Physician Assistant - Princess Margaret, Canada - University Health Network

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Full-time


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The University Health Network, where "above all else the needs of patients come first", encompasses
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education at UHN. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of groundbreaking firsts and a purpose of "Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning", the University Health Network (UHN), Canada's largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.


The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre has 12 site groups and 26 specialty clinics, and almost 3,000 staff who see over 400,000 patient visits every year.

Its 800,000 square feet house 130 inpatient beds, 373,000 square feet of research space and 17 radiation treatment machines, making it one of the largest comprehensive cancer treatment facilities in the world and the largest radiation treatment centre in Canada.


Union:
Non-Union


Site:
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre


Department:
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology (DMOH) -Leukemia and Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN) Programs


Reports to:
Business Manager


Hours:37.5 hours per week


Salary:
$48.13 to $60.16 per hour


Status:
Permanent Full-time


Closing Date:
May 28, 2024


The
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology (DMOH) is an academic and service unit within the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network (UHN) and Sinai Health System (SHS).

DMOH at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is the largest such program in Canada, and is among the largest in North America.

Comprised of about seventy senior physicians, the program is supported by outstanding institutional infrastructure, pathology, medical imaging, molecular diagnostics and clinical genomics programs and, by a wide medical and allied-health multidisciplinary team.

The program supports extensive clinical, translational, and basic research initiatives including a large clinical trials program. Additionally, DMOH supports a comprehensive training program attracting both national and international fellows.

The division is organized into four main service areas - (i) Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant, (ii) Leukemia, (iii) Lymphoma, Myeloma and Auto Blood and Marrow Transplant (LMT) and (iv) Solid Tumor - with daily ambulatory clinics and approximately 120 inpatient beds where an interdisciplinary team of physicians is dedicated to inpatient care.


The PA will have the opportunity to join the Leukemia Program to focus on improving and enhancing the access to care, the quality of care, and therapy related symptom management for patients undergoing systemic treatment.

The PA will be offered training and educational opportunities both at orientation and also at an ongoing basis, and will be expected to develop their potential as a leader and teacher in DMOH.

There is also potential for involvement in many of the research clinical trials available onsite with the Leukemia Program.


Responsibilities
- participate in the day to day management of patients either on an inpatient or outpatient basis and assist in the management of side effects in close collaboration with staff physicians, oncology fellows, nurses and other support personnel.
- patient assessments, investigations, symptom management, and follow up care for select high volume services within the Leukemia Program, for both newly diagnosed patients, and those undergoing continuing treatment.
- utilizing and demonstrating a theoretical knowledge and advanced level of clinical competence and excellence in caring for leukemia patients.
- collecting and interpreting data about the health of patients, symptom management, developing a medical diagnosis and management plan - in a team environment
- quality improvement, research, and administrative responsibilities.
- participate in policy or clinical pathway development as well as education and professional development.
- interact with other team members including staff hematologists, fellows and residents, nurses, and other clinical and allied health staff both within the Program, DMOH and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
- perform other duties consistent with the job classification, as required.


Qualifications:


  • Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada (PACCC) or eligible to be certified by PACCC
  • Eligible to work in Canada/Ontario
  • Recent clinical experi
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