Physician Assistant/ Clinical Assistant - Rehab/Geriatrics - 20064899

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

Job summary

A healthcare authority in Manitoba is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant for its Rehab/Geriatrics Program in Winnipeg. Responsibilities include performing diagnostic tests, following patients in various settings, and effective communication within interdisciplinary teams. Candidates must have the necessary licensure and preferably prior experience in the field. The position 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.
• Prior experience as a Physician Assistant or Clinical Assistant preferred.
• Candidates must meet the educational requirements acceptable to CPSM.

Responsibilities

• Perform and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic investigations.
• Follow patients in pre/peri/postoperative wards.
• Attend clinical and educational rounds.

Skills

Effective communication in English

Ability to perform physical exams

Education

Graduation from a Physician Assistant Educational Program

Graduation from an accredited Medical School

Job description

Physician Assistant/ Clinical Assistant – Rehab/Geriatrics – 20064899 – (1792)

Annual Hours: 2080
*This is an indefinite term position which will expire subject to a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours’ notice.

Description

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a motivated Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant for a full-time term* position in the Rehab/Geriatrics Program at the Deer Lodge Centre, 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.

Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistants will be required to attend clinical and educational rounds. Administrative requirements include standard of practice recordings of all patient encounters, which 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

• 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.