Clinical Assistant

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre

📁: Clinical & Surgical Assistants

📅   : ALB00374662 Requisition #

📅   : Jul 25, 2023 Post Date

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Classification: Clinical Assistant

Union: Exempt

Unit and Program: Psychiatry Emergency Room, Inpatient Units 21, 22, 23 and 26

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: 31-JUL-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: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

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. Hold registration for supervised practice with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) under the Limited Practice Registry. Candidates must submit a Curriculum Vitae & Clinical Assistant Eligibility Pre-Screen Letter from AHS with their application to be considered. The incumbent will be responsible for registering & maintaining professional licensure with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). Clinical Assistants must meet certain licensure requirements; therefore, AHS provides a pre-screening process to help ensure interested individuals satisfy the minimum requirements to be eligible for registration by the CPSA. Please access the pre-screening application online (http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/medstaff/Page7094.aspx). 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 1 year in the discipline you want to enter in Alberta. Fellowship training, community service, public service, national service, Medical Officer posts & practice experience do not fulfil this requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

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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