Embedded Podiatry Trainer Travelling TN Sponsor

NWCare is seeking a full-time traveling Embedded Podiatry Training Specialist who thrives in a detailed oriented, professional environment and has the ability to provide exceptional training to our Medical Staff.

NWCare provides quality on-site medical care services to residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. We offer Podiatry, Dentistry, Optometry, Mental Health, Audiology, and Physical Therapy services. Our entire team is reliable, professional, caring, and kind. Our doctors always keep the patients’ wellbeing as their top priority with a focus on excellence in care.

NWCare's culture is built on a foundation of teamwork and entrepreneurial drive. While each staff member has clear responsibilities in fulfilling our mission, we promote, expect, and reward a small business culture and work ethic where no task is above or below any individual.

We respect our team members, offer an excellent work life balance, generous benefits with and the opportunity to travel and explore the great state of Oregon.

Podiatry

Exempt

Medical Director

Heavy

This position is responsible for providing Podiatry training to medical staff by performing the following duties. Train staff on properly identifying, treating and managing podiatric conditions.

• Supervise and train medical staff in medical podiatric examinations of lower extremities; vascular, nervous, integumentary and musculoskeletal assessments.
• Train medical staff on the evaluation and management of medical toenail debridements with powered and sterilized hand instruments.
• Train medical staff on identification of various types of calluses/ soft corns and demonstrate/ supervise appropriate treatment protocols and management.
• Train medical staff in the use of podiatry powered medical equipment; proper daily setup, calibration, safety protocols, disinfection procedures, transportation, troubleshooting and routine maintenance.
• Instruct staff on proper hand instrument sterilization procedures including disinfection, ultrasonic pre-washing, loading of instruments in washing equipment, and proper bagging of instruments, maintenance of autoclave weekly validation logs and train on proper loading of autoclave.
• Train staff on proper Aerobic and Anaerobic culture swab techniques.
• Train staff on Antibiotic Stewardship protocols and methodologies.
• Train staff on NWCare copyrighted Biomechanical etiology of lower extremity wounds including etiology and treatment protocols with an emphasis on biomechanical evaluation of various foot types.

• Educate staff on treatment options for fungal toenails and other conditions affecting feet or lower limbs.
• Educate medical staff about outpatient diagnostic tests such as arterial and venous Doppler ultrasound blood flow exam, Microscopic evaluation and PCR lab tests, X rays, CT and MRI.
• Train medical scribes to appropriately document medical physical exam findings and formulate Assessment and plans.
• Review and develop clinical protocols in accordance with standard of care.
• Implement research directives of the company CEO and the Medical Director in strategic planning and management.
• Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance.
• Has a reliable mode of transportation- or willing to travel with team in company vehicle.
• Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
• Respectfully takes direction from Supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Non Medical Insurance billing team member with incidental patient care.

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee, patients or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Adequate training in Podiatry or relevant experience. Will be reviewed for eligibility on a case by case basis.

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