family physician

Education:

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.

Work setting:

• 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.
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases.
• Participate in health care policy and planning.
• Advise patients on health care.
• Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities.
• Be the patient advocate.
• Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

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

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Support for youths:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Indigenous people:

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.