Job Description

Position: Physician Assistant - General Surgery

File: 5333

Status: Permanent Full time

Role Level: OPAA - Ontario Physician Assistant ($44.66 to $57.99)

Dept: Surgery & Peri-Operative Program

Site: Rotating schedule between - Mississauga Hospital & Credit Valley Hospital.

Hours of Work/Shifts: 8 hour shifts - Monday-Friday (with potential for a weekend rotation in future)

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Internal Deadline: Until filled

At Trillium Health Partners (THP), we believe in the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Our mission is to provide a new kind of health care for a healthier community. The goals of quality, access and sustainability are demonstrated by our attention and commitment to patient flow and ensuring that patients receive timely access to the most appropriate care in the most appropriate place. THP is a multi-site organization that includes the Credit Valley Hospital (CVH), Mississauga Hospital (MH) and the Queensway Health Care Centre (QHC). The surgical program provides complex surgical services including orthopedics, general surgery, vascular surgery, urology and ophthalmology for our community.

The General Surgery Physician Assistant is a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program, certified by the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada, and registered with the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. This position will support General Surgery patients admitted to the Mississauga Hospital and Credit Valley Hospital. The PA will work closely with the general surgeons supporting patient care at both sites. Currently, this position provides coverage for an Hepatobiliary patient caseload at the Mississauga Site and an Acute Care Surgery caseload at the Credit Valley Site. The incumbent will be required to provide coverage for planned vacations and assigned a rotation. This assignment supports an approximate 50:50 split of coverage across the two hospital Sites for a duration of approximately one month at each Site with some exceptions around peak holiday periods when the duration may be shorter.

This position reports to the Director, Surgery and Peri-Operative Programs; reports to the Head of the division of General Surgery for medical performance and works under the direction of the a supervising general surgeon at Mississauga Hospital & Credit Valley Hospital.

The PA role and responsibilities will include:

• Performing comprehensive and problem-focused histories, physical examinations, patient screening, and appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies in the emergency room patients
• Conducting daily hospital rounds, evaluating post-operative patients, assisting with discharge planning, and facilitating patient referral to the appropriate physician or agency
• Conducting routine follow-up visits with patients, returning phone calls from patients, and managing prescription refills
• Assisting with surgical procedures and performing minor procedures on the unit after a skills assessment and satisfactory performance evaluation, including removing surgical drains, inserting and removing Foley catheters, inserting and removing nasogastric tubes, applying superficial stitches/skin staples, performing dressing changes, administering first doses of medications such as labetolol, and other procedures as deemed appropriate. These procedures will be initiated under a direct order or medical directive by a supervising surgeon.
• Upon completion of formal and informal education and documented competency, prescribing/ordering specific medications, but not narcotics, as delegated by the supervising physician.
• Working collaboratively with an interprofessional team, including but not limited to surgeons, interventional radiology, residents/interns/medical students, nurse practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals, and laboratory personnel.

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

© Trillium Health Partners; 100 Queensway West; Mississauga, ON L5B 1B8; CAN

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research