Physician Assistant

The Physician Assistant (PA) will work under the direct supervision of an immediately available Attending Physician within
a multidisciplinary team in an academic cardiovascular surgery ward and in the cardiac surgery and rapid follow-up clinics.
The Physician Assistant will play a major role in facilitating consistent application of clinical protocols and continuity
of care, and will also identify patients with acute clinical issues common to pre- and post-op Cardiac Surgical Patients
and work within the multidisciplinary team to appropriately manage. The Physician Assistant will provide a full range
of physician assistant services in accordance with privileges granted, request consultation or referral with appropriate
physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated, order diagnostic tests as applicable, prescribe and dispense
medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

1. Graduate of the McMaster or The Consortium Physician Assistant Program
2. Registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).
3. Demonstrated ability to work alongside an interprofessional health care team
4. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills
5. Demonstrated ability to promote professional development
6. Demonstrated leadership and critical thinking skills
7. Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centered care
8. Demonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem-solving, organization and prioritization