Description:
The South Texas VA Health Care System is seeking a Chief Quality Officer (Office of Quality & Patient Safety). This position is located at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in San Antonio, TX.Physicians should apply to announcement CAZM-12844735-26-JMS
Requirements:
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.Podiatrist Basic Requirements
- Education: 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~
- Residency Training: 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~
- License: 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.
- English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Experience and/or training in methodologies of Quality Improvement
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance and accreditation processes, and policy development
- Strong leadership skills with experience leading diverse physician and non physician teams.
- Experience leading change to support organizational performance in evolving environments.
- Experience (2 years or higher) in (some, or all of the following) Quality management, risk management, patient safety, infection prevention.
Physical Requirements: Light lifting, under 15 pounds; Light carrying, under 15 pounds; Hearing (aid may be permitted); Ability to perform privileges; Mental and emotional stability; Ability to independently perform physical exam as appropriate to position.
Dec 9, 2025;
from:
usajobs.gov