Support Acute Care Surgery at UHN across Toronto General and Toronto Western as a Physician Assistant using advanced clinical assessment skills. Collaborate with surgical teams to improve inpatient continuity and communication.

This Physician Assistant supports General Surgery physicians, nurses, trainees, and allied health professionals. The work includes patient interviews, physical examinations, diagnostic investigations, treatment planning, and postoperative monitoring. Quality improvement, research, administration, education, and pathway development are also included.

Key Responsibilities:

- Conduct surgical rounds and document daily inpatient progress
- Interpret focused examinations, laboratory results, and imaging
- Monitor postoperative patients and escalate concerns promptly
- Coordinate investigations, consultations, procedures,



and follow-up
- Complete discharge documentation and coordinate safe discharge plans

Requirements:

- Graduate of McMaster University or Consortium PA Education program
- Eligible for Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada certification
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification required
- Clinical assessment and treatment planning competency under medical directives
- Cooperative communication, critical thinking, organization, and independent judgment

Apply your surgical assessment, treatment planning, and care coordination skills within UHN’s Acute Care Surgery team.

📌 Acute Care Surgery Physician Assistant (Toronto)
🏢 University Health Network
📍 Toronto