Physician Associate
3 days ago
The Physician Associate is a licensed medical professional employed by Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health to provide medical care under the supervision of a fully licensed physician. They will have clearly defined clinical duties within the Department of Urology in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Clinical Responsibilities- Functions as a member of the Urology team, making regular rounds with supervising staff, fellows, and residents on the wards, the emergency department, and in the ICU.
- Works with attending staff, nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, social workers, physiotherapists, physician house staff, and other members of the healthcare team in the development and delivery of the overall patient care program.
- Communicates with patients, families, referring and family physicians concerning patient management plans.
- Performs and documents admission history and physical examinations, progress notes, discharge summaries, death certificates, medication reconciliations.
- Manages the day-to-day care of patients, including writing medical orders on charts and consultations of other services and responding to emergencies in hospital, in consultation with attending staff.
- Performs procedures within the scope of demonstrated competence, including the insertion of peripheral intravenous lines, initiation of intravenous medication, taking blood samples for diagnostic purposes or arterial blood gases, insertion of Foley catheters, insertion of nasogastric tubes, assessment of surgical wounds, suturing of surgical wounds, removal of sutures, removal of surgical drains and nephrostomy tubes, and insertion/removal of central venous catheters.
- Assists in the operating room when on call or when no residents are available during the day. At no time will the Physician Associate be left alone in the operating room.
- Arranges consultations with other departments/services for patient care and investigation.
- Follows through on investigations and arranges follow-up outpatient visits.
- Participates in Continuing Professional Development (educational sessions, tumor boards, and rounds) of at least 50 hours per year.
- Interacts with and orientates clinical clerks and PGY1's, new to the Urology Service.
- Participates in on-call responsibilities of the service.
- Assists in the operating room, if necessary.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Physician Associate to join our team. The ideal candidate will have:
- Must meet the requirements to obtain a Clinical Assistant License from The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia.
- CMPA coverage required.
- ACLS certification required.
- Good command of written and spoken English.
- Must be able to promote and maintain good interpersonal skills.
- Completion of the equivalence of a rotating internship. Postgraduate training and experience in urology or another surgical specialty is an asset. Experience in active general or family practice in the community would be considered an asset.
- Physical demand - Must be able to sit, stand, walk, and perform duties as outlined above.
- Mental and Visual demand – High; must be able to deal with stressful situations.
- Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred.
- Permanent, full-time, 96 hrs bi-weekly.
$51.67 - $65.81 Hourly.
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package, which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage, as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
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