Physician Assistant

Job Title:  - Physician Assistant

Location: Ajax-Pickering

Department: Emergency, LHAP

Program: Emergency

Status: Temporary Full Time

Schedule: 10/12 Hour Shifts, days/evenings/weekends Schedule (Subject to Change)

Wage

Schedule:

$50.980 - $69.140 per hour

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Lakeridge Health currently has five hospitals, four Emergency Departments, a residential treatment centre and more than a dozen community health care locations. Lakeridge Health (LH) is dedicated to providing the highest standard of care and best experience for patients and their families. Lakeridge Health is home to several regional specialty centres including the R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, Pinewood Centre for addictions and mental health, and The Shoulder Centre.

The Lakeridge Health Emergency Departments are home to some of the busiest EDs in the Province, seeing approximately 100,000 visits annually. We currently have an opportunity for a Physician Assistant (PA) graduate to join the Emergency Department team as part of a new Physician Assistant program. We are guided by our vision of One System, Best Health and our mission to empower people to live their best health.

This is supported by our values of Inclusion, Compassion, Innovation, Teamwork and Joy.

This position is supported through the Ministry of Health's Ontario Physician Assistant Career Start Program, which supports new graduates with full-time employment opportunities. This program helps ease the transition into clinical practice, supports mentorship and supervision, and encourages long-term career growth within Ontario's health‑care system.

• Obtain health and social histories
• Conduct physical assessments and interpret findings
• Activate medical directives and complete preliminary interpretations of necessary diagnostic tests including but not limited to ECGs, laboratory tests, and diagnostic imaging
• Perform procedures such as ECG, casting, suturing, application of orthopedic devices, slit lamp examination, measuring intraocular pressure, visual acuity
• Formulate treatment plans and support appropriate connections to consultants, allied health, outpatient clinics and support any other services/special needs for the patient
• Documentation of patient encounters
• Supporting physicians with health care technology and applications such as Connecting Ontario and hospital applications including the Clinical Information System, Order Set repository, and bedside ultrasound

• 2025 Graduate of McMasters University and the Consortium of PA Education - the University of Toronto
• Registration in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• Current membership in good standing with the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) and/or NCCPA required
• Certified or eligible for certification through the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada (PACCC) or United States (NCCPA) Required
• Graduate of MOHLTC‑approved program including the Canadian Forces Physician Assistant Training Program, Graduate of a Canadian or American Physician Assistant Training Program, or trained International Medical Graduate
• Flexible with superior organization skills and the ability to work efficiently to prioritize multiple, competing tasks in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion, make decisions and take initiative while working with confidential patient information and responding to patient inquiries
• Superior work ethic, professionalism and reliability; demonstrated commitment to providing outstanding customer/client service
• Superior written/oral communication skills; excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills; ability to effectively convey factual information and detailed explanations
• Exposure to Lean principles, an understanding of methodologies and tools and a commitment to the use of these in support of providing the best healthcare experience possible to our patients
• Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to Lakeridge Health's comprehensive safety programs and practices including staff, patient and environmental safety
• Demonstrated commitment to our core…