Podiatrist (Surgeon)

Summary The Podiatry Section staff surgeon reports to the Chief of Podiatry - Surgical Services. A staff podiatrist routinely performs outpatient and inpatient podiatric examinations - determines diagnosis - and initiates treatments based on podiatric education and standards of care. Duties Routine Duties May Include But Not Limited To The Following: Diagnoses and treats medical and surgical disorders using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality careConducts initial evaluation and overall workup - history and physicals - and admission of podiatric patients as neededClinical duties include but are not limited to Operating Room (experience in wide variety of standard podiatric surgical procedures and operations) - in-patient rounds - Emergency Room and Outpatient ClinicsThe staff podiatrist will be able to perform a wide variety of podiatric surgical proceduresSupervises students and residents who rotate through the podiatry serviceParticipates in all surgical quality/performance improvement initiatives as appropriateParticipates in podiatry night call and perform emergency podiatric surgical proceduresProvides patients with education concerning their disease state and treatment regimenAssess Veterans' risks and benefits associated with surgical procedures and will provide appropriate informed consent - so Veterans fully understand the important risks and benefits of surgical interventionWork Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Telework: Not authorizedVirtual: Not authorizedRecruitment/Relocation Incentives: AuthorizedPCS: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required