Physician Assistant

Job title:

Physician Assistant

Company

Alberta Health Services

Job description

Your Opportunity:Description:Physician Assistant duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Conducting patient interviews and histories. Performing advanced, focused, and/or comprehensive health assessments. Order, interpret, and perform diagnostic tests. Formulate differential diagnosis through the integration of patient information and evidence informed practice. Prescribe and distribute pharmaceuticals without co-signature within an AHS setting. (On April 1, 2021, Physician Assistants became fully regulated health professionals in Alberta) PAs are able to prescribe and write orders within the AHS setting. Any orders/prescriptions to a community pharmacy require physician co-signature. Similarly, PAs cannot prescribe level 1 or 2 pharmaceuticals on the Triplicate Prescription Program. Arrange follow-up and/or transfer of patients appropriate to the service. Communicate assessment findings and/or diagnoses including outcomes and prognoses to patients/families. Develop, communicate, and implement plans of care including performing and/or assisting with invasive and non-invasive Interventions, treatments, and procedures. Counselling on preventive health care. Coordinate and facilitate care for patients with other health care providers, agencies, and community resources. Provide emergent/urgent decisions in the complex management of patients including, but not limited to, the stabilization for the critically ill. Document the provision of care for patients.

  • Classification: Physician Assistant
  • Union: Exempt
  • Unit and Program: Hospital
  • Primary Location: Hinton Healthcare Centre
  • Location Details: As Per Location
  • Employee Class: Regular Full Time
  • FTE: 1.00
  • Posting End Date: 29-APR-2024
  • Date Available: 29-APR-2024
  • Hours per Shift: 7.75
  • Length of Shift in weeks: 2
  • Shifts per cycle: 10
  • Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
  • Days Off: As Per Rotation
  • Minimum Salary: $44.42
  • Maximum Salary: $63.01
  • Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:Graduation from a recognized Physician Assistant Education Program. A certified Physician Assistant with one of the following credentials: Canadian Certified Physician Assistant (CCPA), granted by the Physician. Assistants Certification Council of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants, or Physician Assistant. Certified (PA-C), granted by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants in the United States of America. Registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).
Additional Required Qualifications:As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:As Required.Please note:All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.Security Screening:A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Expected salary

Location

Hinton, AB

Job date

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 07:31:10 GMT

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