Clinical Assistant - Cardiology

at  Alberta Health Services

Your Opportunity:
AHS provides alternative job opportunities for those International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who are not able to obtain independent licensure on their own and/or are unable to obtain a residency position. Clinical Assistants are important members of the collaborative care team at Alberta Health Services (AHS); functioning as mid-level providers under the supervision and direction of physician supervisor(s) to provide acute care coverage within our hospitals. Making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Clinical Assistants are registered for supervised practice with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) under the Limited Practice Registry and provide clinical support under the direction of AHS Medical Staff. In this position you will deliver care to patients at the SHC, RGH, PLC, and FMC sites within a multidisciplinary team in Cardiology.
Description:

You will be working alongside physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians. Job duties often include examination of the patient, documenting the history, conducting a complete physical examination, developing a treatment plan in consultation with the attending/supervising physician, writing appropriate orders, and entering these orders into the patient care electronic or manual system. Clinical research is important in this field of practice, and the care of patients registered on research trials is an important part of the role.

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Clinical Assistant
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Cardiac Sciences, Cardiology
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Clinical Assistant
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Cardiac Sciences, Cardiology
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Tim