Physician Assistant - Odette Cancer Centre - Temporary full-time - 2026-18973

Talcura Technologies Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto is seeking a dynamic Physician Assistant to join its outpatient clinical team. The successful candidate will work in an interprofessional, patient-centred clinic environment and provide clinical care under physician supervision while participating in trainee education and patient safety initiatives.

Responsibilities include taking health histories, performing comprehensive physical assessments, ordering tests as needed, formulating treatment plans, and educating

Qualifications

• Certified or eligible to be certified through the Physician Assistant Certification Council (PACC).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (with patients, physicians, other health professionals).
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to order, perform and interpret diagnostic information, if delegated.
• Ability to work in an interprofessional healthcare environment.
• Technical/procedural skills and/or inpatient clinical experience would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining health history and demographics, chief complaint, and medical background.
• Conduct comprehensive and focused physical assessments and interpret findings.
• Utilize assessment results to formulate a differential diagnosis and determine if further testing is needed.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests as delegated (e.g., ultrasound, scans, labs).
• Formulate a treatment and management plan based on assessment results and patient needs.
• Provide patient education regarding treatment options and follow-up.

Skills

PACC certified

Interprofessional teamwork

Clinical assessment

Diagnostic interpretation

Communication skills

Procedural skills

Job description

Summary

The Odette Cancer Centre seeks a dynamic, certified Physician Assistant to join its outpatient clinical team. The successful candidate will work well in an interprofessional, patient-centred clinic environment and will be involved in the provision of clinical care, participation in quality and safety processes and involvement in trainee education. The successful applicant will provide clinical services under the supervision of a physician and work in collaboration with resident physicians, clinical fellows and participate in medical education and play a significant role in patient safety.

The roles and responsibilities of the successful applicant include, but are not limited to:

• Obtaining health history as appropriate, including patient demographics, chief complaint, history of the present condition, past medical, surgical, family and psychosocial history, medications, allergies and systems review.
• Conduct comprehensive and focused physical assessments and interpret findings.
• Utilize primary and secondary assessment results to formulate a differential diagnosis and determine if further clinical investigation is required.
• Order and complete preliminary interpretation of necessary diagnostic tests, which may include, but are not limited to ultrasound, CT scans, pathology/cytology results, haematology, chemistry, ECG.
• Formulate a treatment and management plan based on assessment and investigation results, availability of services and special needs of patient.
• Provide patient education regarding treatment options, expected course, and return instructions.

Qualifications/Skills

• Certified or eligible to be certified through the Physician Assistant’s Certification Council (PACC)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (with patients, physicians, other health professionals)
• Strong clinical assessment skills
• Ability to order, perform and interpret diagnostic information, if delegated
• Ability to work in an interprofessional healthcare environment
• Technical/procedural skills and/or inpatient clinical experience would be an asset