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Job description
The Podiatrist - in the Podiatry Section of Surgical Care at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) - reports directly to the Chief of Podiatry. The Podiatrist is responsible for providing medical and surgical services to eligible veterans and administrating the section of Podiatry.
Duties
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until November 25 - 2026 or until positions are filled
Eligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
Clinical Duties: Responsible for performing operations that require a Podiatric surgeon
Operations include - but are not limited to - lesser digital deformity repair - bunionectomy - flatfoot and cavus foot repair - amputation and limb salvage and reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery - forefoot surgery
Responsible for evaluation of patients in the Podiatry clinic - emergency room - intensive care unit - operating room - and other inpatient services
Supervise trainees including medical students - podiatric medical students - residents - and fellows in all these settings
Responsible for providing on-call in accordance with the call schedule
Practices safety - environmental - and/or infection control methods
Responsible for the delivery of podiatric health care in the promotion of health education - with the objective being to stimulate public interest in early detection and care for the identification of common foot problems and complications of systemic diseases and to prevent deformity - disability and complications
Assess all patients for their degree of risk to limb loss and will maintain an interdisciplinary approach to amputation prevention to reduce the incidents of amputation and other lower extremity complications resulting from diabetic foot ulcers and peripheral vascular disease
Assess patient's need for and prescribe the appropriate prosthetic aids and devices including aids - appliances or parts which are required to replace - support or substitute for a deformed - weakened or missing anatomical portion of the foot
Closely interact with prosthetics - along with other interdisciplinary health care professionals - to provide care and treatment to amputee veterans - veterans at risk for amputation and veterans with foot deformities
Administrative Duties: Responsible for the daily running of the Podiatry clinic in both the inpatient - OR - and outpatient setting
Responsible for maintaining clinical flow efficiency in the outpatient setting and working to keep clinic and operative wait times low
Support and enhance CTVHCS philosophy and goals
Teaching Duties: Teach Podiatric Surgery fellows - residents - and podiatric medical students in the clinics - on the wards - and in the operating room
Maintain adjunct clinical professor faculty status at the colleges of podiatric medicine
Research Duties: Actively participate in Podiatric research - serving as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on funded and non-funded research projects
Serve as research advisor and mentor to Podiatric residents - Podiatric graduate students - and visiting faculty
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Ad-Hoc (Occasional or Irregular basis) Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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Worksite address
temple, TX, 76508, US
Who can apply
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