Requisition ID: 412208
Position Number: 20001631
Posting End Date: October 17, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: WRHA Corporate - Deer Lodge Centre as
Department / Unit: Rehabilitation healthy aging
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP-WCHREOApr
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 10/30/2026 - 10/29/2027
Reason for Term: Compassionate Care Leave
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.50
Annual Base Hours: 1950
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
The Geriatric Program Assessment Team conducts a multidimensional geriatric assessment, evaluating individual client strengths and needs, and problem-solving for client-focused solutions. Geriatric Clinicians do assessments in the homes of people 65+ and provide geriatric consultation services to the Emergency Departments (ED) and Urgent Care (UC) departments within the WRHA. In the ED/UC, geriatric clinicians facilitate direct transfer of clients into geriatric rehabilitation units as appropriate. Geriatric Clinicians work very closely with the Geriatric Specialist Physicians They make recommendations to primary care providers, and coordinate connection with services for clients focusing on their individual needs. The clinicians use a multidimensional assessment and a framework of advanced geriatric practice in order to function as clinician, coordinator, communicator, and advocate in both hospital and community settings.
The Geriatric Clinician contributes to the health care of high-risk frail adults 65+, by using a comprehensive multidimensional assessment, planning, coordination and evaluation. Geriatric Clinicians contribute to patient flow within the health care system by facilitating transfer of clients to geriatric rehabilitation units, and by providing community follow-up of clients on discharge from the ED/UC and inpatient care units. GPAT provides support to care providers and clients to maximize health, safety and independence in the community.
Not Applicable
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your employee handbook.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
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