Podiatrist (Surgery Forefoot)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fayetteville VA Medical Center seeks a Staff Podiatrist within the Department of Surgery as part of an interdisciplinary team including physicians, technicians, administrative and clerical staff. Applicants pending licensure may be referred and tentatively selected but cannot be hired until requirements are met.

Qualified candidates must hold a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree, be in or completed with an approved residency leading to board eligibility, and hold or be eligible for an

Qualifications

• Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
• 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.
• 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.

Job description

This position is within the Veterans Administration (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville VA Medical Center. The incumbent serves as a Staff Podiatrist in the Department of Surgery and works within an interdisciplinary team comprising physicians, technicians, administrative, and clerical staff.

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.

Reference:

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

Physical Requirements:

The incumbent must be able to perform all activities of the position without restriction. This position may involve standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and turning. The work may involve going up and down flights of stairs.