Podiatrist (Chief, Spinal Cord Injury Service) - Recruitment incentive/EDRP approved

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.

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

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:

• Proof of current basic life support
• Board certified in Spinal Cord Injury
• Previous assignment including temporary as Chief of Clinical Service in any VA and/or Medical Facility
• Past or Present faculty appointment in an approved medical school
• Experience in coordination of medical residency program or experience in supervision of residents in a clinical or research setting
• Publication of articles in nationally recognized professional journals.

Grade Determinations: Service Chief, Section Chief or Line Manager.

A service chief or line manager podiatrist must demonstrate the following:

1. Outstanding professional ability in the practice of medicine or a medical specialty; AND
2. Ability to guide the development and implementation of programs, within the irrespective domain. These programs would include, but are not limited to, medical practice, professional standards, personnel issues, and quality and performance improvement.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements:

• Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds
• Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds
• Straight pulling (1-2 hours)
• Pushing (1-2 hours)
• Reaching above shoulder
• Both hands required
• Walking (8 hours)
• Standing (8 hours)
• Kneeling (1 hour)
• Repeated bending (8 hours)
• Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4
• Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
• Depth perception
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Ability to distinguish shades of colors
• Hearing (aid permitted)

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine and surgery, approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatry Medical Association in the year in which the degree was granted.