Physician Assistant, Inpatient Medicine Permanent Full Time (1.0) / Adjointe ou adjoint au medecin, Services de medecine aux patients hospitalises - poste permanent a temps plein (1,0)

Compensation Pay Range: $46.78-$57.86

Job Description:

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Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care thats provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEOs Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of childrens health concerns. CHEO has been named Canadas best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canadas Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Physician Assistant (PA) will join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team within the Inpatient Medicine program at CHEO working with the Division of Pediatric Medicine. In this role, the PA will provide comprehensive care to hospitalized children by conducting detailed clinical assessments, implementing medical directives, coordinating appropriate diagnostic investigations, and assisting with a variety of procedures and interventions. The PA will actively participate in family-centered rounds and collaborate closely with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to review and manage patient cases. This position offers an opportunity to play a meaningful role in delivering high-quality, patient and family-centered pediatric care in a supportive team environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Vulnerable Sector Check (Essential)
• Graduate of a recognized Physician Assistant Program (Essential)
• Previous experience in related field (Essential)
• Current appropriate level of life-support training (e.g., BCLS) with commitment to complete Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS) (Essential)
• Ability to work in a busy clinical environment with capacity to assist with patient care in a manner that emphasizes quality and safety (Essential)
• Demonstrated leadership and strong organizational skills (Essential)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly both verbally and in writing (Essential)
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team (Essential)
• Demonstrated flexibility and initiative in a clinical environment (Essential)
• Strong problem-solving abilities and effective conflict resolution skills (Essential)
• Proven ability to manage crisis situations calmly and effectively (Essential)
• Physical ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the job (Essential)
• Bilingualism (English and French) (Preferred)
• Registration as a Physician Assistant in Ontario with CPSO (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario) (Essential)

*Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). Please note that this position will be based out of Ottawa. Please note that location may be subject to change at any time at the discretion of the employer. All OPSEU members shall be granted an interview upon passing the pre-screening. Pre-screening might include testing.

Effective March 29, 2021, CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test, practical exam, or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.

Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors. Consistent with that commitment, all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring, presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided, orpresentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Veuillez noter : si vous etes actuellement un employe du CHEO ayant acces a Workday, veuillez postuler a cette offre via l'application Workday en tant que candidat interne. Veuillez noter : pour postuler avec succes a ce poste, veuillez soumettre votre candidature avant 23 h 59 la veille de la date de cloture annoncee dans l'affichage pour vous assurer que votre candidature est recue.

Ottawa est batie sur un territoire non cede du peuple Anishinabe algonquin. Les Anichinabes vivent sur ce territoire depuis des millenaires. Nous leur rendons hommage, ainsi qua ce territoire. Leur culture et leur presence ont enrichi le territoire et continuent de lenrichir. Le CHEO rend egalement hommage a lensemble des Premieres Nations, des Inuit et des Metis, de meme qua leurs precieuses contributions, passees et presentes, a ce territoire.

CHEO est l'un des rares chefs mondiaux en matiere de sante pediatrique et compte plus de 6 500 employes, cliniciens, scientifiques et chercheurs, ainsi que des benevoles, qui travaillent tous ensemble pour aider les enfants et les adolescents a mener la meilleure vie possible. Au sein de ses propres murs et grace a des partenariats avec des fournisseurs communautaires, le CHEO est passe dun hopital de soins actifs du 20e siecle a un systeme de sante integre du 21e siecle pour enfants et jeunes. Classe dans le premier un pour cent des hopitaux canadiens pour la numerisation de son infrastructure clinique, le CHEO combine lexcellence dans les soins cliniques, la recherche et leducation pour faire progresser les soins sans discontinuite la ou ils sont necessaires, et ce, de maniere et aux endroits appropries. L'Institut de recherche du CHEO se consacre a la recherche clinique, translationnelle et fondamentale de classe mondiale couvrant une vaste gamme de problemes de sante des enfants. CHEO a ete nomme meilleur employeur en soins de sante au Canada par Forbes en 2024, 2025 and 2026 et s'est classe deuxieme parmi les hopitaux canadiens sur la liste des meilleurs employeurs au Canada pendant plusieurs annees consecutives. Pour la 14eme annee consecutive, les redacteurs du Canada's Top 100 Employers ont reconnu le CHEO comme lun des meilleurs employeurs de la region de la capitale nationale. Chaque annee, le CHEO aide plus de 500 000 enfants et jeunes de lest de lOntario, de louest du Quebec, du Nunavut et du nord de lOntario.

RESUME DES FONCTIONS

Ladjointe ou adjoint au medecin (AM) fait partie dune equipe multidisciplinaire de collaboration dans le cadre du programme de medecine pour patients hospitalises du CHEO et travaille avec le departement de Medecine pediatrique. Dans le cadre de ses fonctions, lAM fournit des soins complets aux enfants en hospitalisation en effectuant des evaluations cliniques detaillees, en mettant en uvre des directives medicales, en coordonnant les examens diagnostiques appropries et en participant a une variete dinterventions. LAM participe activement a des tournees hospitalieres axees sur la famille et collabore etroitement avec les medecins et lequipe interdisciplinaire pour examiner et gerer les cas. La personne a ce poste a loccasion de jouer un role important dans la prestation de soins pediatriques de grande qualite axes sur la patiente ou le patient et sa famille dans un environnement dequipe favorable.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Verification des antecedents en vue dun travail aupres de personnes vulnerables (essentiel)
• Diplome(e) dun programme reconnu des adjoints au medecin (essentiel)
• Experience anterieure dans un domaine connexe (essentiel)
• Formation a jour en matiere de maintien des fonctions vitales a un niveau approprie (par exemple, certificat de soins de base en reanimation cardiorespiratoire) et engagement a suivre la formation en soins avances en reanimation pediatrique (essentiel)
• Capacite de travailler dans un environnement clinique occupe et doffrir des soins axes sur la qualite et la securite (essentiel)
• Leadership demontre et solides competences organisationnelles (essentiel)
• Excellentes aptitudes a la communication et capacite de transmettre efficacement des renseignements, tant a loral qua lecrit
• Capacite de collaborer au sein dune equipe interdisciplinaire (essentiel)
• Flexibilite et esprit dinitiative manifestes dans un environnement clinique (essentiel)
• Solides capacites de resolution de problemes et competences efficaces en matiere de resolution de conflits (essentiel)
• Capacite averee a gerer des situations de crise avec calme et efficacite (essentiel)
• Capacite physique dexecuter les taches et responsabilites du poste (essentiel)
• Bilinguisme (anglais et francais) (un atout)
• Inscription a titre dadjointe ou adjoint au medecin aupres de lOrdre des medecins et chirurgiens de lOntario (essentiel)

*Veuillez noter que vous serez represente(e) par le Syndicat des employees et employes de la fonction publique de lOntario (SEFPO). Veuillez noter que ce poste sera base a Ottawa. Veuillez noter que lemplacement pourrait etre modifie en tout temps a la discretion de lemployeur. Tous les membres de OPSEU serront accorder une entrevue apres avoir passe la preselection. La preselection peut comprendre des tests.

A partir du 29 mars 2021, CHEO menera un processus de preselection et d'evaluation plus complet. Ce processus peut comprendre des tests plus varies et multidimensionnels tels qu'un test ecrit, un examen pratique ou une autre evaluation. Tous les candidats qui satisfont aux qualifications essentielles et preferees peuvent etre testes.

La validation du bilinguisme (francais-anglais) se fera au moyen dune evaluation des competences linguistiques menee par un fournisseur externe. Les candidats devront satisfaire au profil linguistique minimum de leur poste avant la date dembauche.

Si vous avez besoin de mesures dadaptation pendant une phase du processus de recrutement, veuillez communiquer avec les Ressources humaines a TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca . Tous les renseignements recus concernant les mesures dadaptation resteront confidentiels et seront traites conformement a la Loi sur laccessibilite pour les personnes handicapees de lOntario .

CHEO sengage a offrir un environnement securitaire au personnel, aux patients et aux visiteurs. Conformement a cet engagement, tous les candidats doivent etre entierement vaccines contre la COVID-19 pour etre consideres comme des candidats pour tout emploi de personnel ou de benevole. Les candidats sont egalement fortement encourages a recevoir leurs doses de rappel contre la COVID-19 lorsquils sont admissibles pour eviter la propagation de COVID-19. Lors de lembauche, la presentation de documents gouvernementaux confirmant la vaccination complete doit etre fournie, ou la presentation de documents justificatifs dune contre-indication medicale valide ou dune autre consideration raisonnable en vertu du Code des droits de la personne de lOntario.

Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

CHEO values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process and welcome interest from all qualified applicants.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

We thank all those who apply, however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.