Physician Assistant – General Surgery (#117361)

HealthCareCAN; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Ottawa is seeking a Physician Assistant to support the General Surgery program. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, facilitating clinical protocols, and providing comprehensive patient care. Ideal candidates will have graduated from a Physician Assistant Program and possess strong decision-making and interpersonal skills. This temporary position offers competitive hourly pay and varied working hours.

Qualifications

• Graduate of Physician Assistant Program.
• Prior experience in general surgery setting an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions in times of emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direct supervision of an Attending Internist.
• Facilitate consistent application of clinical protocols.
• Provide a full range of physician assistant services.

Skills

Emergency decision making

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Graduate of Physician Assistant Program

Job description

Physician Assistant – General Surgery (#117361)

HHS Requisition # 117361
Location: Juravinski Hospital
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Rate: $49.64 – $59.30 Hourly

Unit Summary

The Medical Affairs department is responsible for overseeing administration for Professional Staff at Hamilton Health Sciences. Medical Affairs works closely with the Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Executive, the Senior Medical Officer, and Physician Chiefs. Medical Affairs supports medical workforce recruitment, credentialing, resource planning/allocation, education, and communication within the hospital. The department supports medical learners at McMaster University Faculty of Health Science (FHS), partnering closely with the leadership of FHS.

The General Surgery program at Juravinski Hospital (JH) offers full services for most sub-specialties of General Surgery. The JH program provides advanced hepatobiliary and soft tissue oncology surgeries. JH performs over 2,100 general surgeries annually – over 700 of them were emergencies. JH has two post-op wards with a total of 47 ward beds. In-patient services are provided via consults and out-patient services are provided through established out-patient clinics. Collaboration with non-surgical partners in multi-disciplinary care model is an important part of the clinical care provided by the General Surgery team.

Position Summary

The Physician Assistant will work under the direct supervision of an immediately available Attending Internist within a multidisciplinary team in an academic in-patient setting. The Physician Assistant will play a major role in facilitating consistent application of clinical protocols and continuity of care, and will also identify patients with acute clinical issues common to medical patients and work within the multidisciplinary team to appropriately manage patient care. The Physician Assistant will provide a full range of physician assistant services in accordance with privileges granted, request consultation or referral with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health care resources as indicated, order diagnostic tests as applicable, prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday to Sunday, days, evenings, nights, weekends, on-call (as applicable). This position is temporary until July 2026.

Qualifications

• Graduate of Physician Assistant Program
• Prior experience in general surgery setting an asset
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions in times of emergencies
• Demonstrated ability to work alongside Intensivists, Nurses and other Health Care Professionals
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to promote professional development
• Demonstrated leadership and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centered care
• Demonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem-solving, organization and prioritization

Proficiency in both Official Languages would be an asset.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer.