NS adds 3 PA positions as part of pilot project

[Rahvin13]

NSHA just officially put up a posting for 3 long term (3 year) PA positions in Orthopedics at the QEII, Dartmouth and Cobequid sites. They are the first PA positions available for the province, and are being used as a pilot project for the assessment and integration of PAs into the NSHA.  

I’m a RN at a regional hospital and I would love to see PAs utilized broadly throughout the province and think they could definitely be part of the answer to the health care issues especially in rural NS. 

https://jobs.nshealth.ca/nsha/job/Halifax-Physician-Assistant%2C-Orthopaedic-Surgery-and-Perioperative-Services-Nova-B3H-2Y9/536854017/

Above is a link to the posting on the NSHA website for anyone here interested in checking it out.

[medigeek]

So you want to employ people with far less training to work in areas with the least resources and backup?

Midlevel expansion is a huge issue in medicine.