Physician Assistant - Amherst, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA)

Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA)

Verified Company

Amherst, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Req ID: 156581

Company:
Nova Scotia Health

Location:
Various locations across Nova Scotia

Department:
Primary Health, Orthopaedics, Emergency

Type of Employment:
Permanent, full-time positions

Posting Closing Date:
Open Until Filled

About Nova Scotia Health

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.

Facility and Community Information
Check out the below links to learn more about our facilities, zones and communities:
Facility Profiles
Central Zone (Halifax Regional Municipality, Eastern Shore and West Hants areas)
Western Zone (Annapolis Valley, South West and South Shore areas)
Northern Zone (Colchester, Cumberland and Pictou County)
Eastern Zone (Cape Breton, Antigonish and Guysborough areas)

About the Opportunity

As a member of the team, the Physician Assistant (PA) will report to the Primary Supervising Surgeon and functions within a dynamic collaborative care team.

Under the supervision of a surgeon/physician, the PA will provide general medical and surgical care to patients with a wide variety of traumatic injuries, acute conditions, and elective surgical disorders.

Emergency Department:

As a member of the Emergency Department (ED) team, the Physician Assistant (PA) will report to the Primary Supervising Emergency Physician and provide assessment and care to patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED).

Positions available include:_
Cumberland Regional Hospital
South Shore Regional Hospital

Primary Health Care:

As part to the Nova Scotia Health (NSH) Physician Assistants initiative in Primary Health Care (PHC) and Department of Family Practice, the Physician Assistant (PA) will participate in an NSH and/or NSH affiliated family practice team.

The PA will deliver care in accordance with NSH policies, professional standards, and care directives.

The PA will perform routine clinical duties, within the PA scope of practice and under the supervision of a licensed physician in accordance with the goals and objectives of this initiative.

Positions available:_
Various clinical and community based settings throughout Nova Scotia

Orthopaedic Surgery

Nova Scotia Health's Central Zone Orthopaedic services team combines excellence in teaching, research, and clinical care with a group of surgeons representing every subspeciality of orthopaedic care.

Our Orthopaedic teams at the QEII Health Sciences Centre (QEII)-Halifax Infirmary (HI) site, Dartmouth General Hospital (DGH) and Hants Community Hospital (HCH) are comprised of diverse health care professionals (e.g., clinical assistants, dieticians, nurses, occupational therapists, orthopaedic technologists, pharmacists, physician assistants, physiotherapists, social workers, surgeons) to provide holistic person-centred care.

The care provided by our inter-professional teams reaches more than forty thousand (40,000) patients a year and they complete over six thousand (6,000) surgeries annually, with the QEII Health Sciences Centre serving as the tertiary site for the most complex and specialized surgeries, including spinal, trauma, reconstructive and revision surgeries.

Positions available include:_
Dartmouth General Hospital
Hants Community Hospital
QEII Health Sciences Centre/Halifax Infirmary

Responsibilities Can Include

Conducting history and physical examinations
Requests for consultation
Assessment and plans for treatment of inperson consultation
Workup, including documentation of consults
Patient care rounds
Surgical assisting
Postoperative orders and inhospital management of patients, and followup clinic assessments and treatment plans

This position will offer the PA an opportunity to work to full scope of practice as outlined in the agreement between the Primary Supervising Physician and the PA.

About You

Graduate of or currently enrolled in an accredited recognized Physician Assistant program
Canadian Certified Physician Assistant (CCPA), granted by the Physician Assistants Certification Council of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants
Three to five years of professional experience in a similar related academic health care environment
Experience in the area/program is preferred
The following certifications or willingness to obtain,Certification in CTAS

Certification with