About the Role
The Cancer Prevention and Interception Clinic is seeking a motivated and collaborative Physician Assistant (PA) to join our growing multidisciplinary team. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative models of cancer prevention and early detection while supporting research and quality improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Participate in cancer prevention, early detection, interception, and high-risk assessment clinics
- Perform patient histories, physical examinations, and clinical assessments
- Support comprehensive cancer risk evaluations and contribute to individualized prevention, screening, and surveillance plans
- Assist with new patient triage and coordination
- Provide patient education and counselling related to cancer risk reduction, screening, lifestyle modification, and preventive health strategies
- Order and interpret investigations within the PA scope of practice and under medical directives
- Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and researchers to coordinate patient care
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation within the electronic medical record
- Contribute to research activities, patient recruitment, and data collection, as appropriate
Requirements
- 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
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and with respect in an oral and written format with patients, public, colleagues and other health disciplines
- Demonstrated ability to perform complete and appropriate clinical assessment and development of a treatment plan in accordance with medical directives
- Proficient and appropriate use of diagnostic and procedural skills
- Demonstrated effective problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated and proven ability to work in a collaborative care model with all members of the health care team
- Demonstrated ability to perform well in critical and high stress situations
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing education activities supporting ongoing professional learning
- Demonstrated commitment to patient safety
- Demonstrated ability to apply basic computer skills
- Willingness to work with the DMOH team to develop appropriate medical directives and evolve the role to meet the patient/program needs
- Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.
- All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
- Please ensure you check your email regularly.
- Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
- Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
Skills
- Genomics
- Imaging
- Biomarkers
- Immunotherapy
- Theranostics
- Computer skills
Location
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Work Type
- Permanent Full-Time
- Full-time
- Part-time
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 51.06 - CAD 63.82 - hourly
Benefits
- Competitive offer packages
- Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)
About the Company
- UHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital.
- With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members.
- UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre.
- As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
- UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine.
- UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
- UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and its only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
- www.uhn.ca
Equal Opportunity
- UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace.
- Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.
- Applicants need to make their requirements known.
