Podiatrist - San Diego, CA

About the role

Balance Health is the nation’s premier comprehensive lower-extremity focused Physician Practice. We provide leading podiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, and physical therapists with operational support so they can spend their time focused on growing their business and delivering exceptional patient care.

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.
• Determines and diagnoses 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.
• Advises 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.
• Observes, assesses, and accurately records symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Identifies complex problems and reviews related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Communicates effectively with diverse patients, colleagues, and vendors through excellent verbal, written, and listening skills.
• Maintains effective time management and practices to ensure scheduling and administrative requirements are met.
• Is proficient with PC applications including Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, EMR, and various databases.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills to ensure effective working relationships with diverse patients, colleagues, and vendors.
• Ability to observe, assess, and accurately record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• 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.

Skills

• Effective time management and practices.
• Proficiency with PC applications.

Benefits

• Competitive physician salary program with a base ($150,000 - $600,000) + percentage of net collections.
• 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.)

Pay

• $150,000 - $600,000 base salary with a percentage of net collections.

Schedule

• Varies based on clinical needs.