GP (general practitioner)
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.
- Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care.
- Advise patients on health care.
- Be the patient advocate.
- Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care.
- Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues.
Requirements
Education Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry. Asset languages: Mandarin. Amharic. Portuguese. Spanish; Castilian. Tigrinya.
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).
Work conditions and physical capabilities Attention to detail.
Personal suitability Accurate. Dependability. Efficient interpersonal skills. Flexibility. Judgement. Organized. Reliability. Team player. Values and ethics.
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
No experience (will train).
What we offer
Financial benefits Bonus.
Other benefits Parking available.
Other
Work setting Urban area. Willing to relocate. Private practice. Clinic.
Employment terms options Early morning. Evening. Shift. Flexible hours. Morning.
Employment terms options Weekend.
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
- Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (for example: transcription software, teletypewriters, etc.).
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- 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
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities 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.