Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant - Primary Care - 20079202, 20079203

Manitoba Health; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Winnipeg seeks motivated Physician Assistants/Clinical Assistants for full-time positions. The role involves performing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions across various settings, including the Emergency Department. Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Medical School or Physician Assistant program and be eligible for licensure. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications and accompanied by a benefits package.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical School in Canada or abroad.
• Prior experience as a Physician Assistant or Clinical Assistant preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical exams in various clinical settings.
• Attend clinical and educational rounds.
• Maintain standard practice recordings of all patient encounters.

Skills

Effective communication in English

Ability to perform physical exams

Experience in interdisciplinary teams

Education

Physician Assistant Educational Program

Accredited Medical School graduate

Job description

Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant - Primary Care - 20079202, 20079203 - (1943)

Annual Hours: 2080

Description

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking motivated Physician Assistants/Clinical Assistants for 2 full‑time positions in the Primary Care Program at Access Winnipeg West. 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. Physician Assistants/Clinical Assistants will be required to attend 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.

Note

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.