Physician Assistant or Clinical Assistant

Requisition ID: 358735

Competition #: PCAM-24-003
Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Portage la Prairie

Site: Southern Health-Santé Sud

Work Location: Portage District General Hospital

Department / Unit: Medical/Dialysis

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: PCAM

Anticipated Start Date: TBD

FTE: 1.0

Anticipated Shift: Days/Weekends

Daily Hours Worked: 8.00 hour shifts

Wage Rate: As per PCAM Collective Agreement

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centred clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview:
The Portage District General Hospital (PDGH) is an 88-bed regional Centre located in the community of Portage la Prairie serving an area with a population of over 50 000 people with a high percentage being First Nations. The Emergency (ER) Department sees on average approximately 26 000 visits per year with 40% triaged at CTAS level 1-3. The ER is staffed by a compliment of CCFP-EMs, Family Practice Anesthesiologists, and rural General Practitioners. The ER also has a full-time Physician Assistant (PA) who plays a key role in the day-to-day operations within the department. The PDGH is one of the only health sites in rural Manitoba to have a higher acuity Special Care Unit (SCU) which functions as an intermediate ICU for the province. It currently has twelve (12) Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Independent Practitioners who are always eager to train additional staff interested in obtaining these skills.

In addition to a robust acute medicine program, there are two operating theatres and a two-room ambulatory care clinic that provides space for the surgical program. The surgical program is currently home to two (2) full-time General Surgeons and two (2) ENT Surgeons. The Operating Room (OR) is routinely open for pediatric dental cases as well as cataract surgeries. The anesthetic component to surgery is provided by seven (7) General Practice Anesthetists who provide 24/7 epidural service for obstetric patients. An important component of the OR program is Surgical Assistants. This responsibility is currently split between Family Physicians and one (1) full-time Physician Assistant.

The Physician/Clinical Assistant is positioned mainly on the medical ward as well as dialysis. The primary focus is on the acute care medical wards. The PA/CI.A is responsible for comprehensive care to in-patients, which includes initial assessments (history and physical), developing and implementing treatment plans, providing chronic disease management and follow-up as appropriate. It is important that productive, cooperative working relationships are 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. There are no on-call expectations in this position.

Dialysis Unit:
• Assists with daily unit rounds for chronic dialysis patients with Physician supervision
• Manages complex wounds with supervision of General Surgeons as well as wound care nurses

Medical Wards:

• Integration with the Family Medicine Residency Program - Portage la Prairie and involvement in the Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) which cares for the higher acuity complex patients within the hospital
• Assists with daily unit rounds with physician supervision
• Participates in routine attendance on discharge rounds with medical staff to facilitate and expedite discharge planning
• Performs common medical procedures such as thoracentesis, paracentesis, etc.

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;
• 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.

Conditions of Employment:
• Completes and maintains a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check, as appropriate.
• All Health Care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.