Podiatrist
Federal government of the United States
- Mather, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Accepting applications
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Financial Disclosure Report: Not requiredDoctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) are physicians and surgeons qualified by their education and training to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the lower extremity, i.e., the foot, ankle, and where appropriate, muscles, tissues, and bones of the leg. A DPM with training or experience in wound care may treat ulcers resulting from local and systemic etiologies on the leg no further proximal than the tibial tubercle. DPMs are board certified who have completed four years of undergraduate, four years of podiatric medical school followed by successful completion of 3 years hospital-based residency program. Physicians will provide both clinical and administrative Podiatry services at the VA Northern California Health Care System.The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Diagnose and assess patients' conditions by reviewing medical histories, Diagnose and assess patients' conditions by reviewing medical histories, performing physical exams, and reviewing x rays and medical laboratory tests.
- Provide nonsurgical treatment for foot, ankle, and lower leg ailments, such as prescribing special shoe inserts (orthotics) to improve a patient's mobility.
- Perform foot and ankle surgeries, such as removing bone spurs, repairing fractures, and correcting other foot and ankle problems.
- Advise and instruct patients about foot and ankle care and wellness.
- Prescribe medications.
- Refer patients to other physicians or specialists if they detect other health problems, such as diabetes or vascular disease.
- Conduct research, read journals, and attend conferences to keep up with advances in podiatric medicine and surgery.
- Refer patients to other physicians or specialists if they detect other health problems, such as
- All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
- All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
- 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.
- Benefits