Lead Podiatrist - Senior Physician Specialist - SF Dept Public Health 2232
City and County of San FranciscoAbout the role
Company Description
This limited recruitment is separate from the continuous Senior Physician Specialist – All Specialties 2232 recruitment. Interested Licensed Podiatrists should apply through this job ad before the deadline.
The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.
- Application Opening: 5/23/2025
- Application Deadline: On or after 6/1/2025
- Annual Salary: $247,572 - $348,816
- Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt
The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network (SFHN), Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The SFHN is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.
ABOUT SFHN AMBULATORY CARE: Ambulatory Care is at the center of SFHN’s complete system of care. Our fourteen (14) primary care health centers/programs, Whole Person Integrative Care programs (serving people experiencing homelessness), and Jail Health Services provide high-quality, compassionate care to the City’s children, youth, adults, and elders regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
On-site specialty services include prenatal care and family planning services; integrated behavioral health and substance use services; dental, gender health, nutrition, pharmacy, and podiatry services; integrative health services such as acupuncture; and care for people experiencing homelessness; refugees/asylum seekers; and justice involved individuals.
Our teams partner with University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) faculty and staff who provide acute, specialty, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation care; teach health care trainees; and conduct research at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG).
We are dedicated to eliminating health disparities and becoming an anti-racist organization by prioritizing racial justice and equity in healthcare. We are striving to promote an inclusive work environment that is aware of and responsive to bias and privilege. We aim to build trust among staff from different backgrounds, provide opportunities for professional development and advancement, and actively recruit and retain a diverse work force at all levels.
Job Description
The Department of Public Health’s San Francisco Health Network Ambulatory Care (SFHN AC) division is recruiting for one permanent exempt part-time lead podiatrist to work in our community-based ambulatory care health centers/programs in the classification of 2232-Senior Physician Specialist.
LEAD DUTIES
- Manages, supervises and supports podiatrists working in the ambulatory care setting
- Plays key role in hiring and credentialing of podiatry staff
- Reviews and take appropriate action on all referrals to non-surgical podiatry from the ambulatory care medical staff
- Reviews and resolves patient grievances regarding podiatry services in ambulatory care
- Meets regularly with podiatrists and communicates important announcements and deadlines
- Communicates and collaborates with primary care stakeholders regarding the role and responsibilities of the podiatrist in the ambulatory care setting
CLINICAL DUTIES
- Evaluation and non-invasive treatment of foot and ankle pathology predominantly those requiring palliative care
- Performs “in office” procedures including biopsies, nail avulsions, matrixectomies, foot and ankle injections, tenotomies, and capsulotomies
- Evaluation and
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