Anesthesia Trainee – Physician Assistant/Clinical Assistant
Description
We are seeking motivated Clinical Assistant/Physician Assistant Trainees for positions in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine for a full-time one-year trainee position within Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) as well as Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) and Shared Health.
The training program consists of a one-year training period with both clinical and didactic components. The clinical training will take place through various shifts including days/evenings/nights Monday-Sunday.
Responsibilities
Clinical and or Physician Assistants in Anesthesia are regulated health care professionals who practice under the Regulated Health Professionals Act who are qualified by advanced academic and clinical education to provide anesthetic care under the immediate supervision of an Anesthesiologist or a physician trained in Anesthesiology and credentialed to practice the specialty in a WRHA/SH facility.
The Clinical/Physician 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 operating rooms, Emergency Department, Urgent Care, and wards, as well as following patients in the pre/peri/postoperative ward and/or other clinical settings.
Clinical Assistants/Physician 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.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensed to practice in Canada or,
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) licensed to practice in Canada or,
- International Medical Graduate (IMG) or,
- Clinical/Physician Assistant (Cl.A/PA) with recent experience in Anesthesia or Critical Care
- Must have minimum two years critical care or anesthesia related experience within the past 5 years
- Must be eligible for licensure with the CPSM as a Clinical Assistant or Physician Assistant.
- Must have excellent command of English language and medical terminology Certification in ACLS preferred.
*Two-year Return of Service Agreement required upon successful completion of the program.
*Please include in application if you are applying for a position with WRHA/SH or PMH or for both WRHA/SH & PMH.
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