PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT/CLINICAL ASSISTANT – Cardiac Sciences Requisition # 932 Facility St. Boniface General Hospital Job Type Permanent Position Status Full-time Employee Group PCAM (Physician & Clinical Assistants of Manitoba Inc.) EFT 1.0 Anticipated Shift Days/evenings/nights Number of Positions Open 1 Start Date of Employment ASAP Posting Date September 23, 2021 Expiry Date September 30, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m. Languages Required English Position # 20033926 JOB DESCRIPTION The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a motivated Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant for a position in Cardiac Sciences Program. The Cardiac Sciences Program is responsible f or inpatient cardiac care at St. Boniface General Hospital (SBGH). Cardiac Surgery services are located at SBGH. Post-operative patients are cared for initially in the Intensive Care Cardiac Surgery (ICCS) and then transferred to the cardiac surgical step-down unit or ward. Post-operative patients and new patients are also seen in the cardiac surgery clinics. The cardiology service is comprised of a coronary care unit, an inpatient ward with telemetry capabilities and cardiology consult services. RESPONSIBILITIES The Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant will be required to perform, order, and interpret diagnostic, therapeutic investigations/interventions. Duties of this position can/will include performing history and physical exams in a variety of settings that could include the Emergency Department and wards, as well as f ollowing patients in the pre/peri/postoperative ward and/or other clinical settings. Physician Assistants/Clinical Assistants will be required to attend clinical and educational rounds. 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. Assistants must be able to communicate effectively in English with other members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams. THIS IS NOT A MEDICAL ASSISTANT OR MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT POSITION. QUALIFICATIONS • Must be eligible f or licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba as a Physician Assistant or Clinical Assistant. • Must be eligible f or a Medical Staf f Appointment. • Prior experience preferred. Physician Assistants: • Must be a graduate of a Physician Assistant Educational Program acceptable to the College and eligible for national certification • Must be a member of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) • Ongoing Canadian Certif ied Physician Assistant designation required Clinical Assistants: • Must be a graduate of an accredited Medical School in Canada or abroad • Must have at least one of the f ollowing: o Completion of RCA 1 exam o NAC OSCE o LMCC This position is subject to a Criminal Record Check, including Vulnerable Sector Search, a n Adult Abuse Registry Check, as well as a Child Abuse Registry Check. 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 may not be 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). Apply for this position at MB Healthcare Providers Network, competition #932 .