Podiatrist - Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine
About The Position
The Podiatrist provides comprehensive foot and ankle care in an inpatient behavioral health and integrated care setting for adults. The role evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages lower-extremity conditions affecting people with mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and complex medical comorbidities. The Podiatrist works with psychiatrists, primary care providers, addiction medicine physicians, nursing staff, and case management teams to improve patient mobility, safety, and health outcomes, under the guidance of the Medical Director. The role includes managing wounds and ulcers, conducting diabetic foot screenings, identifying risks such as infection, falls, and limb-threatening conditions, and educating patients on foot hygiene, footwear, injury prevention, neuropathy prevention, and chronic disease management. The schedule is PRN at Haverhill Pavilion in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Requirements
- Experience treating medically complex populations.
- Experience in behavioral health, addiction medicine, correctional healthcare, community health, FQHCs, rehabilitation, or long-term care settings.
- Wound care certification or advanced wound care experience.
- Experience with diabetic limb preservation programs.
- No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment.
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree.
- Completion of accredited podiatric residency training.
- Current license to practice medicine in the state where the practitioner will work.
- Current DEA credentials are required to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and in accordance with state regulations.
Nice To Haves
- Board certification or a certificate of admissibility for board certification is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive foot and ankle examinations.
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic podiatric conditions.
- Evaluate and manage diabetic foot complications, peripheral neuropathy, foot ulcers and wounds, ingrown toenails, nail and skin disorders, bunions, hammertoes, plantar fasciitis, foot and ankle pain, chronic lower-extremity edema, and sports and overuse injuries.
- Develop individualized treatment plans and monitor patient progress.
- Assess foot health concerns associated with diabetes and metabolic syndrome, long-term substance use, homelessness or housing insecurity, poor mobility and self-care limitations, alcohol-related neuropathy, and medication-related weight gain and metabolic complications.
- Identify patients at risk for infection, ulceration, falls, or limb-threatening conditions.
- Evaluate and treat foot wounds and ulcers; perform debridement when clinically indicated.
- Coordinate referrals for advanced wound care, vascular services, infectious disease, or surgery.
- Monitor wound healing and treatment compliance.
- Conduct diabetic foot screenings.
- Educate patients on foot hygiene, neuropathy prevention, proper footwear selection, injury prevention, and chronic disease management.
- Develop preventive care strategies to reduce hospitalizations and amputations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
