Physician Assistant - General Surgery & Trauma

Hamilton Health Sciences; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Ontario seeks a Physician Assistant to support the General Surgery program. The candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team to facilitate patient care, clinical protocol application, and crisis management. Candidates should be graduates from a Physician Assistant program and have strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills. Proficiency in both English and French is a plus. This is a temporary full-time position until October 2026.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a general surgery setting is an asset.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centered care.
• Ability for independent action, initiative, problem-solving, and organization.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the application of clinical protocols and continuity of care.
• Identify and manage patients with acute clinical issues.
• Provide a full range of physician assistant services as per privileges.

Skills

Decision-making in emergencies

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Leadership skills

Ability to work in a team

Education

Graduate of Physician Assistant Program

Job description

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 / Trauma program at the Hamilton General Hospital (HGH) offers full services for most sub-specialties of General Surgery. HGH hosts the region's Level One Trauma Program, caring for over 500 multiple trauma patients per year. General Surgery at HGH performs more than 1,600 general surgeries - over 600 of them were emergencies. HGH has one post-op ward with 26 ward beds and 6 step-down 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 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 Trauma Physician or General Surgeon 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 general surgery 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 Full-time until October 2026.

Qualifications

1. Graduate of Physician Assistant Program

2. Prior experience in general surgery setting an asset

3. Demonstrated ability to make decisions in times of emergencies

4. Demonstrated ability to work alongside Intensivists, Nurses and other Health Care Professionals

5. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills

6. Demonstrated ability to promote professional development

7. Demonstrated leadership and critical thinking skills

8. Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centered care

9. Demonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem-solving, organization and prioritization

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact HR Services at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note : the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment

Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset