Physician Assistant - Emergency

Alberta Health Services; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 66,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services, Central Corridor, is recruiting a Physician Assistant to support the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. This role reports to the Primary Supervising Physician and functions within a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

The PA will provide comprehensive direct patient care, perform assessments, order testing, and plan clinical management within their skill matrix, participating in program development and inter-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized Physician Assistant Education Program.
• A certified Physician Assistant with CCPA or PA-C credentials.
• Registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care to patients and consult with and refer to other health care professionals as indicated.
• Order appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment.
• Instruct and educate patients.
• Confer with patients or family members to address any follow-up care concerns.
• Fully document all aspects of patient care and assist with completion of all required documentation.
• Review clinical care in the light of evidence-based literature.
• Provide and document clinical instructions as required.
• Support discharge planning process as needed.
• Deal regularly with community physicians, other health care providers, and community organizations to facilitate ongoing comprehensive patient care management.
• Ensure continuing education, training and development is undertaken to meet CAPA and patient care requirements.
• Work collaboratively with all health care providers, patients and families, to ensure continuity of care is maintained.

Education

Graduation from a recognized Physician Assistant Education Program

Job description

Your Opportunity

Alberta Health Services, Central Corridor, is currently recruiting for a Physician Assistant to support the Department of Emergency Medicine 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. Red Deer is a rapidly growing city mid-way between Calgary and Edmonton. It has a beautiful trail system, good schools, and athletic programs, is within 90 minutes of two international airports and only 140 minutes away from skiing in the Rocky Mountains.

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:

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

Classification

Classification: Physician Assistant

Union: Exempt

Unit and Program: Emergency

Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital

Location Details: As Per Location

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 17-AUG-2026

Date Available: 27-AUG-2026

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: $48.26

Maximum Salary: $68.45

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.