Podiatrist - La Mesa, CA
$150,000–$600,000 year
On-siteLa Mesa, California, United States
Job Summary
Examine patients' legs and feet to diagnose diseases and care needs, treating bone, muscle, and joint disorders affecting the feet and ankles. Perform wound care management, diagnose deformities using medical histories, x-rays, and laboratory results, and prescribe medications, corrective devices, physical therapy, or surgery as appropriate. Advise patients on treatment plans and foot care techniques, provide education to patients and health care teams, and maintain accurate medical records. Requires a current active California Podiatrist license, doctoral degree, residency completion, and minimum three years of experience. Full knowledge of legal standards and PC proficiency with EMR and databases required.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to observe, assess, and accurately record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
- Full knowledge and understanding of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
- Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities.
- Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills to ensure effective working relationships with diverse patients, colleagues, and vendors.
- Possesses a good understanding of effective time management and practices such to ensure scheduling as well as administrative requirements are met.
- PC proficient with Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, EMR and various databases.
- Able to provide proof of legal eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
- Ability to successfully pass an in-depth background investigation, including credit check and with a clean DMV report.
- Current active license as a Podiatrist in the State of California.
- Doctoral degree in Podiatric Medicine from an Accredited School of Podiatry.
- Completion of an accredited podiatric residency program.
- Minimum of three (3) years applicable professional experience.
- Must be available for travel to clinics within San Diego and Riverside County, to include locations in Encinitas, La Jolla, Escondido, and Murrietta.
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