The Fredericksburg VA Health Care Center is actively recruiting a Lead Surgical Podiatrist. The Podiatrist performs direct medical, surgical and telehealth care in podiatry. The mission of Podiatry Services of the Veterans Health Administration is to serve the needs of America's veterans by providing the highest quality foot and ankle care.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. Telework: Not Authorized. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Duties: Clinical Responsibilities Provides a full range of services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in podiatry. Performs appropriate podiatric evaluations for patients presenting to the HCC. Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the HCC to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management. Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care. Orders appropriate diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions. Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, VISN standards, National statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education and HIPAA policies. Specific tasks are itemized in each physicians Credentialing and Privileging package. Academic Involved in performance improvement and quality assurance initiatives. Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staff on units to which assigned. Is involved in the supervision and teaching of residents training in podiatry and other trainees assigned to the Podiatry department as appropriate. Serves as a consultant to other staff, advance practicing nurses, physician assistants and trainees and assist in implementation of treatment plan as appropriate regarding podiatry patients. Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the medical center and/or healthcare system, as appropriate. Plans and oversees the completion of division based and medical center-based research programs, designed to provide information regarding program planning, previous and future treatment approaches. Supervisory Controls Reports to the Section Chief, Surgery FxHCC, who provides administrative direction in the form of overall program goals and requirements. Operates with broad delegation of authority and independence of action to manage the Podiatry department. Based on personal knowledge, training, and experience, the incumbent plans, directs and performs the work needed for effective program operations. Guidelines include the body of professional knowledge in podiatric medicine. Accountable for program compliance with all applicable laws and VA policies. The lead must apply these requirements to the Podiatry department, consistent with existing circumstances, and act independently in resolving day-to-day problems. Operates with wide latitude in the use of clinical methods and modern technology. Work is reviewed based on performance outcomes, stakeholder satisfaction, achievement of program goals, and external review reports. Physicians assigned to the Podiatry Lead role report to the Surgery Section Chief as first-line supervisor.

Requirements

Qualifications

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: Board Certified in Wound Care. Extensive administrative experience. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires mostly periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients/residents who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on stakeholder needs.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Central Virginia VA Health Care System 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard Richmond, VA 23249 US
• Name: KARI LEPINE
• Phone: 906-396-9895
• Email: [email protected]