Podiatrist

Job Title

Podiatrist Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing podiatric services in outpatient, urgent care, inpatient, and telehealth settings, including the diagnosis/treatment/management of podiatric medical and surgical disorders and conditions.
• Performing podiatric procedures in the operating room and office setting.
• Performing clinical review, triage, and management of podiatric consults.
• Actively involved in the teaching of trainees including residents, medical students, and others, when appropriate.
• Ensuring accurate and timely medical record documentation.
• Participating in committees, peer review process, and other administrative responsibilities as assigned by the Chief of Specialty Service, the Medical Director of Specialty Medicine/Surgery, or other designee.

• Biomedical Evaluation of the Lower Extremities to assist in the management of Pathology by controlling the contribution of abnormal gait and foot functions to the patients' symptomology.
• Identifying/treating of "static" foot problems (e.g. heel pain, flatfoot deformity, hammer toes), by performance of bio mechanical evaluation of the lower extremities and utilization of highly specific devices which place the foot or digits in a more functional position and redistribute weight bearing to reduce or eliminate discomfort, ulceration.
• Neuropathic or Vascular Ulcerations.
• Osteoarthritis of the bunion joint.
• Development and use of devices which disperse or remove weight bearing from certain parts of the foot which are ulcerated or painful together with necessary local care of local pathology.
• Local care of corns, calluses, and pedal ulceration.
• Local care of deformed, painful and/or infected nails which may result in significant extension of infection, ulceration, disability, or gangrene; particularly in patients predisposed to infection or its extension by systemic disease (diabetes mellitus).

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs)