Physician Assistant - Odette Cancer Centre - Temporary full-time - 2026-18973

Summary

The Odette Cancer Centre seeks a dynamic, certified Physician Assistant to join its outpatient clinical team. The successful candidate will work well in an interprofessional, patient-centred clinic environment and will be involved in the provision of clinical care, participation in quality and safety processes and involvement in trainee education. The successful applicant will provide clinical services under the supervision of a physician and work in collaboration with resident physicians, clinical fellows and participate in medical education and play a significant role in patient safety.

The roles and responsibilities of the successful applicant include, but are not limited to:

• Obtaining health history as appropriate, including patient demographics, chief complaint, history of the present condition, past medical, surgical, family and psychosocial history, medications, allergies and systems review.
• Conduct comprehensive and focused physical assessments and interpret findings.
• Utilize primary and secondary assessment results to formulate a differential diagnosis and determine if further clinical investigation is required.
• Order and complete preliminary interpretation of necessary diagnostic tests, which may include, but are not limited to ultrasound, CT scans, pathology/cytology results, haematology, chemistry, ECG.
• Formulate a treatment and management plan based on assessment and investigation results, availability of services and special needs of patient.
• Provide patient education regarding treatment options, expected course, and return instructions.

Qualifications/Skills

• Certified or eligible to be certified through the Physician Assistant’s Certification Council (PACC)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (with patients, physicians, other health professionals)
• Strong clinical assessment skills
• Ability to order, perform and interpret diagnostic information, if delegated
• Ability to work in an interprofessional healthcare environment
• Technical/procedural skills and/or inpatient clinical experience would be an asset