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Chiropodist

3 months ago

Barrie, Ontario, Canada Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Full time

Job Description:


The
Chiropodist is required to provide diabetic foot ulcer management, which can include diabetic foot wound care, prevention, education, screening, inpatient foot care, wound management, orthotic manufacturing and dispensing.


Education:

  • Three-Year Diploma of Chiropody (DCh)
  • Undergraduate Degree in related discipline
  • Member of the College of Chiropodists of Ontario (mandatory)
  • Valid CPR Certification
  • Minimum 50 hours of continuing education over the past two years
  • Post-Graduate courses, including Local Anesthesia and soft tissue surgery

Experience:

  • Minimum of two year's working knowledge/experience in softtissue surgery, wound care, foot biomechanics, ulcer debridement, offloading modalities, orthotic and footwear fittings
  • Relevant experience as a diabetes educator
  • Health care knowledge base developed through previous experience

Competencies:

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Critical thinking, decision making and analysis skills
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Empathetic and effective ability to build rapport with patients
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Responsibilities:

Diabetes Foot Wound Care

Assessment and treatment of diabetic foot wounds, which includes the following: debridement, dressing recommendations, antibiotic prescriptions, and pressure off loading.

Diabetes Wound Prevention

Continuous monitoring and care is required, which may include the following: callus reduction, nail care or removal, footwear fitting and adjusting and a yearly assessment to determine level of foot pathology risk.

Diabetes Foot Health Education

  • Includes education for patients, staff, and the community.
  • During their initial assessment, provide new patients with information on the diabetes foot and the prevention of complications.
  • Provide staff with education through membership on the RVH wound care team and inservices.
  • Deliver information to the community via lectures, wound education days, and through membership on the Simcoe County Wound Care Team.
In-Patient Foot Health

  • Provide wound management and general care for compromised diabetes patients.
Orthotic Manufacturing and Dispensing

  • Provide biomechanical assessments, followed by foot casting.
Responsible for orthotic fittings, adjustments, and manufacturing, as well as footwear fittings.
Off-loading pressure is a key element in healing pressure sores.

Administrative Duties

May include providing the following:
monthly statistics, professional practice meetings, RVH Wound Care Team meetings, and staff meetings.

Exhibits the core values of

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre:
Work Together, Respect All, Think Big, Own It, Care