Region 1 - Greater Moncton and the Southeast Region
Community: Moncton
Facility: The Moncton Hospital
A Clinical Assistant provides clinical medical work under the direct supervision of a regularly licensed physician within a Regional Health Authority. Work is performed within the confines of the scope of practice and position description provided. Other work may arise by circumstance and may be assigned by their Clinical Supervisor, the Local Chief of Staff, or applicable Medical Director. The physician acts within the confines of the relevant RHA departmental and medical rules and bylaws.
Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is proud of its dedicated team of health care professionals who are focused on delivering safe and quality care to our patients, clients, families and communities. Horizon is a great place to work, as people are the heart of our organization, and the success of Horizon is a direct result of our employees’ dedication, professionalism, and commitment.
Horizon is the largest regional health authority – and one of the largest employers – in New Brunswick, and the second-largest health authority in Atlantic Canada. Our leadership and health care providers are experts in diverse areas of health and community services and provide services to a half a million people.
Horizon has an annual budget of approximately $1.2 billion and has more than 13,000 employees, 1,100 physicians and 1,300 volunteers, as well as 17 foundations, 12 auxiliaries and 8 alumnae organizations.
Work can be performed in a variety of settings and includes duties such as: providing surgical assistance for elective and emergency surgeries; providing care for hospitalized patients in conjunction with the attending physician; participating in an on-call rotation during statutory holidays, weekends, and evenings; participating in the evaluation, and treatment of patients in conjunction with, and at the discretion of, the consulting/attending physician; practicing in a collaborative fashion as a member of the interdisciplinary team and consulting with members of other health care professions as appropriate. This description has been designed to indicate typical examples and the level of work performed by physicians in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Monday to Friday based on 37.5 hours per week
Must participate in an on-call rotation during statutory holidays, weekends, and evenings that
provides care for surgical inpatients (“first call” for surgery inpatient units)
Salaried
Salaried
Starting at $146,517 per year
Plus FFS billings for after hours
Graduation from a medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools and which is acceptable in Canada. Must have acquired two (2) years postgraduate training and one-year licensed independent, unsupervised practice experience or have acquired one year post graduate training and two (2) years licensed independent, unsupervised practice experience. Possession of LMCC (Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada) or acceptable alternative as set out in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick’s Acceptable Alternatives to LMCC policy is also required.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Possession of an eligibility letter for a Clinical Assistant license from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick.
To obtain an eligibility letter, please visit https://physiciansapply.ca/
As soon as possible
Clinical Assistants will be required to:
1) Maintain appropriate annual CME/CPD requirements;
2) Comply with the policies and procedures of the Department of Surgery;
3) Comply with the provisions of the Hospital Act, the Regional Health Authorities Act, Community
Health Center regulation, Medical Services Payment Act, and their regulations;
4) Follow the code of ethics of College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick and the
Canadian Medical Association;
5) Comply with recommendations of a performance review after 12 weeks, 6 months, and one
year after employment and annually thereafter;
6) Be a member in good standing with the New Brunswick Medical Society; and
7) Maintain malpractice insurance from the Canadian Medical Protective Association appropriate
to the category of practice.
Horizon’s The Moncton Hospital is located in the city of Moncton. Situated in the centre of this vibrant and friendly city, The Moncton Hospital is a leader in health care delivery and health promotion.
The hospital is a level 2 trauma centre that includes tertiary care for neurosurgery, neonatal intensive care and maternal fetal medicine services. It serves as a referral centre for these tertiary services and other specialty services across New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and northern Nova Scotia.
The Moncton Hospital is among Canada’s leading centres for neurosurgery, neurology and active advanced-stage oncology (cancer) services and is home to the NB Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, the NB Organ and Tissue Program and the Perinatal NB Program.
The Moncton Medical Education Program, affiliated with Dalhousie University and Memorial University of Newfoundland, and the following fully accredited teaching programs are administered through The Moncton Hospital: Dietetic Internship Program, the School of Radiologic Technology and Research, and the Pharmacy Residency Program.
The area’s health services cover a catchment population of approximately 192,000 people.
The Moncton area has a population of over 138,000. Moncton ranked among the best Canadian cities with respect to quality of community life. It is also among the top ten North American cities, and the only one in Canada, on the list of most affordable cities. The Moncton area is teeming with educational, cultural and recreational opportunities, including easy access to beaches on the temperate waters of the Northumberland Strait and the picturesque Bay of Fundy. Officially a bilingual city, Moncton offers educational opportunities in both official languages. More information is available on the city’s website at moncton.ca.
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