Physician Assistant - Endocrinology and Metabolism

This Physician Assistant (PA) position works collaboratively within the St. Michael Hospital Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, in the Kidney and Metabolism Program to advance care that optimizes patient outcomes and enhances safety, efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility to care for patients that reflect the vision, mission and values of St. Michael's Hospital.
This PA role will be integrated into the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism. The PA will provide comprehensive clinical care across both inpatient and outpatient settings, working collaboratively with endocrinologists and the multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities will include evaluating and managing patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders, developing and implementing treatment plans, responding to clinical consultations, and providing patient education and follow up.
In addition to direct patient care, the PA will support the physicians through key operational and administrative responsibilities. This will include helping the Division through career transitions and changing clinical roles, coordinating transitions in care, and assisting with inbox management including reviewing and triaging appropriate messages, results and communications. The successful candidate will be organized, collaborative, adaptable and comfortable balancing clinical responsibilities with practice-support activities.
At Unity Health, the PA is an employee of Unity Health Toronto reporting to the Clinical Program Director. The PA applies medical knowledge, clinical skills and professional attitudes in the provision of high quality and safe patient-centered care under the direction and supervision of a physician.
Responsibilities   Performing a complete and appropriate assessment of a patient and formulates a clinical treatment plan for direct patient care, when and as directed by a supervising physician.
Implementing an effective management plan that includes preventive and therapeutic interventions, when and as directed by a supervising physician.
Demonstrating appropriate procedural skills, both diagnostic and therapeutic, when and as directed by a supervising physician.
Develops professional rapport, trust and ethical therapeutic relationships with patients, families and caregivers, when and as directed by a supervising physician
Accurately eliciting and synthesizing relevant information and perspective of patients, families, caregivers and other health care professionals
Accurately conveys relevant information and explanations to patients, families and other health care professionals
Provides relevant information and explanations, including a proposed treatment plan, to health care providers
Accurately conveys information about medical encounters both orally and in writing
Communicates information to a client, when and as directed by a supervising physician, including:  Communicating a diagnosis to the client and/or family
Providing relevant information and explanations, including a proposed treatment plan

Provides education to patients, families and other health providers, as appropriate to the clinical setting
Qualifications   A member in good standing of the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario as a Physician Assistant.
Membership with Canadian Association of Physician Assistants is preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge, skills and judgment to implement medical directives during probationary period
Certification and/or Current BCLS, ACLS, PALS, NALS Certification required
Strong interpersonal, communication and telephone skills with the ability to speak/read English to effectively perform the essential requirements of the job required - Excellent organizational and time management skills required
Effective prioritizing, critical…