Podiatrist

Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.

Summary:

The Podiatrist operatesin a teamwith otherhealthcenterprovidersand supportstaffto provide podiatric care to all age groups in accordance withthe scope of practice. The Podiatristprovides diagnostic and therapeutic services to Petaluma Health Center patients, while making reasonable and sound medical assessments and treatment plans.

Areasof Responsibility:

• Physical examinations
• Developmentofdifferential diagnoses
• Orderlaboratoryand imaging studies
• Medicationsandreferrals,whenappropriate
• Office based podiatricprocedures including but not limited to the following: nailclipping, nail removal, orthoticcasting, foot injections and aspiration, removalof minor lesions of the foot
• Administer andprescribetreatmentsasappropriate
• Promotehealthylifestylesbyadvisingpatientsondiet,hygiene,anddiseaseprevention
• Documentpatientinformation,bothtimelyandaccuratelyasperprotocol
• Effectivelymanageproblemsthatrequirefollow-up
• Actively participate in internalquality improvement teams and work with team members to proactively drive improvement initiatives as requested

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essentialduty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education/Experience:

• GraduatefromanaccreditedPodiatryprogram
• CompletionofanaccreditedPodiatricresidencyprogrampreferred

Licensesand Certifications:

• Board CertifiedDPMwithcurrentCaliforniaLicenseingoodstandingandDEA
• CandidatemustbeabletosuccessfullymeetPHC’scredentialingandprivilegingrequirements

Language Skills:

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions and requests from patients, co-workers, and others as necessary.Bilingual in English and Spanish, both written and verbal preferred.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in allunits of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Abilitytorecognizeproblems,collect dataandestablishfacts.

Computer Skills:

High level of computer literacy and proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook), electronic medical records and web applications.