Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.

Position Overview

Calian Health is seeking a Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant who is interested in becoming a Regional Medical Liaison Officer with the Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers program that is run through the Canadian Armed Forces. The Regional Medical Liaison Officer liaises with staff from the Directorate of Cadets and CF Health Services Group on matters related to Cadet and Junior Canadian Ranger medical fitness. They work with the medical staff at the Cadet Summer Training Camps (CSTCs) and the Regional Cadet Support Unit (RSCU) personnel in support of the Canadian Cadet Organization and Junior Canadian Ranger programs. They do not provide direct patient care.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have at [email protected].

Responsibilities

• Review Cadet Instructors Cadre, Cadet and Junior Canadian Ranger medical files and determine Medical Employment Limitations (MEL) and Participation Limitations (PL) in accordance with Directives and Instructions from SSO Primary Care;
• Review medical documents provided by family and health care providers and other available medical information related to individual Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers. Review medical documents in CFHIS for Cadet Instructors Cadre;
• Liaise and communicate with families, treating physicians, and specialists, etc. regarding health conditions through phone, email, memo, letter, forms etc.;
• Discuss difficult cases with higher medical authority in the Professional- Technical Chain. For example: Base Surgeon, Area Surgeon, or Senior Staff Officer Primary Care/ DMed Pol.;
• Determine MELs and PLs and input the information into FORTRESS;
• Liaise with SSO Primary Care regarding the health status of Cadet Instructors Cadre, Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers through submission of statistics and through phone, email, memo, letters, forms, etc.;
• Liaise with Commanding Officers (and their assigned delegates) of the local Cadet Unit and Cadet Summer Training Centre (CSTC) regarding the health status of Cadet Instructors Cadre, Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers through phone, email, memo, letter, forms etc.;
• Provide education and advice to local Chain of Command regarding medical standards processes and MEL and PL guidelines;
• Provide health advice to selection boards for Cadet Instructors Cadre, Cadets or Junior Canadian Ranger activities such as international exchanges and specialized courses;
• Review medical files and provide information to higher medical authorities in order to assist with responses to Ministerial Inquiries, Redress of Grievance, Canadian Human Rights Commission complaints, Summary Investigations, Access to Information and Privacy Act Requests in accordance with Directives and Instructions from SSO Primary Care;
• Gather information and perform preliminary clinical analysis of public or population health incidents, such as communicable disease outbreaks, adverse exposure etc, at Cadet Summer Training Centres in accordance with Directives and Instructions from SSO Primary Care/ Directorate Force Health Protection;
• Collate medical utilization statistics from Cadet Summer Training Centres and Junior Canadian Ranger camps as per direction from SSO Primary Care;
• Promoting occupational health including the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social wellbeing of workers in all occupations

Qualifications

• As an RN you must be licensed and in good standing with the BCCNM and have at least 1 year of experience providing patient care in an ambulatory primary care, occupational medicine, urgent care or emergency medicine setting

OR

• As a Physician Assistant you must graduated from a Physician Assistant Program accredited or recognized by Canadian Medical Association (CMA); and possess a Certification from the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada (PACCC) through the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) or have a minimum 10 years full time equivalent active practice as a PA; and hold a current membership with CAPA and have at least 1 year of experience providing patient care in an ambulatory primary care, occupational medicine, urgent care or emergency medicine setting

Additional Requirements

• You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level

Compensation

$50 – $56.81 an hour (for RN)

$60 an hour (for PA)

Vacancy

We have one available position.