This position is at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Surgery Service, Podiatry Section, Phoenix, AZ.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include but may not be limited to: Performs clinical assessments and provides various forms of non-invasive treatments (direct patient care for nail fungi, nail trimming, toenail debridement, callus and corn removal, slant backs for ingrown toenails, application of topical medications, foot soaks, and basic podiatry care). Identifies significant clinical changes in patients and promptly reports findings to the assigned physician. Sets up for procedures and/or aids during procedures. Provides patient education on home care and prevention of podiatric illnesses and infections. Justifies and coordinates requests for replacement of outdated specialty podiatry equipment. Codes accurately, makes appointments, schedules tests, processes data requests, orders charts and x-rays, and follows up on in-progress work in a timely manner. Work Schedule: Fulltime; Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

Requirements

Qualifications

To apply for this position, you must have the following qualifications: English Language Proficiency - In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS 5) in Federal Service that includes performing the following duties: Identifies significant clinical changes in patients and promptly reports findings to the assigned physician.; Sets up for procedures, aids during procedures: passes medical instruments, needles, medicines, and ointments.; Performs direct patient care duties with the use of medical instrumentation such as scalpels, nail cutters, curettes, tissue nippers and other required instrumentation.; Applies wraps/dressings for ulcers and podiatric wound care, performs sports medicine taping for soft tissue injuries, applies foot padding for hammertoes, corns, calluses, diabetic ulcers, bunions, post-operative, and podiatric specific diseases, disorders, injuries and preventative medicine.; Responsible for triage and vital sign measurement and documentations upon intake.; Provides patient education on home care and prevention of podiatric illnesses and infections.; Identifies and reports problems which negatively impact patient treatment and/or public relations in a timely manner through appropriate supervisory channels. (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Clinical Data Collection/DocumentationCustomer ServicePatient CareTechnical Competence IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: Work requires frequent walking, standing, stooping, lifting, bending, stretching, pushing, turning, and at times carrying heavy loads. Incumbents must utilize good body mechanics. The work requires above average agility and dexterity. Work may require heavy lifting of equipment or patients. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center 650 East Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85012 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]