Resident - Residency Program

Knapp Medical Center; Weslaco (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, TX invites applications for a Full Time Podiatric Medicine Residency position. Under supervision of attending physicians, residents perform patient care activities within their clinical privileges, attend rounds and seminars, and ensure timely medical records completion.

The program requires graduation from an accredited school of podiatric medicine, BLS and ACLS within 60 days of hire, and PALS within 60 days.

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited medical school or college of podiatric medicine.
• BLS within 60 days of hire and maintain current.
• ACLS within 60 days of hire and maintain current.
• Family and Emergency Medicine Resident PALS within 60 days of hire and maintain current.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of attending physicians, responsibilities include patient care activities within the scope of their clinical privileges commensurate with the level of training, attendance at clinical rounds and seminars, timely completion of medical records, and other responsibilities as assigned or as required of all members of the medical staff.
• The resident will adhere to all requirements as defined by the accrediting body of the program and all hospital requirements pertaining to a resident within the hospital.

Skills

Clinical care

Team collaboration

Education

Graduated from an accredited medical school or college of podiatric medicine

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call 956-968-8567 or visit www.KnappMed.org

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of attending physicians, responsibilities include patient care activities within the scope of their clinical privileges commensurate with the level of training, attendance at clinical rounds and seminars, timely completion of medical records, and other responsibilities as assigned or as required of all members of the medical staff.

The resident will adhere to all requirements as defined by the accrediting body of the program (ACGME or CPME) and all hospital requirements pertaining to a resident within the hospital. The resident will remain in compliance with specialty specific milestones per level of training.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Graduated from an accredited medical school or college of podiatric medicine.
• BLS within 60 days of hire and maintain current.
• ACLS within 60 days of hire and maintain current.
• Family and Emergency Medicine Resident PALS within 60 days of hire and maintain current.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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