Podiatrist-Pulmonary Section Chief

In addition to observance of Federal national and local regulatory policy and accreditation requirements governing this Health Care System this position encompasses the following examples of responsibilities overseen by the Pulmonary Section Chief. Section Chiefs require appropriate time mapping to ensure they have the time required to successfully manage and delegate the following duties.

Administrative Duties
Leadership responsibilities: organizing staff meetings communication both down to staff and up to leadership to include heads up (for acute patient bad outcomes) and issue briefs acting as Service Chief when the Service Chief and Deputy Service Chief are both on leave.
HR Management: hiring requirements including recruitments with University updates on Functional Statements & Position Descriptions co-management of 6 part folder pay panel preparation.
Staff Management: routine ratings of all staff including yearly proficiency reports on all faculty and yearly title 38 mid-year review OPPEs (2x a year) FPPEs as requested by PSB promotions disciplinary actions & grievances training requirements (and TMS capability) employee health requirements Peer Reviews (purple folders).
Time/Leave Management: Tour of Duties VATAS approvals of leave time card certification approvals of clinic cancellations.
Business Planning: work with Med Svc office on DSS mapping FTE needs capacity analysis workloads resource needs (equipment IT supplies space etc)
Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter & open consult management CPRS documentation requirements oversight of clinic scheduling & access ensuring staff productivity oversight of relevant performance measures and development of the new focus on the Medical Home and Patient Centric Care Utilization Quality and Patient Safety oversight process improvement (system redesign).

Clinical Duties: The Pulmonary Section Chief is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field.
Patient Care: Practitioners are expected to provide patient care either face-to-face or virtual 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: Practitioners 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: Practitioners 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.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Work Schedule: Full-time; Monday-Friday; 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework: Available; Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation Incentives: A relocation incentive is authorized for highly qualified individuals.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

This is an open continuous announcement and will remain open until the closing date or until the position is filled. Eligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until the position is filled.

Conditions of employment

• All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Qualifications

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 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. 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
• Licensure or Registration: 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.
• English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English.