Physician Assistant, Sports Medicine

Job Description

This is a Temporary Full Time assignment for up to approximately eighteen () months.

For clinicians who want to deepen their focus in orthopaedic sports medicine, this position offers a blend of surgical exposure, clinic responsibility, and operational influence. As a Physician Assistant at Dovigi Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Clinic, you will accelerate your development by collaborating with surgeons who perform some of the country’s most advanced reconstructive and joint preservation procedures. The role lets you develop beyond task-based support into a true physician extender, trusted to help shape patient-centred care through efficient triaging, thoughtful management of treatment plans, and clear patient education when questions arise. Practicing under medical directives from a supervising physician, you will have a defined framework that supports meaningful autonomy without sacrificing safety or support. This balance of guidance and independence creates a strong platform to grow your confidence and clinical judgement in sports-focused musculoskeletal care.

Is this you?
Strong clinical judgement guides your approach to each patient encounter, whether you’re tasked with conducting comprehensive assessments or executing treatment plans within established medical directives. A proficiency in diagnostics, minor procedures, and hands-on interventions allows you to bridge immediate needs with longer-term recovery goals. Effective problem-solving shines through when dissecting complex cases or refining approaches based on new information, always in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team. This clinical acumen will help in the delivery of efficient, high-quality care in a complex orthopaedic environment.

Equally important is your ability to communicate with clarity and empathy. Whether explaining complex treatment plans, clarifying post-operative protocols, or answering patient questions, you excel at translating medical jargon into clear, reassuring language for patients. You apply the same precision when coordinating with surgeons, sports medicine physicians, rehabilitation specialists, and administrative colleagues, which helps keep stakeholders aligned on care plans and next steps. Your ability to listen actively and respond thoughtfully elevates both patient experience and team performance.

Time management and operational awareness are essential strengths that guide your day-to-day practice. Your strengths in anticipating workflow challenges and proactively adjusting schedules or protocols will maintain clinic flow and minimize wait times. Your operational expertise allows you to identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve throughput while maintaining patient-centred care standards. This helps the entire care team function more effectively and patients access timely, coordinated services, amplifying your impact beyond individual patient care.

About this team:
The Dovigi Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Clinic team specializes in the treatment of soft-tissue trauma and sports-related injuries, including specialized care for complex problems. Our focus is on diagnosing, treating, repairing and preventing musculoskeletal conditions. These are conditions which can limit the range of motion in your body. We treat a wide range of surgical and non-surgical musculoskeletal conditions, including ACL reconstruction, shoulder, hip, knee and ankle reconstruction and arthroscopy and general orthopaedics. Our highly trained surgeons perform some of the most complex reconstructive orthopaedic procedures in the country. They’ve treated amateur, Olympic, and professional athletes including members of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Blue Jays and Toronto Football Club. Our department also leads a unique joint preservation program. This program performs allograft (cadaveric donor) surgery and osteotomies around the knee and hip.

In this role you will:

• Be a first line responder to any patient concerns and care-related questions. Educate patients about diagnoses to provide information on management, prevention, and rehabilitation plans
• Assist the MD staff with device fittings
• Assess new patients and conduct follow-up consultations in the ambulatory clinic, including history and physical examination
• Improve availability and coverage to allow quicker scheduling and shorter wait times for patients
• Complete patient charting and medical documentation, including disability, insurance, and work forms
• Order and interpret diagnostic investigations in the ambulatory clinic and operating room (e.g., X-rays, ultrasound, MRI, CT scans)
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under physician supervision, including suture and staple removal, wound care, venipuncture for blood draw, local anesthesia infiltration, joint aspirations, corticosteroid and visco-supplementation joint injections, and setting fractures for casting
• Prescribe medications as outlined in medical directives
• Fit and apply immobilization devices such as casts, splints, and braces
• Improve staff access to the provider by answering medical questions from administrative assistants, triaging phone calls, completing referrals, and clarifying orders
• Obtain informed surgical consent as necessary
• Manage patients in the pre-operative and post-operative periods immediately before or after surgery
• First-assist in arthroscopic and open surgery under direct physician supervision, including infiltration of local anesthetic, retraction, graft preparation, and wound closure
• Serve as a liaison between the hospital and the clinic regarding questions or concerns
• Participate in clinical research initiatives to enable quality improvement
• Assist in the teaching of residents, fellows, PA students, and medical students
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required

Job Requirements

Job Requirements:

Mandatory

• Certified by the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada (PACCC) or National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants in the US (NCCPA)
• Graduate of a Physician Assistant Program (recognized by the PACCC or NCCPA)
• Current registration with College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

Preferred

• Recent clinical experience in a surgical setting (orthopaedic surgery or sports medicine)
• 5 years of related clinical experience
• Certified Orthopaedic Technologist (OTC) or Registered Orthopaedic Technologist
• Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) or Certified Athletic Therapist (CAT)

Skills and Knowledge

• Proficient in the application of assistive devices including casting, splinting and bracing
• Experienced in therapeutic exercise instruction
• Proficient in the use of diagnostics and procedural skills
• Demonstrates the ability to cope and perform in high stress situations
• Demonstrates the commitment to continuing education activities supporting ongoing professional learning
• Proficient in basic computer skills
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history