Podiatry Academic job located in Texas

• Academic
• Growth & development
• Comprehensive benefits

About the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care

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The Department’s mission is: Transforming the health and lives of the communities we serve through innovation in surgical care, research and education.

In order to accomplish this our priorities are:

• To develop new models of person-centered, multidisciplinary care that reward value.
• To educate and train future health care leaders.
• To develop research programs to evaluate new care delivery paradigms.

About the Podiatrist Position

(Login for Information) at The University of Texas at Austin (Login for Information) in conjunction with the UT Health Austin are recruiting a full-time academic podiatrist at the Assistant, Associate or Professor level to join the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and partner in a robust, growing practice within our Musculoskeletal Institute (MSK). The candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible in in podiatric medicine and surgery.

The position will join our expanding Musculoskeletal Institute practice and have a unique opportunity to participate at the cutting edge of Value-based Care delivery models in our multidisciplinary clinic and state of the art ambulatory surgery center, while simultaneously maintaining a tertiary referral practice at (Login for Information). In light of our focus on population health for musculoskeletal patients, we seek to build and support a High-risk Foot Program in conjunction with our orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon, vascular surgery, infectious disease and other orthopaedic colleagues.

Essential Functions:

• Provide diagnosis, treatment, and management of foot and ankle disorders, in addition to a high-risk foot program.
• Perform surgical and non-surgical interventions as appropriate.
• Collaborate multidisciplinary team at the Musculoskeletal Institute comprised of orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, associate providers, social workers and dieticians as part of an Integrated Practice Unit approach to Ankle and Foot conditions.
• Participate in the education and training of medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Engage in clinical research and contribute to scholarly publications.
• This role requires an interest in complex cases and tertiary/quaternary care medicine in addition to caring for underserved patients as part of our population health focus. 
• Develop and foster an atmosphere of scientific and academic inquiry in conjunction with trainees and researchers within the multidisciplinary team and collaborate with our volunteer foot and ankle faculty in combined research endeavors. 
• Participate in strategic planning and other efforts directly tied to the development and growth of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and the MSK Institute. 
• Develop partnerships with referring physicians, hospitals, and ancillary providers in Austin and Central Texas. 
• Assist in the creation of a data and evaluation infrastructure for regularly assessing the clinical quality and cost outcomes for patients.
• Collaborate with other schools at The University of Texas at Austin on multidisciplinary, value-based care models. 
• Actively participate in the academic department by all required departmental policies. 

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree from an accredited institution.
• Completion of an accredited podiatric residency program.
• Board certified in podiatric medicine and surgery.
• Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas (or the ability to obtain prior to appointment); 
• Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary academic environment; 
• Outstanding clinical teaching skills; 
• Innovative self-starter with a commitment to excellence; 
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills; 
• Eligible for appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank in the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care at Dell Medical School at UT Austin.
• Preferred experience in academic settings with a track record of scholarly activity.
• Preferred experience delivering care through a multidisciplinary team; as well as an interest in driving scientific inquiry and clinical/translational research.
• Interest or expertise in value-based care and/or musculoskeletal population health.  

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