5 Jan 2018

Full-Time Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery

Bay of Plenty District Health Board – Posted by Editor – Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Job Description

Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Hospital will ensure that the Physician Assistant (PA) participates in patient care under the direction of a supervising neurosurgeon at all times.

The role may include but is not limited to:

  1. Support emergency and access to care: Participate in the on-call schedule
  2. Support admission to care: Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations; perform appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies.
  3. Support inpatient care: Assist with surgical procedures in operating room; perform minor procedures on the unit; conduct daily hospital rounds; evaluate post-operative patients; handle discharge planning.
  4. Support continuum of care: perform neurosurgery patient screening; facilitate patient referral to the appropriate physician or agency; and conduct follow-up visits on patients.
  5. Administrative/office duties: returning phone calls from patients, handling prescription refills.

 

Reporting:

  • In addition to the supervising neurosurgeon, the PA will also report to a Program Operational Director and Division Chair of Neurosurgery as it relates to administrative items.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES INCLUDE:

The role may include but is not limited to:

  • Provide clinical/professional leadership within the organization.
  • Support, advise, counsel and educate regarding options, treatments and practices in the delivery of care.
  • Conduct interventions with and/or advocate on behalf of clients.
  • Determine clinical/professional educational needs; provide/coordinate programs and resources.
  • Provide support and interventions to resolve issues and conflicts.
  • Contribute to clinical/professional/personal development through mentoring and coaching.
  • Contribute to the determination of disciplinary or corrective actions.
  • Assess and improve quality of client/system outcomes through evidence-based practice.
  • Conduct and support clinical research and academic initiatives.
  • Assess, develop, implement and evaluate process/practice improvement initiatives.
  • Contribute to and ensure the development and maintenance of policies, procedures, practices and performance standards

*NOTE – The above duties are representative but are not to be construed as all-inclusive. A complete job description is available from People Services on Watkins 4.

 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Must hold U.S. or Canadian BSc (PA), equivalent degree or equivalent experience, or Department of Defense (Military) education/experience.
  • Must be certified by either the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (in the U.S.) or the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada.
  • Must meet the competencies outline by the province in the Defining the Physician Assistant Role in Ontario (http://www.healthforceontario.ca/UserFiles/file/AHP/Inside/PA-role-april-2007-en.pdf).
  • Minimum 3 years of PA experience in surgery, trauma, and preferable neurosurgery.
  • Surgical, trauma, bedside manner, able to make emergency decisions quickly.
  • Demonstrated ability to educate patients and families
  • Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills within the interprofessional care team
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation and documentation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively with all team members
  • Evidence of strong mentoring, teaching, team building, change leadership, organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to work well in stressful situations
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with conflict situations and proactively and effectively resolve issues impacting on quality and continuity of care
  • Exceptional time management, organizational and prioritization skills
  • Demonstrated ability to problem solve and make evidence based decisions
  • Demonstrated critical thinking and decision making skills
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret/participate in research
  • Demonstrated knowledge of computer database and data analysis
  • All relevant Operating Room courses/training
  • Satisfactory criminal reference check required

Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery

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