Podiatrist (Deputy Chief - Imaging)

About the role

The Deputy Chief (Imaging Service) manager supports the mission of leading dedicated staff to providing high quality patient-centered care at South Texas Veteran's Health Care System (STVHCS). Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital is a great tertiary training and research Veteran's Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Organizing staff meetings
• Crafting congressional responses
• HR Management:
  • Recruitment
  • Updating Functional Statements & Position Descriptions
  • Physician salary and pay panel recommendations
• Staff Management:
  • Performance appraisals
  • Rewards and recognition
  • Promotions, disciplinary actions & grievances
  • Training requirements
• Time/Leave Management:
  • Tour of Duty assignment and documentation
  • Leave, time card certification approvals, etc.
• Supervisory Duties:
  • Counseling and instructing staff on both work and administrative matters
  • Resolving minor complaints from employees, and collaborating with Labor Relations to resolve grievances and more serious matters
  • Interviewing candidates and recommending appointments, promotions, and reassignments
  • Improving production and increasing unit's quality of work, etc.
• Clinical Duties:
  • Providing direct patient care and education of others
  • Investigating, evaluating, and improving patient care
  • Managing clinically-related activities of the diagnostic radiology section
  • Managing service-level quality improvement activities that monitor critical aspects of care
  • Recommending to the medical staff the criteria for clinical privileges that are relevant to the care provided
  • Coordinating integration of interdepartmental and intradepartmental services
  • Maintaining quality control programs, etc.

Qualifications

• Podiatrist Basic Requirements:
  • Citizenship: United States citizen
  • Language: Proficient in spoken and written English
  • Education: Doctor of podiatric medicine from an approved school
  • Residency: Approved residency training program leading to board certification
  • License: Full and unrestricted license to practice Podiatry
• Additional Requirements (Section Chief or Line Manager):
  • Outstanding professional ability in the practice of medicine or a medical specialty
  • Ability to guide the development and implementation of programs