Podiatrist (Surgeon)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs in Phoenix, AZ seeks a staff podiatrist to provide both outpatient and inpatient podiatric care. The role involves performing examinations, establishing diagnoses, and initiating treatments according to podiatric standards.

Applicants pending education/certification may be referred; licensure must be current. Preferred candidates have 5 years’ experience, teaching medical students/residents, and ankle arthroplasty training. Reports to the Chief of Podiatry.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from an approved school.
• Residency training in an accredited core specialty leading to board eligibility.
• Full and unrestricted podiatry license in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Perform outpatient and inpatient podiatric examinations.
• Determine diagnoses and initiate treatments in line with standards of care.

Skills

Experience with medical students and

Total ankle arthroplasty training

Education

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree

Residency training in podiatry in accredited core specialty

State license to practice podiatry

Job description

The Podiatry Section staff surgeon reports to the Chief of Podiatry, Surgical Services. A staff podiatrist routinely performs outpatient and inpatient podiatric examinations, determines diagnosis, and initiates treatments based on podiatric education and standards of care.

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

• 5 years of Experience
• Consistent history of working with medical students and residents
• Trained in total ankle arthroplasty with a good working knowledge.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements

VA Handbook 5019/1, Part II, Pre-Placement Physical Examination and Evaluation.