Emergency Medicine PA — Temporary Full-Time Coverage

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre; Bristol (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, ON is seeking a Physician Assistant for temporary maternity leave coverage in the Emergency Department. The PA will work under supervision of Emergency Physicians to support assessment, resuscitation, and patient flow across ED zones.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited PA program, CPSO registration eligibility, and current BCLS/ACLS/ATLS; PALS preferred.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience in an acute care or emergency setting preferred
• Experience in emergency medicine, critical care, or internal medicine preferred
• Familiarity with high-acuity presentations, trauma resuscitation, and rapid clinical decision-making preferred
• Integrate all core PA competencies to provide optimal, ethical, and patient-centred medical care
• Perform a complete and appropriate clinical assessment of a patient and formulate a clinical treatment plan
• Use preventive and therapeutic interventions effectively
• Demonstrate proficient and appropriate use of diagnostic and procedural skills, including point-of-care ultrasound where applicable
• Recognize their scope of practice while demonstrating effective and appropriate consultation practice with other healthcare professionals in respect to patient care, education, and legal opinions
• Function effectively in a high-volume, high-acuity, fast-paced clinical environment with shifting priorities

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients presenting to the Emergency Department under the direction of the on-call/attending Emergency Physician, across assigned zones
• Obtain health history as appropriate, including patient demographics, chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical, surgical, family, and relevant psychosocial history, medications, allergies, and systems review
• Perform comprehensive and focused physical assessments and interpret findings, including vital signs and examination of major body systems
• Utilize assessment results to formulate a differential diagnosis and determine if further clinical investigation is required, in conjunction with the most responsible physician
• Initiate and participate in resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill or injured patients, including trauma activations, in accordance with departmental protocols
• Perform or assist with emergency procedures within scope of practice (e.g., wound management, splinting, procedural sedation support) under physician supervision
• Support timely disposition planning, including admission, discharge, and transfer coordination, and facilitate patient flow across the department
• Complete assessment notes, procedure notes, and discharge documentation as required

Job description

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, ON is seeking a Physician Assistant for temporary maternity leave coverage in the Emergency Department. The PA will work under supervision of Emergency Physicians to support assessment, resuscitation, and patient flow across ED zones.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited PA program, CPSO registration eligibility, and current BCLS/ACLS/ATLS; PALS preferred.