Phyisician Assistant: Combined Medical Inpatient

Alexandra Hospital Ingersoll (AHI) invites you to consider an outstanding opportunity to deliver high-quality inpatient care to the Hospital and the community. Reporting to the Chief of Staff **we are actively recruiting Physician Assistants (PA) for our Combined Medical Inpatient Unit.** Our beautiful, family orientated community located in Southwestern Ontario is just 20 minutes east of London and 30 minutes north of Lake Erie. The Town of Ingersoll offers a mixture of leisure and recreational activities set against a backdrop of history and nature. We are a skilled group of well-trained, experienced and supportive physician staff dedicated to providing exceptional care to our patients. Our rural ED visits number approximately 15,000 per year. We have excellent medicine inpatient and emergency care available 24/7. AHI has state-of-the-art equipment including laboratory services, diagnostic and x-ray. We also have an integrated health record, Picture Archive Communication System (PACS) and computerized physician order entry. **_ In addition, we offer a mentorship program for our new Physician Assistants in order to assist them in developing confidence and providing support in the transition into practice._** AHI is a progressive fully accredited 26-bed full-service community hospital that provides both inpatient and outpatient care to a population of approximately 13,600 in Ingersoll and surrounding area. AHI is a full service active treatment hospital with 17 acute care beds, 4 Specialized Care Unit beds (Level 2 Basic ICU), and 5 Complex Continuing Care beds. Emergency Room Service with access to tertiary care just 20 minutes away in London available 24/7. General Surgeons who provide mínimally invasive laparoscopic surgery and endoscopy services in addition to a generalist Orthopaedic surgeon, and CT diagnostic scans are available at our partner hospital Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital 20 minutes away. The Hospitalist program is supported by nine physicians. The Ontario PA scope of practice is defined as "under the supervision of a registered physician, the practice of medicine in accordance with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario's policy on delegation." Within this scope of practice, the PA possesses a defined body of knowledge, clinical and procedural skills and professional attitudes that are directed to effective patient-centred care within the physician-patient relationship. The PA will offer a range of essential services, including but not limited to: - Integrate all core PA competencies to provide optimal, ethical and patient-centred medical care. - Perform and complete the appropriate clinical assessment of a patient and formulate a clinical treatment plan. - Use preventative and therapeutic interventions effectively. - Demonstrate proficient and appropriate use of diagnostic and procedural skills. The PA will demonstrate competency in the following clinical and procedural skills: - Obtain health history as appropriate, including patient demographics, chief complaint, history of the present illness or injury, past medical, surgical, family and psychosocial history, medications, allergies and systems review. - Conduct comprehensive and focused physical assessments and interpret findings. - Utilize primary and secondary assessment results to formulate a differential diagnosis and determine if further clinical investigation is required. - Order and complete preliminary interpretation of necessary diagnostic tests. - Formulate a treatment and management plan based on assessment and investigation results, availability of services and special needs of patient. - Monitor patient progress and response to treatment. **Salary Range**: **$76, 000 - 92,000 per year **we would be happy to discuss any details and review the financial and lifestyle incentives that come along with practicing in this fantastic community. **Contact**: **Deadline to Apply: Until Filled