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.

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

• Physical examinations
• Developmentofdifferential diagnoses
• Orderlaboratoryand imaging studies
• Medicationsandreferrals,when appropriate
• Office based podiatricprocedures including but not limited to the following: nail clipping, 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 internal quality improvement teams and work with team members to proactively drive improvement initiatives as requested

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

• Graduatefromanaccredited Podiatry program
• Completionofanaccredited Podiatricresidencyprogrampreferred

• Board CertifiedDPMwithcurrent California Licenseingoodstandingand DEA
• CandidatemustbeabletosuccessfullymeetPHC’scredentialingandprivilegingrequirements

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.

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

Abilitytorecognizeproblems,collect dataandestablishfacts.

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