Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant-Acute Care Surgery Services

Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant-Acute Care Surgery Services - (1626)

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking motivated Physician/Clinical Assistants available to work additional shifts at Grace Hospital in General Surgery Acute Care Surgical Services (ACSS).

This opportunity is open to PA/Cl.A.s currently employed by the WRHA to work above their EFT at Grace Hospital. Suitable applicants will be able to begin work with minimal orientation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. The Physician/Clinical Assistant will be required to perform, order, and interpret diagnostic, therapeutic investigations/interventions.
2. Duties of this position can/will include performing history and physical exams and managing ACSS patients in a variety of settings that will include surgery wards.
3. Physician/Clinical Assistants will be required to attend clinical and educational rounds.
4. 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.
5. Assistants must be able to communicate effectively in English with other members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be currently employed in the WRHA as a PA/Cl.A.
• At least one year recent experience working as a PA/Cl.A. in surgery managing patient care on the wards within a hospital setting.
• Experience with EPR preferred.
• ACLS preferred.

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

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more EFT positions greater than 1.0 combined across the WRHA legal entity. 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.