family physician

Education:

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.

Work setting:

Willing to relocate. General office. Private practice. Clinic.

Tasks:

• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
• 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.
• Participate on institutional committees.
• Perform and assist in routine surgery.
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases.
• Participate in health care policy and planning.
• 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.

Supervision:

Working groups.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP).
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities.

Specialization in family practice:

• Family counselling.
• Geriatrics.
• Obstetrics.
• Sexually transmitted diseases.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Work under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Walking.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Repetitive tasks.

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:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.
• Vision care benefits.

Financial benefits:

• Life insurance.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Team building opportunities.

Support for persons with disabilities:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for mature workers:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.