Podiatrist-Chief of Gastroenterology

Description:

As the Chief of Gastroenterology you are expected to remain privileged and practicing in the field of inpatient, outpatient, and procedural Gastroenterology. The exact privileges and procedures for a particular provider will be approved by MSEC based on training, experience, and currency.

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~
• Licensure: 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.

Additional Requirement:
-Board Certified in Gastroenterology
-completed GI Fellowship

Preferred Experience:
-Ability to work within an organization to provide strategic direction.
-Ability to provide compassionate, appropriate, and effective patient care.
-Four years post fellowship experience practicing clinical gastroenterology.
-Procedural experience of greater than 500 EGD's and colonoscopies.
-Knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and social sciences.

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.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-4 Podiatrist Qualification Standard https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

Physical Requirements: The position requires light lifting (under 15 pounds), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, depth perception, ability to distinguish basic colors, and hearing (aid permitted).