Physician Assistant Degree

Position #: 202395

Expected

Start Date:

December 1, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Weyburn Primary Health Care

City/Town: Weyburn

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field

Hours:

No

Salary or Pay Band: $51.102 to $62.500 (5 step range)

Job Description: Physician Assistants (PAs) are academically and clinically educated medical generalist who practice medicine within a formalized relationship with a physician. Regulated by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS), PAs collect and interpret medical information, make appropriate clinical decisions and carry out diagnostic and therapeutic interventions within a formalized Physician/PA relationship agreement approved by the CPSS.

Travel Required: No

Human Resources Exemption: No

• Clinical experience working as a PA in a related clinical field, is an asset

• Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant educational degree program recognized by the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada (PACCC)
• Holds one of the following certifications:
  Canadian Certified Physician Assistant (CCPA) through PACCC or the Physician Assistant
  - Certified (PA-C) through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). (May be asked to provide proof of meeting maintenance of certification requirements).

• Membership and Licensure in good standing with the CPSS as a Physician Assistant (Eligible for registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) for applicants outside of Saskatchewan)
• Membership with the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants

• Advanced
  - Interpersonal skills
• Intermediate
  - Mobilizes people, inspires and leads by example
• Advanced
  - Analytical skills
• Intermediate
  - Computer skills
• Advanced
  - Communication skills
• Advanced
  - Technical skills

• Committed to delivering on patient and family centred care
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Exemplifies ethical practices, professionalism and personal integrity
• Commitment to a diverse, representative workforce and cultural safety
• Demonstrated written and spoken competence in English language
• Ability to work independently
• Commitment to quality, safety, and improvement striving towards zero harm
• Ability to treat patients with compassion and empathy

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate (ACLS) an asset
• Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (PALS) an asset
• Current ATLS Certification (Advanced Trauma Life Support), is an asset
• Standby may be required.
• Valid driver's license, where required
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• May provide services to acute and long term care sites as required
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