Podiatrist - PM&R Deputy Service Chief

Description:

The VA South Texas Health Care System is seeking to fill the role of PM&R Deputy Service Chief in San Antonio, TX.

This position is also announced as a Physician. Physicians should apply to CAZM-12789903-25-JMS

Requirements:

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Podiatrist Basic Requirements

• Education: Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatry Education of the American Podiatry Association in the year in which the degree was granted. ~AND~
• Residency: 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. VA Podiatrists involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status. Approved residencies are:
  • (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, in the list published for the year the residency was completed, or
  • (2) Other residencies and training experiences, or their equivalents, which the local Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training. ~AND~
• License: 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.

Preferred Experience

• Board Certified in PM&R w/subspecialty certification in Brain Injury Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Pain Management, Spinal Cord Injury, or Spine/Sports Medicine.
• 2-5 yrs Formal VA Supervisory Experience
• 2-5yrs of Business/Practice Management Experience
• Prior experience as a Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Medical Director during a CARF accreditation visit
• 5+ years of Full Time Clinical Practice in the Field of PM&R
• Prior experience writing formal policy and position statements

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

Physical Requirements: Light lifting, under 15 pounds; Light carrying, under 15 pounds; Use of fingers; both hands required; Walking; Corrective lenses okay; Both eyes required; Hearing (aid may be permitted); Mental and emotional stability.