U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Podiatrist (Chief, Spinal Cord Injury Service) - Recruitment incentive/EDRP approved
The Chief will provide leadership and collaboration with the overall operations of the Service both clinically and administratively. The role involves coordinating spinal cord injury services, supporting education and trainee supervision, and maintaining clinical practice in the major specialty field.
Key Responsibilities
- • provide leadership and collaboration with the overall operations of the Service both clinically and administratively
- • remain privileged and practicing in his/her major specialty field
- • functions as liaison to ACOS for Education for UME/GME issues
- • ensures orientation to service rotation for program trainees (residents/students)
- • show effectiveness in teaching
- • monitoring and coordinating education activities
- • maintaining compliance with ACGME trainee supervision requirements
- • Administrative duties may include - but are not limited to - Leadership responsibilities - HR Management - Staff Management - Time/Leave Management - Business Planning - and Clinical Management responsibilities
Benefits & Perks
- • Recruitment or Relocation Incentive May be Authorized for highly qualified individual
- • Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized
- • VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- • Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized
- • EDRP Authorized
Summary
The VA North Texas Health Care System is currently seeking a Podiatrist (Chief - Spinal Cord Injury Service). The Chief will provide leadership and collaboration with the overall operations of the Service both clinically and administratively. Recruitment or Relocation Incentive May be Authorized for highly qualified individual. Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized.
Duties
The VA North Texas Health Care System is currently seeking a Podiatrist (Chief - Spinal Cord Injury Service). The Chief will provide leadership and collaboration with the overall operations of the Service both clinically and administratively. Recruitment or Relocation Incentive May be Authorized for highly qualified individual. Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized.
Duties
- This is an Open Continuous Announcement & will remain open until May 25 - 2027 - or until all positions are filled
- The first cut-off date is June 09 - 2026
- Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
- Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated
- After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- The Spinal Cord Injury Service provides comprehensive rehabilitation services along a continuum of care from ambulatory - acute - to long term care in the local community or VA Community Living Center (CLC)
- Spinal Cord Injury services are provided by interdisciplinary teams of rehabilitation professionals that may include - but are not limited to physicians - residency physicians - physician assistants - occupational therapists - physical therapists - kinesiotherapists - pharmacists - nurses and medical students
- Services may be provided in an individual - group - or telehealth setting
- Telehealth services are provided to satellite VA and VA contract clinics
- Spinal Service collaborates with the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Unit which also provides acute medical and rehabilitation care
- The Spinal Cord Injury PM&R residents are affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (UTSW) - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
- The Paralyzed Veterans of America is an active stakeholder in the operational aspects of Spinal Cord Injury Services
- The Chief of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is expected to remain privileged and practicing in his/her major specialty field
- The Chief of SCI functions as liaison to ACOS for Education for UME/GME issues and ensures orientation to service rotation for program trainees (residents/students)
- The practitioner is expected to show effectiveness in teaching - monitoring and coordinating education activities - and maintaining compliance with ACGME trainee supervision requirements
- Administrative duties may include - but are not limited to Leadership responsibilities - HR Management - Staff Management - Time/Leave Management - Business Planning - and Clinical Management responsibilities
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
- Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
- Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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