Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant - Child Health Program - 20062984

Manitoba Health; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Winnipeg is seeking a motivated Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant for a Full-Time Term position in the Child Health Program at the Children's Hospital. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing diagnostic interventions, attending clinical rounds, and managing pediatric inpatients. Eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba is required, along with relevant educational qualifications. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited Medical School in Canada or abroad.
• Prior experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform, order, and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
• Conduct history and physical exams in various hospital settings.
• Participate in management of pediatric inpatients.

Skills

Licensure eligibility

Effective communication

Prior experience

Education

Graduate of Physician Assistant Educational Program

Graduate of accredited Medical School

Job description

Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant - Child Health Program - 20062984 - (1951)

Annual Hours: 2080
*Length of term may be adjusted (extended or shortened). In the event that the term is shortened, a minimum notice of two weeks will be provided.

Description

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a motivated Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant for a Full‑Time Term* position in the Child Health Program at the Children’s Hospital, Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, MB. The successful applicant will work in the Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine within the Child Health Program.

Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant will be required to perform, order, and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic investigations/interventions. Duties of this position can/will include performing history and physical exams in a variety of settings that can include the Emergency Department, OR Recovery, PICU, NICU, outpatient clinics within the hospital, and on the inpatient wards. The PA/CA will participate in management of pediatric inpatients on the inpatient wards.

Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistants will attend clinical rounds (eg morning ward rounds) and are encouraged to attend educational rounds. Administrative requirements will include standard of practice documentation of all patient encounters; this may require dictating or utilizing electronic medical records where/when available. PAs/CAs must be able to communicate effectively in English with other members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams.

THIS IS NOT A MEDICAL ASSISTANT OR MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT POSITION

Salary will commensurate with experience and qualifications and is accompanied by a benefits package.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba as a Physician Assistant or Clinical Assistant.
• Must be eligible for a Medical Staff Appointment.
• Prior experience preferred.
• Candidates must be a graduate of a Physician Assistant Educational Program acceptable to CPSM.

Clinical Assistants

• Must be a graduate of an accredited Medical School in Canada or abroad.
• Must have at least one of the following:
  • Clinical Assistant Assessment
  • NAC OSCE
  • LMCC

This position is subject to a Criminal Record Check, including Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Registry Checks. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment and/or to provide evidence of educational achievements.

Any application/CV received after the deadline closing date will be marked late and not included in the competition.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA Corporate Programs, WRHA Community Health Services. Consider this prior to applying for positions, as Employees in this situation cannot be awarded an additional position that will put them over full‑time (1.0 EFT).

We thank all those who apply. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.