Clinical Assistant Job at Alberta Health Services
Your Opportunity:
Patient-focused, adaptable, and an excellent problem-solver, you’re ready to make a difference as a Clinical Assistant. Functioning as a mid-level healthcare provider under the supervision and direction of a physician supervisor, you will provide acute care coverage and use your medical knowledge and skills to help people, and support Alberta physicians, and improve the patient experience as a Clinical Assistant. If you’re an international medical graduate who is looking for a way to put your medical skills to work, this opportunity is for you! These roles offer the opportunity to contribute as an important member of the collaborative care team across a variety of facilities and practice areas across the Calgary Zone, including Hospitalist Medicine at four major Calgary facilities. Here, you can grow your career and experience day-to-day variety while working to your full scope of practice. The City of Calgary, within the Calgary Zone, has been ranked the 5th most livable city in the world. Home to about 1.2 million people, it is still one of the world’s cleanest cities, and receives the most sunshine annually of any major Canadian city. Offering world class healthcare facilities, including Rockyview General Hospital and the South Health Campus, Calgary Zone has excellent educational opportunities from kindergarten through post-secondary, shopping, dining, the arts, and professional sports teams, all just 1.5 hours’ drive from Banff National Park. AHS is Canada’s first and largest province-wide, fully integrated health system and is a top employer nationally and provincially, as well as a top employer for young people and diversity. Work for a supportive employer with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Apply today! 4 available positions.
Description:
As a Clinical Assistant, you will be working alongside physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians. You will examine patients, document patient history, conduct complete physical examinations, develop treatment plans in consultation with the attending/supervising physician, write appropriate orders, and enter these orders into the patient care system, either electronically or manually. Appropriate supervision and support are provided and will begin with a formal orientation and assessment. We are hiring for multiple positions with this posting within the Hospitalist Service operating at the four adult acute care hospitals in Calgary. Your working schedule may include working evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays. You will assist with Hospitalist Service admissions and transfers of care from other services, including documenting admission history and physical examination, medication reconciliation, speaking with families, and reviewing the case and orders with the attending physician. You may also respond to emerging issues on inpatient units, assist with discharge documentation, and participate in family conferences.
- Classification: Clinical Assistant
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Department of Family Medical Hospitalist
- Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 02-JAN-2023
- Date Available: 16-JAN-2023
- Hours per Shift: 10
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $24.04
- Maximum Salary: $59.28
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Eligibility to work in Canada (e.g., Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with open work permits). English Language Proficiency. As a requirement for licensure by the CPSA, applicants must have taken the Academic version of International English Language Testing System (IELTS), achieving a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the components. Test results must be certified (notarized) by a Notary Public or any other government authorized entity. Exemptions are granted based on guidelines set out on the CPSA website (http://www.cpsa.ca/language-proficiency/). Medical Degree and Transcripts. Applicants must be a graduate of a medical school located outside of Canada and the USA, listed in the Foundation of Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) - International Medical Directory (IMD). Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME). As a requirement for licensure by the CPSA, applicants must have completed at least one full year of hands-on training (outside of Canada and the USA) after having completed their undergraduate medical training, no exceptions. Specialty training must show evidence of being hands on and supervised for it to meet this requirement.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I (MCCQE1). Applicants must have passed the MCC Qualifying Exam Part 1 prior to application. Hold registration for supervised practice with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) under the Limited Practice Registry. Demonstrate currency of practice. Within the last three years, physicians need to have practiced independently, been in a regulated, supervised practice (in a role where the physician was not the most responsible physician) or been a part of a continuous postgraduate training program for a minimum of one year in the discipline you want to enter in Alberta. Fellowship training, community service, public service, national service, Medical Officer posts, and practice experience do not fulfil this requirement. Candidates must submit a Curriculum Vitae and Clinical Assistant Eligibility Pre-Screen Letter from AHS with their application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The successful applicant will be responsible for registering and maintaining professional licensure with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). Clinical Assistants must meet certain licensure requirements; therefore, AHS provides a pre-screening process to help ensure interested individuals satisfy the minimum requirements to be eligible for registration by the CPSA. Please access the pre-screening application online (http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/medstaff/Page7094.aspx).
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference will be given to applicants who have recent experience in an acute care facility. Prior experience working as a Clinical Assistant in a Canadian health care setting is an asset.
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