Podiatrist - Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory Care

Overview

The South Texas VA Health Care System is seeking a Chief Medical Officer in Kerrville, Texas.

• Planning, developing, and directing all administrative and clinical functions of a clinical service.
• Ensure high quality, efficient, timely and appropriate care with the highest professional and ethical standards and quality of care.
• Serve on committees, participate in quality assurance programs and meet performance measures.
• Engage in graduate and undergraduate medical education.
• Drive a culture of improvement and develop teams toward shared goals.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• English Language Proficiency:
  Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Additional Requirement: Board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine within 4 years of initial appointment or meets equivalent education, training and experience requirements, and maintenance thereafter.

• Planning, developing, and directing all administrative and clinical functions of a clinical service.
• Experience ensuring high quality, efficient, timely and appropriate care with the highest professional and ethical standards and quality of care.
• Experience serving on committees, participation in quality assurance programs and meeting performance measures.
• Experience with graduate and undergraduate medical education.
• Experience driving a culture of improvement.
• Experience developing teams towards a shared goals.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit the SOUTH TEXAS VA OHRM Qualification Standards page: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/

The position requires light lifting and carrying under 15 pounds, hearing (aid permitted), ability to perform privileges, mental and emotional stability, ability to independently perform physical exam as appropriate to position.