Summary

The Urgent Care Medical Director physician will be responsible for the following service: Urgent Care (UC) Service, all locations within VATVCBHCS; primary location Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOCs).

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. HPTs who are on track to graduate/complete the requirements should respond as if they have met the requirements. Provide details in the narrative sections of the assessment. Podiatrist
Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
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
Preferred Experience: -Board Certified or eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine, or Emergency Medicine -Completion of appropriate residency and fellowship and/or having had adequate experience in similar settings outside VHA
Grade Determinations: Service Chief, Section Chief or Line Manager: A service chief or line manager podiatrist must demonstrate the following: 1
Outstanding professional ability in the practice of medicine or a medical specialty; and 2
Ability to guide the development and implementation of programs, within their respective domain
These programs would include, but are not limited to, medical practice, professional standards, personnel issues, and quality and performance improvement
References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-4 Podiatrist Qualification Standard
This can be found in the local Human Resources Office
Physical Requirements: The position requires light to moderate lifting (up to 44 pounds), light to moderate carrying (up to 44 pounds), pushing (8-12 hours), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required, walking (8-12 hours), standing (8-12 hours), kneeling (1 hour), repeated bending (8-12 hours), climbing (legs only 8-12 hours), climbing (use of legs and arms), both legs required, near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, both eyes required, depth perception, ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors, and hearing (aid permitted).