Physician Assistant - Endocrinology

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #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.

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Job Summary:

The Division of Endocrinology is an academic and service unit within the department of medicine at Toronto General Hospital /University Health Network (UHN) serving the endocrine needs of the Toronto central area. We are also a referral resource for throughout the greater Toronto area and the province for complex diabetes care including type 1 diabetes, insulin pumps, diabetes and obesity, steroid induced diabetes.

Our team includes endocrinology staff, residents and fellows, a nurse practitioners, certified diabetes educators RN’s and dietitians.

UHN has developed comprehensive PA Medical Directives, a PA Council and leadership structure to assist PAs and their supervisors with on-boarding, organizational issues and support.

The Physician Assistant (PA) will be based at Toronto General hospital and provide patient care in a team setting, both in outpatient clinics and inpatient diabetes consult teams. The PA will perform clinical assessments, investigations, symptom management and work with the team on follow-up plans and transitions in care from hospital to outpatient clinics and primary community care. The PA will be offered training and educational opportunities both at orientation and also at an ongoing basis, and will be expected to develop their potential as a leader and teacher in the program.

Duties:

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.