PODIATRIST

Full Job Description

The Albany Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seeking a Podiatrist provide podiatric care on an ongoing fee-for-service basis.

This Position is a FEE BASIS - salary is paid by CPT Medicare rates performed per shift 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.

Preferred Experience: Board-certified/eligible Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Major Duties:

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Complete history and physical examination with an emphasis on diagnosis and foot/ankle pathology, and identification of related systemic conditions.

Complete medical and surgical management of podiatric pathology Prescription of pharmaceuticals and therapeutic devices, (orthotics, prosthetic devices, plaster casts, immobilization devices, etc.) Appropriate consultation, referral and co-management of patients with complicating systemic conditions, and Health promotion and disease prevention.

Pay: $7.17-93.54 per procedure, according to established fee basis rates. Work Schedule: Intermittent and ongoing, as needed Services to include but not limited to the below fee table.

CPT Description Medicare rates below: 11055 Paring/cutg b9 hyprker les 1 14.91 11056 Parng/cutg b9 hyprkr les 2-4 21.09 11057 Parng/cutg b9 hyprkr les >4 27.59 11719 Trim nail(s) any number 7.17 11720 Debride nail 1-5 13.59 11721 Debride nail 6 or more 22.74 11732 Remove nail plate add-on 16.22 64450 Njx aa&/strd other pn/branch 40.11 98975 Rem ther mntr 1st setup&edu 0 99202 Office o/p new sf 15 min 45.54 99203 Office o/p new low 30 min 78.64 99211 Off/op est may x req phy/qhp 8.45 99212 Office o/p est sf 10 min 33.92 99213 Office o/p est low 20 min 63.4 99214 Office o/p est mod 30 min 93.54