Physician Assistant

Lennox and Addington County General Hospital

Vacancy Information:

Temp-Full-Time (existing vacancy Up to 12 Months)

Area of Assignment:

Non-Union Position

Basic Function and Scope:

The Hospital will ensure that the Physician Assistant (PA) participates in patient care under the direction of a supervising Emergency Medicine physician(s) at all times.

The role may include, but is not limited to:

• Support Emergency Department (ED) patient care: Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations; perform appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies; perform minor procedures in emergency medicine.
• Support discharge planning in the ED: Liaise with the ED interprofessional team to support appropriate discharge planning.
• Support continuum of care: Perform emergency medicine patient screening; facilitate patient referral/consultation to the appropriate physician or agency; and participate in ED follow-up/diversion clinic.
• Administrative/office duties: Follow-up of lab results/imaging study reports, contact patients post-discharge as required. Participate in ED quality improvement activities.
• Reporting: Administrative reporting will occur through the Program Manager
• Clinical reporting will occur through the Medical Director of the ED and the Chief of Staff

The role may include, but is not limited to:

• Provide clinical/professional leadership within the organization.
• Support, advise, counsel, and educate regarding options, treatments, and practices in the delivery of care.
• Conduct interventions with and/or advocate on behalf of patients.
• Determine clinical/professional educational needs; provide/coordinate programs and resources.
• Provide support and interventions to resolve issues and conflicts.
• Contribute to clinical/professional/personal development through mentoring and coaching.
• Assess and improve the quality of client/system outcomes through evidence-based practice.
• Conduct and support clinical research and academic initiatives.
• Assess, develop, implement, and evaluate process/practice improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to and ensure the development and maintenance of policies, procedures, practices and performance standards

*NOTE – The above duties are representative but are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Hours of Work:

Rotating shifts (days, evenings, nights, and weekends) as required.

Pay Rate:

$56.65 Plus 14% in Lieu of benefits

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education
• Must hold a U.S. or Canadian BSc (PA), equivalent degree or equivalent experience, or Department of Defence (Military) education/experience.
• Registration
• Must be certified by either the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (in the U.S.) or the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada.
• Experience in emergency medicine or urgent care preferred
• Required Skills
• Strong bedside manner, able to make emergency decisions quickly
• Demonstrated ability to educate patients and families
• Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills within the interprofessional care team
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and documentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively with all team members
• Evidence of strong mentoring, teaching, team building, change leadership, organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to work well in stressful situations
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with conflict situations and proactively and effectively resolve issues impacting on quality and continuity of care
• Exceptional time management, organizational and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and make evidence-based decisions
• Demonstrated critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated ability to interpret/participate in research
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer databases and data analysis
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