Summary

The VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System is seeking Podiatrist (Supervisory Dentist) for the South Enterprise VA Clinic in Corpus Christi, TX. The Supervisor serves as a practicing dentist performing a full range of general dental procedures for commonly encountered dental diseases, conditions, and restorative needs.

Duties

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The Supervisory Dentist is knowledgeable in all disciplines of general dentistry and performs duties within their approved scope of practice as established through the credentialing and privileging process.

Clinical Duties:

• Patient Care
• Conducts oral and radiographic examinations.
• Administer local anesthesia.
• Diagnoses pathological and irregular oral conditions.
• Performs restorative dentistry, including routine and complex restorations.
• Performs routine endodontic procedures.
• Conducts prosthodontic procedures including complete dentures, partial dentures, crowns, and fixed
• bridges.
• Performs simples and complex extractions, alveoloplasty, and routine surgical procedures.
• Provides periodontal evaluation and non-surgical periodontal therapy.
• Provides orthodontic evaluation and referrals when indicated.

Infection Control and Sterilization:

• Demonstrates Proper infection control procedures.
• Ensures assigned personnel comply with all infection control standards.
• Completes mandatory annual infection control training.

Information Management:

• Maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Ensures staff compliance with documentation, electronic record use, and VA policies.
• Protects sensitive data from loss or unauthorized access.

Patient Safety:

• Adjusts care based on patient age and abilities.
• Ensures proper patient identification and time-out procedures.
• Monitors patient condition during treatment and responds appropriately.
• Completes mandatory patient safety training.

Employee Education:

• Meets annual continuing educations and mandatory training requirements.
• Supports the training and competency maintenance of assigned staff.
• Supervisory and Administrative Duties and Assigned Personnel:
• Provides daily oversight and coordination for assigned dentists, hygienists, and/or dental assistants.
• Reviews work products for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Offers technical guidance on dental procedures, materials, and techniques.
• Assists with onboarding and kill development of new staff.

Performance Management:

• Assists in developing performance plans for assigned staff.
• Completes mid-term and annual proficiency reports when delegated.
• Identifies training needs for staff and supports professional development.
• Provides coaching and redirection when necessary.

Clinical Operations Support:

• Helps maintain appointment access and clinic flow.
• Partners with Dental Service Chief in requirements of the dental service.
• Monitors staff compliance with documentations and scheduling standards.
• Identifies equipment and supply needs and communicates them with leadership.
• Supports adherence to VHA Scheduling Directives.
• Reviews assigned consults and request for service in a timely manner.
• Designates a person to act in his/her absence so that administrative direction is provided.

Compliance and Quality Assurance:

• Ensures compliance with VHA, VISN, and facility policies.
• Participates in Joint Commission, IG, and other accreditation activities.
• Supports Peer Review, quality improvement initiatives, and RME/Infection control programs.
• Ensures assigned personnel follow applicable regulatory and safety standards.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

EDRP: Not Authorized

Compressed/Flexible: Not eligible.

Telework: This position is not eligible for telework.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatry Education of the American Podiatry Association in the year in which the degree was granted. ~AND~
• Completed, or currently completing, residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. VA Podiatrists involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status. Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, in the list published for the year the residency was completed, or (2) Other residencies and training experiences, or their equivalents, which the local Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training. ~AND~
• 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.

Preferred Experience:

• Demonstrated clinical expertise in comprehensive dental care, including treatment planning, diagnosis, and management of complex cases within an outpatient or hospital based setting.
• Prior leadership or supervisory experience directing dental staff, overseeing clinical operations, mentoring providers, and ensuring adherence to regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Experience working within interdisciplinary healthcare teams, collaborating with medical, surgical, nursing and ancillary services to support integrated Veteran centered care.
• Proven ability to ensure compliance with VHA policies, infection control standards, patient safety requirements, documentation expectations, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participation in or leadership of performance improvement, process redesign, or clinical program development, demonstrating the ability to enhance patient outcomes, efficiency, or clinic productivity.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

Education

Applicants must possess a doctor of podiatric medicine degree, or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in podiatric medicine and surgery. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.

• (1) Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine and surgery, approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatry Medical Association in the year in which the degree was granted.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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Benefits

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