Physician or Clinical Assistant PCAM-24-006

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Job Title

Physician or Clinical Assistant (PCAM-24-006)

Health Organizations

Location

Boundary Trails Health Centre - Winkler, MB R6W 1H8 CA (Primary)

Job Type

Standard Application

Position Status

Full Time

Employee Group

EFT

1.0

Language Requirements

The Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC) is a 94-bed regional Centre located between Winkler & Morden.
It serves an area with a population of over 50,000 people.
It is an integral part of the services offered by Southern Health-Santé Sud.
BTHC has approximately 29,000 ER visits annually with 25% pediatrics; BTHC ER is a regional stroke centre, orthopedic trauma referral site.
Responsibility is currently shared between family physicians.
A Physician/Clinical Assistant (PA/CI.A) employed part-time is also required to complement the Emergency/Hospitalist program.

The Physician/Clinical Assistant (PA/CI.A) is an academically prepared healthcare professional, educated in the medical model that practices medicine under the supervision of licensed physicians within a patient-centered healthcare team.
The PA/CI.A is a physician extender and not an independent practitioner.
This position is part of the PCAM union.

Under the supervision of Physicians and surgeons from the Boundary Trails Health Centre, the PA/CI.A will be integrated with other members of the health care team within the hospital.
The PA/CI.A will primarily assist the Surgeons and/or Family Physicians with patient care.
It is important that productive, cooperative working relationships be established between the PA/CI.A and the attending physicians, other primary health care providers, nursing staff, support staff, itinerant consultants, health facility administrators, community leaders, and most importantly, the patients and their families.

As a Physician/Clinical Assistant (PA/CI.A) at BTHC, you will play a crucial role in our emergency department, working under the supervision of licensed physicians to provide comprehensive patient care.
While you will not practice independently, you will serve as a vital extension of our physician team, assisting in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients presenting to the ER.

It is the intention to have the PA/CI.A truly function as a team and be interchangeable within the various departments to assist with vacation relief or other workload-related needs.

Qualifications

• Must be either a graduate of a Physician Assistant Educational Program acceptable to the CPSM and eligible for national certification or a registered Clinical Assistant with the CPSM;
• Must be registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (eligibility letter must be provided)
• Ongoing Physician/Clinical Assistant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required;
• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required;
• Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions;
• Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job;
• Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums;
• Good work and attendance record.
• PALS, ACLS.
  ATLS, NRP

Application/Resumes should be sent to:

Annette Dacquay - Physician Recruitment /officer

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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.