family physician

Your tasks

• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
• Examine patients' health condition to identify diseases and injuries .
• Help patients develop healthy habits, break old habits and reshape their approach to wellness.
• Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures to determine the most appropriate medical treatment .
• Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health.
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments.
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases.
• Advise patients on health care.
• Supervise staff.
• Be the patient advocate.
• Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care.
• Provide acute care management.
• Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues.
• Provide emergency care.

Staff in various areas of responsibility.

Requirements

Education Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP).
• Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC).
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities.
• Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE I and MCCQE II).

Type of treatment experience Pain management.

Specialization in family practice

• Family counselling.
• Geriatrics.
• Gynecology.
• Nutritional counselling.
• Pediatrics.
• Palliative care.

Transportation/travel information Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail.
• Walking.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.

Own tools/equipment Cellular phone.

Personal suitability

• Accurate.
• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Interpersonal awareness.
• Judgement.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Values and ethics.

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.

3 years to less than 5 years.

What we offer

Employment terms options Flexible hours.

Financial benefits Bonus.

Other benefits

• Free parking available.
• Parking available.

Other

Work setting Private practice. Clinic.

Employment terms options

• Day.
• Weekend.