What are the responsibilities and job description for the Podiatrist position at Veterans Health Administration?
This is an Open Continuous Announcement used to fill Podiatrist vacancies throughout the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. There may not be any vacancies at the time of your application submission; however, when vacancies become available, you will be referred based on your eligibility and qualifications.
This vacancy is ONLY open to current, permanent employees of the VA Long Beach Healthcare System.
Podiatrist Basic Requirements
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
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VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Duties will vary per specialty and will be discussed with the hiring manager.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM or Departmental discretion.
Compressed Schedule: Departmental discretion
Flexible Work Schedule: Departmental discretion.
Telework: Departmental discretion.
Virtual: Departmental discretion.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
PCS: Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
This vacancy is ONLY open to current, permanent employees of the VA Long Beach Healthcare System.
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.Podiatrist Basic Requirements
- 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~
- 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~
- 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.
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Responsibilities:
Welcome to VA Long Beach Healthcare SystemTibor Rubin-History
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Duties will vary per specialty and will be discussed with the hiring manager.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM or Departmental discretion.
Compressed Schedule: Departmental discretion
Flexible Work Schedule: Departmental discretion.
Telework: Departmental discretion.
Virtual: Departmental discretion.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
PCS: Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Salary : $1,000 - $170,000
