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VA Medical Center
Shreveport, Louisiana
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Posted: 27-May-26
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Type: Full Time
Salary: $230,000 - $250,000 per year
Sector:
Hospital, Public and Private
Required Education:
MD/DO
Internal Number: 12931157
- Competitive Starting Salary $230,000 - $250,000 per year
- Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm.
- Performs physical examination, assess, and diagnose foot/ankle pathology of non-diabetic as well as diabetic patients.
- Provides outpatient and inpatient Podiatry consultation and surgical services such as osseous digital procedures, open management of digital fracture, partial ostectomy/exostectomy, hallux valgus surgery, hallux limitus surgery, as well as a full spectrum of soft tissue foot surgery such as excision of soft tissue tumor, tendon repair, and removal of deep foreign body.
- Performs selected reconstructive midfoot, hindfoot, and ankle surgery.
- Performs biomechanical examinations and procedures related to castings, prosthetics, and orthotics. Prescription of pharmaceuticals and therapeutic devices, (orthotics, prosthetics, plaster casts, immobilization devices, etc.).
- Provides wound care services including debridement of ulcers, nail avulsion, removal of hardware.
- Provides local care of calluses and pedal ulceration such as deformed, painful and/or infected nails which may result in significant extension of infection, ulceration, disability, or gangrene; particularly in patients predisposed to infection or its extension by systemic disease (diabetes mellitus).
- Performs appropriate consultation, referral, and co-management of patients with complicated systemic conditions.
- Provides clinical teaching and coordination of medical educational activities for podiatric students, residents, and staff.
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We offer:
- Predictable work schedules and a focus on quality rather than volume
- Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K per year
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided
- 26 days paid vacation; 13 days paid sick time per year w/unlimited carry over; 11 paid holidays
- Federal Retirement Plan
- Separate 401K with partial agency match
- Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME’s (must be full-time with board certification)
- This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), if approved
- Completed, or currently completing, residency training, or its equivalent
- 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.
- Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
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