ER Physician Assistant: Independent Care & Rapid Assessment

Windsor Regional Hospital; Windsor; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Windsor Regional Hospital in Ontario is seeking a Physician Assistant to join the Emergency Department at the Ouellette and Met Campus. You will perform independent patient assessments, take histories, and develop management plans in collaboration with physicians and the multi-disciplinary team.

Successful candidates will educate patients, follow up on dispositions, and perform minor procedures within PA scope. Flexibility to cover days, evenings, nights, and weekends is required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Physician Assistant Program (Canadian/US) or equivalent.
• Certified by the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada.
• Eligible to work in Canada/Ontario.

Responsibilities

• Consult patients independently, take a clinical history pertinent to the problem at hand, get collaborate information from all available resources, meet with family members, carry out the appropriate physical examination, formulate a detailed risk assessment, diagnosis, and closely work with multi-disciplinary team and create a management plan.
• The expectation will be that all patients and results will be reviewed by a physician.
• Educate patients, follow-up with patients to ensure the comprehensive management of each patient disposition is completed and that patients and families remain satisfied with their care.
• Perform minor procedures within the scope of the Physician Assistant’s skill set.
• Clinical documentation and thoroughness is expected.
• Upon completion of a supportive orientation period, will be capable of providing care to patients in collaboration with the physician to patients in the acute care and rapid assessment zones.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical assessment

History taking

Communication

Collaboration

Documentation

Critical thinking

French language

Education

PA program

PACC Canada

Ontario eligibility

Job description

Windsor Regional Hospital in Ontario is seeking a Physician Assistant to join the Emergency Department at the Ouellette and Met Campus. You will perform independent patient assessments, take histories, and develop management plans in collaboration with physicians and the multi-disciplinary team.

Successful candidates will educate patients, follow up on dispositions, and perform minor procedures within PA scope. Flexibility to cover days, evenings, nights, and weekends is required.