Physician Assistant

Alberta Health Services; Red Deer; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic multidisciplinary team at a leading health services provider as a Physician Assistant. This role offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive patient care across various departments, including Emergency and Obstetrics. You will leverage your skills to perform assessments, make diagnoses, and collaborate with healthcare professionals to enhance patient outcomes. With a commitment to excellence and continuous education, this position allows you to work to the full scope of practice, ensuring that you make a significant impact on patient care. If you are passionate about healthcare and eager to contribute to a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized PA program and certification as CCPA or PA-C required.
• Registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care and consult with other healthcare professionals.
• Perform assessments, make diagnoses, and plan clinical management.
• Document all aspects of patient care and support discharge planning.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Assessment

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Documentation

Patient Education

Education

Graduation from a recognized Physician Assistant Education Program

Canadian Certified Physician Assistant (CCPA)

Physician Assistant Certified (PA-C)

Job description

Your Opportunity:

Alberta Health Services, Central Zone Medical Affairs, is currently recruiting for a Physician Assistant to support various departments (Emergency, Obstetrics / Gynecology, Diagnostic Imaging) at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. This role reports to the Primary Supervising Physician and functions within a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Under the supervision of a Physician lead, the Physician Assistant (PA) will provide care to patients with a wide variety of medical conditions within their portfolio. This position will offer the PA an opportunity to work to full scope of practice. Your passion and motivation combined with our commitment to set new standards of excellence, makes Alberta Health Services the right choice for you.

Description:

The primary responsibility of the Physician Assistant (PA) is to provide comprehensive direct patient care, within their skill matrix, as a central member of the team. The PA is responsible to perform comprehensive assessment, make differential diagnoses, order appropriate testing, and plan the clinical management of patients. The PA provides leadership and actively participates in this program development and evaluation. The PA is expected to participate in inter-disciplinary collaboration in the provision of patient care.

The Physician Assistant is required to:

1. Provide direct clinical care to patients and consult with and refer to other health care professionals as indicated.
2. Recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment.
3. Instruct and educate patients.
4. Confer with patients or family members to address any follow-up care concerns.
5. Fully document all aspects of patient care and assist with completion of all required documentation.
6. Review clinical care in the light of evidence-based literature.
7. Provide and document clinical instructions as required.
8. Support discharge planning process as needed.
9. Deal regularly with community physicians, other health care providers, and community organizations to facilitate ongoing comprehensive patient care management.
10. Ensure continuing education, training and development is undertaken to meet CAPA and patient care requirements.
11. Work collaboratively with all health care providers, patients and families, to ensure continuity of care is maintained.
12. Encourage and ensure good working relationships with all members of the team.
13. In exceptional circumstances, provide additional services under the direction and supervision of a Physician, within the clinical competence of the PA.
14. Work within AHS Policies and Procedures.

Recovery Alberta:

Classification: Physician Assistant
Union: Exempt
Unit and Program: Regional Hospital
Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Employee Class: Regular Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Posting End Date: 26-NOV-2024
Date Available: 06-JAN-2025
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $45.75
Maximum Salary: $64.90
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Graduation from a recognized Physician Assistant Education Program. A certified Physician Assistant with one of the following credentials: Canadian Certified Physician Assistant (CCPA), granted by the Physician Assistants Certification Council of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants, or Physician Assistant Certified (PA-C), granted by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants in the United States of America. Registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).

Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.