Physician Assistant/ Clinical Assistant - Orthopedics - 20060502

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 position in the Orthopedics Program. The role involves performing and interpreting diagnostic procedures, attending clinical rounds, and requires effective communication skills. Candidates must have a relevant educational background and be eligible for licensure in Manitoba. Salary is commensurate with experience, accompanied by a benefits package.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical School in Canada or abroad.

Responsibilities

• Perform, order, and interpret diagnostic procedures.
• Attend clinical and educational rounds.
• Document patient encounters using electronic medical records.

Skills

Effective communication in English

Clinical assessment skills

Education

Graduate of a Physician Assistant Educational Program

Graduate of an accredited Medical School

Job description

Overview

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a motivated Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant for a full-time position in the Orthopedics Program at the Grace General Hospital, in Winnipeg, MB.

Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant will be required to perform, order, and interpret diagnostic, therapeutic investigations/interventions. Duties of this position can/will include performing history and physical exams in a variety of settings that could include the Emergency Department and wards, as well as following patients in the pre/peri/postoperative ward and/or other clinical settings. This includes attending clinical and educational rounds. Administrative requirements will include standard of practice recordings of all patient encounters; these methods may require dictating or utilizing electronic medical records where/when available. Assistants 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

Physician Assistant:

• 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.