.
- →Train/supervise podiatry/medical students, podiatry/medical residents, and midlevel providers.
- →Provide patients with education concerning their disease state and expected treatment regimen.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorize
Requirements
- ✓All qualified candidates encouraged to apply.
- ✓Open to U.S.
- ✓Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
Job ID: f865190e-2682-454e-9cb5-cd5f6d3c913e
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