Podiatrist (Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Services)

The Chief of Pathology & Laboratory oversees clinical operations with responsibility for quality outcomes and patient safety. Administrative functions will include but not be limited to budget and fiscal management human resource management strategic planning and program development.

The Chief assures that the clinical and administrative functions are integrated in order to provide optimum utilization of available resources. The position ensures the quality and timeliness of the services provided including customer satisfaction as well as compliance with standards of accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission CAP OIG position ensures appropriate use of available resources and is responsible for inspiring motivating and guiding the VATVCBHCS Path & Lab staff in achieving the strategic goals and plans of the service. The position collaborates with other management officials within the VATVCBHCS in a collegial manner with the aim of furthering the mission of the VHA.

The Chief of Path & Lab functions as a provider in the pathology specialty collaborates with referring providers optimizes timeliness and ensures Chief of Path & Lab accomplishes the health care delivery mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs in general. Services provided are subject to close scrutiny by Congressional interests service organizations the general public and the media.

The Chief of Path & Lab is to be a physician board certified by the American Board of Pathologists and should hold an unrestricted state medical license within the United States or its territories.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (08:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
Telework: Authorized (Ad-hoc)

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

Podiatrist Basic Requirements

• 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
• 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
• 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.

• At least five years of post-residency diagnostic experience in pathology and laboratory medicine including surgical pathology cytology and clinical pathology.
• Current certification in both anatomic pathology and clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology.
• Experience as a laboratory service chief / medical director an assistant service chief / assistant medical director or other managerial role preferably in VA or the Department of Defense.
• Working knowledge of laboratory budgetary requirements fiscal planning workload projections and productivity measures.
• Working knowledge of laboratory regulations and preparation for accreditation surveys e.g. College of American Pathologists The Joint Commission OIG CARF.
• At least 2 years post graduate experience in the VA or Department of Defense.