Physician Assistant

**Req ID**:215647**
**Location**:Central** Zone,**Dartmouth General Hospital**
**Department**:OPCZ EMG Emergency DGH**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent**Hourly FT** (**100%**) x**1**
**NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:28-Feb-26**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Health Services Manager, the Physician Assistant (PA) will work under the direction and supervision of the Physician to provide preventative and/or ongoing medical and clinical care management to patients. The PA role contributes to extending the services provided by the physician, through completing assessments and interventions along the spectrum of care provided to patients within their division/department under their supervisory agreement.

To learn more about Physician Assistants in Nova Scotia, please visit; Physician Assistant Opportunities - Nova Scotia Health

Travel to other sites may be required.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Graduate of or currently enrolled in an accredited recognized Physician Assistant program in Canada, United Kingdom, or United States
- Certified or eligible for certification with the Physician Assistant's Certification Council, General Medical Council, or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
- Eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons Nova Scotia
- Medical Liability Insurance required
- Membership with the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants preferred
- 3 years recent relevant experience in the Emergency Department required
- Certifications or willingness to obtain, when needed: Basic Life Supports, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Pediatric Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support
- Currency in medical readings and evidence-based guidelines
- Demonstrated effective communication, interpersonal, organizational, clinical assessment, and decision-making skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Shifts include days, nights, weekends and holidays

**Compensation and Benefits**:

- $55.62 - $63.28 hourly ($108,464 - $112,806 annually)

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.