Podiatrist wRecruitment-Relocation Incentive

The Podiatrist will require to travel throughout the rural West Texas catchment area to ensure equitable access to specialty foot and ankle care for Veterans residing in remote and medically underserved communities

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Care Duties:

• Performs comprehensive foot and ankle examinations including vascular neurological dermatological and musculoskeletal assessments.
• Diagnoses and manages non-surgical podiatric conditions including:
• Diabetic foot complications.
• Peripheral vascular disease-related foot issues.
• Skin and nail disorders (e.g. onychomycosis ingrown nails calluses).
• Biomechanical abnormalities.
• Chronic foot pain syndromes.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests (X-rays vascular studies laboratory work) consistent with clinical privileges.
• Prescribes medications as authorized under VA and state regulations and consistent with granted prescriptive privileges.
• Provides wound care debridement and ulcer management.
• Fits and prescribes orthotics footwear modifications and off-loading devices.
• Refers Veterans to appropriate services (vascular surgery endocrinology orthopedics prosthetics physical therapy) as clinically indicated.
• Clinical Reminders are to be followed up with.

• 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/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.

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
• 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
• 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.
• Drivers License Requirement: Applicants must possess a valid unrestricted State drivers license have a safe driving record and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely. Applicants are required to pass agency Government Vehicle Drivers physical examination. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs therefore; please do not submit a copy of your drivers license with your application package. If an interview is requested you may be required to provide a copy of your valid state-issued drivers license.

• Training in an accredited postgraduate residency program.
• Clinical experience/post-residency.
• Experience with electronic medical record systems.
• Experience managing diabetic foot complications and imb-preservation care in coordination with vasculary surgery and endocrinology.
• Experience providing podiatric care across multiple or geographically dispersed clinic sites including outreach or rural/CBOC settings.
• Experience developing or supporting patient education and population-health initiatives such as diabetic foot surveillance or preventive care programs.