Full Time Physician Assistant

NON-UNION | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | NEURO/MSK

**Position**:Physician Assistant x2

**Department**:Neuro/MSK

**Posting ID: 3597**

**Role Level**:OPAA - Ontario Physician Assistant Association ($44.66- $57.99)

**Status**:Permanent Full Time (x2)

**Site**:Mississauga Hospital

**Hours of Work/Shifts**:8 hours Monday-Friday (potential for a weekend rotation in the future)

**Posted Date: Untill Filled**

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission**:A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community**

Our Values**:Compassion, Excellence, Courage**

Our Goals**:Quality, Access, Sustainability**

Our Enablers**:People, Education, Innovation, Research**

**Program/Unit Summary**:
Within our Neuro/MSK program, 3 distinctive units are home to one of Canada’s most comprehensive multidisciplinary teams that provides exceptional, patient-centred care to patients who have been diagnosed with brain tumours, subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, arterial venous malformations and spinal surgery patients.

**_4J Neurosurgery, _**a 14-bed unit, is a Regional Centre for Neurosurgery. **_3J Neurosurgery Special Care Unit _**is an 8-bed unit provides high observation to Neurosurgery patients post-operatively and patients with higher care needs than can be managed on a ward level. **_4J Surgical Spine _**is a 16 bed unit that provides acute care to patients before and after spinal surgery. As a part of an academic centre, our Neuro team participates in ongoing research, quality improvement and professional development initiatives and the daily, life-saving work offers a wealth of unmatched learning opportunities.

**Position Summary**:

- The Physician Assistant is a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program and is certified by the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada. **_New graduates of the PA program are encouraged to apply. _**:

- The neurosurgical services are provided at the Mississauga Hospital location of THP. The PA works closely with the neurosurgeons supporting patient care on the inpatient unit.
- This position reports to the Director, Neuro/MSK program and to the Head of the Division of Neurosurgery for medical performance and works under the direction of the supervising Neurosurgeon.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Performing comprehensive and problem-focused histories, physical examinations, patient screening, and appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies.
- Conducting daily hospital rounds, evaluating post-operative patients, assisting with discharge planning, and facilitating patient referral to the appropriate physician or agency.
- Conducting routine follow-up visits with patients, returning phone calls from patients, and managing prescription refills.
- Performing minor procedures on the unit after a skills assessment and satisfactory performance evaluation. These procedures will be initiated under a direct order or medical directive by a supervising surgeon.
- Upon completion of formal and informal education and documented competency, prescribing/ordering specific medications, but not narcotics, as delegated by the supervising physician.
- Working collaboratively with an inter-professional team, including but not limited to surgeons, interventional radiology, residents/interns/medical students, nurse practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals, and laboratory personnel.-
- In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.- All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.- Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.