Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Patient-focused, adaptable, and an excellent problem-solver, you\'re ready to make a difference as a Clinical Surgical Assistant. Functioning as a mid-level healthcare provider under the supervision and direction of a physician supervisor, you will provide acute care coverage and use your medical knowledge and skills to help people, and support Alberta physicians, and improve the patient experience as a Clinical Assistant. If you\'re an international medical graduate who is looking for a way to put your medical skills to work, this opportunity is for you! These roles offer the opportunity to contribute as an important member of the collaborative care team across a variety of facilities and practice areas across the Calgary Zone. Here, you can grow your career and experience day-to-day variety while working to your full scope of practice. The City of Calgary, within the Calgary Zone, has been ranked the 5th most livable city in the world. Home to about 1.2 million people, it is still one of the world\'s cleanest cities, and receives the most sunshine annually of any major Canadian city. Offering world class healthcare facilities, including Rockyview General Hospital, Foothills Medical Center, Peter Loughheed Center and the South Health Campus, Calgary Zone has excellent educational opportunities from kindergarten through post-secondary, shopping, dining, the arts, and professional sports teams, all just 1.5 hours\' drive from Banff National Park. AHS is Canada\'s first and largest province-wide, fully-integrated health system and is a top employer nationally and provincially, as well as a top employer for young people and diversity. Work for a supportive employer with competitive pay,

Description:

As a Clinical Surgical Assistant, you will be working alongside physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians. You will examine patients, document patient history, conduct complete physical examinations, develop treatment plans in consultation with the attending/supervising physician, write appropriate orders, and enter these orders into the patient care system, either electronically or manually. An important part of this field of practice and role includes caring for patients registered in clinical research trials. Additionally, you will work in the surgical ward, and provide pre-and post-operative care as well as intra-operative surgical assistance. Appropriate supervision and support is provided and will begin with a formal orientation and assessment.

• Classification: Clinical and Surgical Asst
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Dept of Surgery - General Surgery
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 01-SEP-2023
• Date Available: 11-SEP-2023
• Hours per Shift: 10
• 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: $24.34
• Maximum Salary: $60.02
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Eligibility to work in Canada (e.g., Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with open work permits). English Language Proficiency. As a requirement for licensure by the CPSA, applicants must have taken the Academic version of International English Language Testing System (IELTS), achieving a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the components. Test results must be certified (notarized) by a Notary Public or any other government authorized entity. Exemptions are granted based on guidelines set out on the CPSA website (http://www.cpsa.ca/language-proficiency/). Medical Degree and Transcripts. Applicants must be a graduate of a medical school located outside of Canada and the USA, listed in the Foundation of Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) - International Medical Directory (IMD). Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME). As a requirement for licensure by the CPSA, applicants must have completed at least one full year of hands-on training (outside of Canada and the USA) after having completed their undergraduate medical training, no exceptions. Specialty training must show evidence of being hands on and supervised for it to meet this requirement.
Additional Required Qualifications:

Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I (MCCQE1). Applicants must have passed the MCC Qualifying Exam Part 1 prior to application. Hold registration for supervised practice with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) under the Limited Practice Registry. Demonstrate currency of practice. Within the last three years, physicians need to have practiced independently, been in a regulated, supervised practice (in a role where the physician was not the most responsible physician) or been a part of a continuous postgraduate training program for a minimum of one year in the discipline you want to enter in Alberta. Fellowship training, community service, public service, national service, Medical Officer posts and practice experience do not fulfil this requirement. Candidates must submit a Curriculum Vitae and Clinical Assistant Eligibility Pre-Screen Letter from AHS with their application (http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/medstaff/Page7094.aspx). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to applicants who have recent experience in an acute care facility; specifically, those who have had specific experience within the last 3 years in surgery. Prior experience working as a Clinical Assistant in a Canadian healthcare setting is an asset.

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.

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