Podiatrist - Alameda

About the role

Balance Health is seeking a qualified Podiatrist to join our team in Alameda, California.

Responsibilities

• Examines patients’ legs and feet to determine and diagnose diseases and/or care needs.
• Treats bone, muscle, and joint disorders affecting the feet and ankles.
• Performs wound care management.
• Diagnostics diseases and deformities of the foot and ankle using medical histories, physical examinations, x-rays, and laboratory test results.
• Prescribes medications, corrective devices, physical therapy, or surgery as appropriate.
• Advices patients about treatment plans and foot and ankle care techniques to help with prevention of future problems.
• Provides education/consultation to patients, family, and health care team members.
• Provides patients with health promotions and preventive medication.
• Properly maintains appropriate medical records on assigned patients, including routine updates.

Requirements

• Ability to observe, assess, and accurately record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Full knowledge and understanding of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities.
• Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills to ensure effective working relationships with diverse patients, colleagues, and vendors.
• Possesses a good understanding of effective time management and practices such to ensure scheduling as well as administrative requirements are met.
• PC proficient with Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, EMR and various databases.
• Able to provide proof of legal eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to successfully pass an in-depth background investigation, including credit check and with a clean DMV report.

Education and Experience

• Current active license as a Podiatrist in the State of California.
• Doctoral degree in Podiatric Medicine from an Accredited School of Podiatry.
• Completion of an accredited podiatric residency program.
• Minimum of three (3) years applicable professional experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive physician salary program with a base ($150,000 - $175,000) + comp. plan (level depends on applicable experience).
• Benefit eligibility for FT employees working 30+ hours weekly begins first of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Eligibility to participate in our 401(k) program begins first of the month following 60 days of employment (program has match up to 4% depending on employee contributions).

Balance Health

• Equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected classes.
• If an offer of employment is extended and a candidate hired, proof of authorization to work in the US and/or U.S. citizenship must be provided. (Only qualified candidates will be considered and/or contacted.)

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