Physician Associate, Pediatric Plastic Surgery
2 months ago
Job Summary
The Physician Associate will practice under the direction and supervision of attending plastic surgeons at BC Children's Hospital, working in a structured, team-based, specialty care setting to increase capacity and service delivery. The Physician Associate will function as a member of the Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery.
Key Responsibilities
- Rounds on surgical patients with team members, including staff surgeons, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, and allied health members.
- Performs and documents admission history and physical examinations, progress notes, discharge summaries, medication reconciliations, as per College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and PHSA and BCCH organizational standards, policies, and guidelines.
- Participates in the management of the day-to-day care of patients, including writing medical orders in Cerner (EHR), and enabling the transfer of patients from the PICU to the ward under a surgical MRP.
- Orders appropriate investigations and follows-up on results.
- Arranges consultations with other Departments/Divisions for patient care.
- Participates in discharge planning of ward patients.
- In direct consultation with attending staff, responds to in-hospital emergencies (ED and wards).
- Communicates with families, consultant physicians, referring and family physicians regarding patient management plans.
- Performs procedures within the scope of his/her demonstrated competence, including assessment of surgical wounds, assessment of burn wounds, burn wound care and dressings, placing or changing a wound VAC, removal of surgical drains/clips, cast application and removal, splinting, insertion of nasogastric tubes and urinary catheters.
- Assists in the operating room, the emergency room, and the minor procedures room with the operative care of patients.
- Provides teaching and supervision for medical students and residents.
- Attends morbidity and mortality rounds and other QA/QI and educational/research sessions, participates in quality improvement projects.
- Complies with Associate Physician programs CPD reporting requirements.
- Participates in appropriate professional development activities (a minimum of 50 hours per year, 25 hours of which must be accredited training recognized by the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons' - Maintenance of Certification Program for healthcare professionals).
- Is able to participate in scheduled 'on call' duties.
Qualifications
- Medical degree from a school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.
- Minimum of two (2) years of accredited postgraduate training in pediatrics or a surgical discipline, verified by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
- Successful completion of the Royal College Subspecialist Examination Affiliate Program (SEAP) in Pediatric Critical Care.
- Successful completion of Part 1 of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) or Steps 1 through 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLEs).
- Must meet the CPSBC's English language proficiency requirements.
- Must be eligible for registration with the CPSBC in the Associate Physician class.
- Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or legally able to live and work in British Columbia.
- The successful candidate will also be committed to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada, as per the Truth & Reconciliation Commission and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
- Knowledge of social, economic, political, and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism, and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments.
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