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Alberta Health Services Hiring For Clinical Assistant at Calgary, AB Full Time
Your Opportunity:
The Clinical Assistant position provides alternative job opportunities for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who are not yet able to obtain independent licensure on their own and/or are unable to obtain a residency position. Clinical Assistants are important members of the collaborative care team at Alberta Health Services (AHS); functioning as mid-level providers under the supervision and direction of physician supervisor(s) to provide acute care coverage within our hospitals. Making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Clinical Assistants are registered for supervised practice with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) under the Limited Practice Registry and provide clinical support under the direction of AHS Medical Staff. In this position you will deliver care to patients at the Regional Housing program including after hours and on weekends and statutory holidays when no resident is available within a multidisciplinary team in Addiction and Mental Health, Calgary Zone.
Description:
You will be working alongside physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians. Job duties often include examination of the patient, documenting the history, conducting a complete physical examination, developing a treatment plan in consultation with the attending/supervising physician, writing appropriate orders, and entering these orders into the patient care electronic or manual system. Clinical research is important in this field of practice, and the care of patients registered on research trials is an important part of the role. Appropriate supervision and support is provided and the will begin with a formal orientation and assessment. Only those demonstrating the strongest qualifications will be contacted for an interview.
- Classification: Clinical Assistant
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Regional Housing Program
- 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: 31-MAR-2023
- Date Available: 01-MAY-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: Driver’s License, Vehicle Required
Required Qualifications:
This posting is only open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. 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). NOTE: Pre-screening does not guarantee an interview or job offer and a final determination of license eligibility is only made by the CPSA after the successful candidate has applied for licensure; pre-screening does not guarantee the successful candidate will be licensed.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada (e.g., Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with open work permits). As well, applicants must be able to satisfy the CPSA’s criteria for registration as a Clinical or Clinical Surgical Assistant. AHS’s pre-screening process reviews applicants for this criterion, but a final determination is only made by the CPSA when registration is initiated for the successful job applicant. The criteria include the following (please review the detailed definitions on the CPSA’s website https://cpsa.ca/physicians/registration/apply-for-limited-practice/): Medical Degree. Postgraduate Training (must be hospital-based training in clinical services providing direct patient care interaction in the acute care setting). Medical Council of Canada’s Qualifying Exam Part 1 (MCCQE1). Proof of English Language Proficiency (if trained in a country where English is not the first and native language; even if it was the language of instruction). Letter of Offer from Alberta Health Services (AHS will provide confirmation to the CPSA and initiate the registration process for the successful applicant in our job search). Successful completion of AHS’s Clinical or Surgical Assistant orientation program (successful applicant will receive an Orientation & Assessment once registered with the CPSA). Demonstrate currency of practice to the satisfaction of the CPSA.
Preferred Qualifications:
It is anticipated this will be a highly competitive job posting. Preference will be given to applicants who have recent experience in an acute care facility; specifically, those who have had specific experience within the last 3 years in addiction & mental health.
