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Assistant Professor-Podiatrist
US-OR-Portland
Job ID: 2025-33805 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Faculty/Provider Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)
Overview
Perform and provide primary medical diagnostic, preventative, education, and treatment services at OHSU, and in accordance with applicable policies and standards.Diagnoses, treats, or prescribes treatment of the foot, ankle, and other related structures using medical histories, physical examinations, x-rays, and laboratory test results.Ensures that clinical service delivery is conducted in accordance with evidence-based practice, best practice standards and effective clinical risk management.Enhances the quality of patient care by delivering evidenced based podiatry interventions through the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of foot problems.Maintains current knowledge of contemporary podiatry techniques and healthcare issues, and ensure all clinical practice is in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements, professional code of ethics, professional code of conduct and available evidence.Assess, plan and implement appropriate intervention to clients with diabetes, including those with active foot complications requiring pressure care and wound management.Participates in team and discipline-based quality improvement, research and service development activities related to diabetic foot complications, diabetic foot wound healing management. Limb preservation and Ischemia and amputations preventions.Build a comprehensive Diabetes Foot program at the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center and OHSUDemonstrates thorough understanding and absolute commitment to the principles and practices of infection control, regulations and procedures.Dedicated research FTE to advance the Diabetic Foot and Limb Preservation and Ischemia research and clinical program. Which will support collaboration with the Foot Consortium and contribute to securing and executing additional grants, further strengthening research and clinical impact in this critical area. Responsibilities
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine3 year surgical residencyDrug Enforcement Agency (DEA) certificationCurrent Oregon Board of Medical Examiners licenseDrug Enforcement Agency (DEA) certification Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
