Physician - Podiatrist - Non-Surgical, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

The Department of Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at The University of Kansas Health System is currently in search of a dynamic Non-surgical Podiatrist to join our expanding team. Working closely with and reporting to our Orthopedic Foot and Ankle surgeons, the selected candidate will provide exceptional services in both inpatient consults and outpatient office settings.

Responsibilities

Conduct daily ambulatory clinic patient visits and travel to multiple locations; Provide inpatient consult services and rounding during regular business hours; Deliver ambulatory clinic-based and hospital inpatient consultative and minor procedural services including soft-tissue office procedures, anesthesia, debridement of superficial ulcers or wounds, excision of skin lesions on the foot and ankle, incision of onychia, onychoplasty, closed reduction of digital and metatarsal fractures, removal of foreign bodies, tenotomy/capsulotomy, musculoskeletal plain film x-ray, and other minor procedures; Assist in developing the inpatient consult service; Collaborate with Health System partners to establish referral requests for Podiatry services in EPIC and implement the consult process for inpatient units; Work with Physician Liaisons to establish connections with internal referring providers; Support quality improvement initiatives and other defined initiatives under the guidance of the collaborating/supervising physician and Clinical Service Chief

Requirements

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM); Completion of training from a U.S.-accredited school recognized by the American Podiatric Medical Association; Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in the state of Kansas; DEA registration in Kansas; ABPM Certification

Nice to have

Completion of a 3-year CPME residency program