Physician Assistant

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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Position Summary

The Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology (DMOH) is an academic and service unit within the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network (UHN) and Sinai Health System (SHS).

The BMT-IEC Program seeks to identify a Physician Assistant to join our vibrant world class multidisciplinary team to provide outstanding care to our transplant patients.

The Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Princess Margaret Hospital is the largest blood and bone marrow transplant program in Canada and one of the largest programs in North America. We are leaders in the field, highly active in research and development, and offer many opportunities for professional growth within the program.

The PA will be based at the Princess Margaret Hospital, and function within DMOH while providing care in a multidisciplinary team setting. The PA will focus on improving equitable access to standard of care as per treatment guidelines within an inpatient setting, participate in medication adherence and monitoring optimization strategies, deliver quality patient-focused care, and evaluate and manage therapy-related symptoms. The PA will be offered training and educational opportunities both at orientation and on an ongoing basis. The PA will work in a supervised capacity with opportunity to develop more independence over time. The PA will have opportunities to participate in patient education and quality improvement. There will also be an expectation to develop their potential as a leader and teacher in DMOH.

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.