Job Description

Your Opportunity:

This is an alternate physician provider role in which the successful candidate will work with a limited medical license issued from the College of Physician and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). The incumbent will work within the ICU at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre under the direction of an attending and within a multidisciplinary team setting to deliver acute patient care. This posting is open only to those who have submitted a completed application package to the Alberta Clinical and Surgical Assistant Program (ACSAP) and have received confirmation that they are registered with ACSAP.

Description:

We are currently hiring a 0.5 Clinical Assistant position to support the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre ICU Department. This position represent an opportunity created for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to be selected and prepared for work as Clinical Assistants in clinical departments. IMGs are landed immigrants, Canadian citizens and/or have employment authorization from the Canadian government and fulfill the program requirements. Applicants must have been successfully pre-screened through the Provincial CA Screening program prior to applying. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/hp/phys/if-hp-phys-ca-eligibility-overview.pdf

• Classification: Clinical Assistant
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Medical Affairs Inpatient Services
• Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 25-AUG-2022
• Date Available: 17-SEP-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 5
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $24.04
• Maximum Salary: $59.28
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications: Applicant must be either a landed immigrant (Permanent Resident) or a Canadian Citizen at the time of application. Applicants must be a graduate of a medical school located outside of Canada and the United States, listed in the Foundation of Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) International Medical Directory (IMED). Experience in an acute hospital based care facility within the last 3 years. Preference will be given to applicants who have had active acute care surgical experience within the last 3 years. Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME): Must have completed a recognized orthopedic or general surgery residency program with a successful completion of an existing board exam. Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I (MCCQE1): Applicants must have passed the MCC Qualifying Examination Part 1 prior to application. English Language Proficiency: As a requirement for licensure by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA), applicants must have taken the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in Canada with minimum required scores of 7.0 in each of the components within 24 months prior to registration.
Additional Required Qualifications: As required.
Preferred Qualifications: As required.