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Podiatrist (Surg Adv Rft/Ank)

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

Open to the publicPermanentFull-time
Location
Albuquerque, NM
Salary
$200,000 – $275,000/yr
Pay grade
GS 15
Openings
1
Posted
Jun 19, 2026
Closes
Closes in 10 days

Summary

This full-time, Title 38 position is responsible for providing Podiatry care to veterans. This includes, but is not limited to, diagnosing, treating, and managing various podiatric conditions and injuries. The successful candidate will also participate in resident and student training.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Duties:
  • Assures that a high degree of quality patient care is provided at all times.
  • Independently exercises creativity in solving problems without direct supervisory guidance to meet the varying needs of patients while under care in the Podiatry Clinic.
  • Exercises independent professional judgment in diagnosing the full range of complex Podiatric conditions as well as planning and executing the necessary treatment programs to meet complex and frequent changes in treatment objectives.
  • Refers, when indicated, patients with multiple health problems to other providers within the facility and the VISN. Consults with physicians and others, when requested, to augment the care of their patients as it relates to emergent and traumatic conditions as well as podiatric manifestations of systemic conditions.
  • Utilizes the general clinical privileges which include: ordering diagnostic tests as appropriate, writing prescriptions for medications or other items on the hospital formulary, hospitalize patients within the VISN as appropriate and discharge patients from outpatient care if it is determined that care is no longer required.
  • Travel duties to regional CBOC locations to provide podiatry care to veterans
  • Support, manage and provide preventative care to our veterans through our PAVE Program (Prevention of Amputation in Veterans Everywhere). Manage and support our remote temperature monitoring program. A program that helps to detect and alert podiatry providers when Level 3, high risk diabetic and peripheral vascular disease patients are having foot problems.
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 7:00 am to 3:30 pm with variances plus call duties
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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.
Preferred Experience: Board Certified / Board Eligible because they work with residents and students.

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

Physical Requirements:

Education

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/.

Requirements

  • All qualified candidates encouraged to apply.
  • Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
  • All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
    • Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
  • Subject to background/security investigation.
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
    • Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
    • Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period.
  • Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

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