Position #: 9000918
Expected Start Date: September 1, 2025
Union: HSAS
Facility: Swift Current Community Services
City/Town: Swift Current
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: Pay Band Physician Assistant Degree $51.102 to $62.5
Job Description: Physician Assistants (PAs) are academically and clinically educated medical generalists 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
Experience
Clinical experience working as a PA in a related clinical field, is an asset
Education
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).
Licenses
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
Competencies
Advanced - Interpersonal skills
Intermediate - Mobilizes people, inspires and leads by example
Advanced - Communication skills
Advanced - Analytical skills
Intermediate - Computer skills
Advanced - Technical skills
Knowledge and Abilities
Exemplifies ethical practices, professionalism and personal integrity
Ability to treat patients with compassion and empathy
Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Provide culturally competent, client & family centered & strength based care
Articulates theory and knowledge related to patient and family centered care
committed to quality, safety and striving towards zero harm
Demonstrated written and spoken competence in English language
Other Information
Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (PALS) an asset
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate (ACLS) an asset
Current ATLS Certification (Advanced Trauma Life Support), is an asset
Standby may be required
Valid Class 5 driver's license
Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
May provide services to acute and long term care sites as required
