Podiatrist - SCID SCID Outpatient Section Chief

About the role

The Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder (SCI/D) Service Mission is to lead multidisciplinary staff dedicated to providing high quality patient centered care here at STVHCS, a great tertiary training and research Veteran's Hospital. This new SCI/D Center position supports this mission through administrative dependability, direct patient care, and support of STVHCS' educational and research activities.

Responsibilities

• Leadership responsibilities: participation in staff meetings, hospital committees, and peer review process. Demonstrate effective communication both down to staff and up to leadership, to include heads up (for acute patient bad outcomes) and issue briefs.
• HR Duties: Maintaining VA training requirements, timely completion of documentation and upkeep of credentials required for privileging and re-privileging.
• Staff Management: Participate in the FPPE/OPPE process. Adhere to employee health requirements. Participate in OPPE/FPPE Professional Practice Evaluation Reviews (routine medical record reviews).
• Time/Leave Management: Ensuring staff adherence to tour of Duties, timely requests for leave in VISTA and for clinic cancellations as well as appropriate clinical coverage and CPRS surrogate.
• Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter & open consult management, CPRS documentation rules and requirements, adherence to clinic procedures for patient scheduling & access, ensuring staff productivity, oversight of relevant performance measures, and active participation and engagement in process improvement projects as assigned by SCI/D Service Chief.

Requirements

The SCI/D Outpatient Clinic Manager, is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field. Physicians are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life. Medical/Clinical Knowledge: Physicians are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others. Clinical Judgment: To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care. Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Physicians are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team. Professionalism: Physicians are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession. Systems-Based Practice: Physicians are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Licensure: Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice Podiatry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Completed, or currently completing, residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Preferred Experience: Has completed Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine Residency training. Certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is preferred but not required. Previous experience in supervisory or managerial positions within healthcare settings. Familiarity with healthcare administration, including scheduling, budgeting, and resource management. Experience with quality assurance and improvement initiatives, ensuring compliance with healthcare standards and regulations. Proven ability to lead and manage diverse teams, including staff training and performance evaluations. Strong background in patient care and understanding patient needs and expectations. Understanding of healthcare laws, regulations, and accreditation processes (e.g., HIPAA, JCAHO). Excellent verbal and written communication skills, essential for interacting with staff, patients, and stakeholders. Competence in using healthcare information systems and electronic medical records (EMRs). Experience handling emergencies and crisis situations effectively. Experience working with a variety of healthcare professionals, fostering a collaborative environment. Skills in managing projects, including planning, execution, and evaluation within a healthcare context.