NWCare is seeking a full-time Traveling Embedded Podiatry Training Specialist who thrives in a detailed oriented, professional environment and has the ability to provide exceptional training to our Medical Staff.

NWCare provides quality on-site medical care services to residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. We offer Podiatry care to residents with Dentistry, Optometry, Mental Health, Audiology, and Physical Therapy services coming soon. Our entire team is reliable, professional, caring, and kind. Our doctors always keep the patients’ wellbeing as their top priority with a focus on excellence in care.

NWCare's culture is built on a foundation of teamwork and entrepreneurial drive. While each staff member has clear responsibilities in fulfilling our mission, we promote, expect, and reward a small business culture and work ethic where no task is above or below any individual.

We respect our team members, offer an excellent work life balance, generous benefits with and the opportunity to travel and explore the great state of Oregon.

Department:

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Podiatry

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FLSA Status:

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Exempt

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Reports To:

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Medical Director

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Physical Strength:

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Heavy

Summary:

This position is responsible for providing Podiatry training to medical staff by performing the following duties. Train staff on properly identifying, treating and managing podiatric conditions.

Essential Duties:

• Supervise and train medical staff in medical podiatric examinations of lower extremities; vascular, nervous, integumentary and musculoskeletal assessments.
• Train medical staff on the evaluation and management of medical toenail Debridements with powered and sterilized hand instruments.
• Train medical staff on identification of various types of calluses/ soft corns and demonstrate/ supervise appropriate treatment protocols and management.
• Train medical staff in the use of podiatry powered medical equipment; proper daily setup, calibration, safety protocols, disinfection procedures, transportation, troubleshooting and routine maintenance.
• Instruct staff on proper hand instrument sterilization procedures including disinfection, ultrasonic pre-washing, loading of instruments in washing equipment, and proper bagging of instruments, maintenance of autoclave weekly validation logs and train on proper loading of autoclave.
• Train staff on proper Aerobic and Anaerobic culture swab techniques.
• Train staff on Antibiotic Stewardship protocols and methodologies.
• Train staff on NWCare copyrighted Biomechanical etiology of lower extremity wounds including etiology and treatment protocols with an emphasis on biomechanical evaluation of various foot types.

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Job Duties:

• Educate staff on treatment options for fungal toenails and other conditions affecting feet or lower limbs.
• Educate medical staff about outpatient diagnostic tests such as arterial and venous Doppler ultrasound blood flow exam, Microscopic evaluation and PCR lab tests, X rays, CT and MRI.
• Train medical scribes to appropriately document medical physical exam findings and formulate Assessment and plans.
• Review and develop clinical protocols in accordance with standard of care.
• Implement research directives of the company CEO and the Medical Director in strategic planning and management.
• Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance.
• Has a reliable mode of transportation- or willing to travel with team in company vehicle.
• Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
• Respectfully takes direction from Supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Non Medical Insurance billing team member with incidental patient care.

Qualifications:

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee, patients or others. 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education:

Foreign MBBS degree H1b sponsorship is offered

Foreign Podiatry Bachelors education in UK or Australia H1b sponsorship offered

Adequate training in Podiatry or relevant experience. Will be reviewed for eligibility on a case by case basis.

A citizen of Canada or Mexico, able to qualify for Trade NAFTA visa under TN Visa regulations 8 CFR § 214.6 (c), Physician teacher/researcher holding one of the following degrees.

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)- with provincial Medical license Canada

Doctor en Medicina- with provincial Medical License Mexico

Previous Medical School applicants, withdrawn medical students, unmatched graduates or foreign graduates with a science bachelors degree are encouraged to apply as candidates for H1B visa sponsorship- salary commensurate with medical education and medical experience.

US Student federal loan forgiveness via Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualification via 501(c)3 non profit- For qualified applicants (relative to current congressional framework).

Non traditional applicants with foreign science based bachelor degrees and previous work experience from outside of podiatry with good hand working experience in the medical fields are encouraged to apply.

Travel Requirement:

This position requires regular (21-50% of the position) in-state travel for the purpose(s) of providing mobile podiatry team training and supervision at Assisted Living and Nursing homes statewide Oregon. Travel will primarily consist of day trips but may also include overnights.

Corporate Home base is in Salem, Oregon.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Computer Skills:

Job requires specialized computer skills. Must be adept at using various applications including database, Electronic Medical Record- EMR (Athena), spreadsheet, report writing, project management, graphics, word processing, presentation creation/editing, communicate by e-mail, HIPAA compliant secure messaging and use scheduling software.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type or dial, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and may regularly be exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, use stairways to climb to multiple floors within office building, and taste or smell, and may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. This position requires frequent computer use. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position supervises and trains Podiatry assistants.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees 50% for dependents
• Life insurance & AD&D
• Short-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Savings Account
• Generous PTO plan
• Vacation/ Sick Days
• Paid Holidays
• Travel in Company Vehicle
• Food and Lodging expenses reimbursed when traveling at away sites

NWCare is an EEO employer