Physician Assistant

Please apply via http://hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/careers and search for Requisition # 116678

HHS Requisition # 116678

Location: McMaster Children’s Hospital

Status: Regular Full-Time

Rate: $48.19 - $57.57 Hourly

Unit Summary

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at McMaster Children’s Hospital is comprised of a Level III NICU, a Level IIc nursery and a neonatal transport team, providing medical and surgical care to neonates and their families and serving a broad geographic area within southern Ontario. The interdisciplinary team provides family-centered care with a strong focus on evidence-based best practice and continuous quality improvement. McMaster NICU is actively involved in a number of collaborative quality improvement initiatives provincially, nationally and internationally.

Position Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) will work under the direct supervision of an immediately available Attending Neonatal Intensive Care Physician within a multidisciplinary team in an academic Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Physician Assistant will play a major role in facilitating consistent application of clinical protocols and continuity of care, and will also identify patients with acute clinical issues common to NICU and work within the multidisciplinary team to appropriately manage patient care. The Physician Assistant will provide a full range of physician assistant services in accordance with privileges granted via a medical directive, request consultation or referral with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated, order diagnostic tests as applicable, prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Schedule Work Hours

Variable hours (days, nights, weekends, holidays)

Qualifications

Graduate of Physician Assistant Program
Prior experience in a Critical Care setting an asset
Demonstrated ability to make decisions in times of emergencies
Demonstrated ability to work alongside Intensivists, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other Health Care Professionals
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to promote professional development
Demonstrated leadership and critical thinking skills
Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centered care
Demonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem-solving, organization and prioritization

Proficiency in both Official Languages would be an asset.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer.

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