Family Physician

Earnings $30,000.00 to $37,500.00 monthly (to be negotiated)

Work Hours 30 to 65 hours per week

Position Permanent Full Time

Employer

Polygrace Family Medical Clinic

Work setting

• Willing to relocate
• Provincial addictions programs
• General office
• Private practice
• Public health facilities
• Public or community health centre
• Clinic

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
• Participate in health care policy and planning
• Advise patients on health care
• 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

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)

Specialization in family practice

• Family counselling
• Geriatrics
• Gynecology
• Internal medicine
• Obstetrics
• Pediatrics
• Psychotherapy
• Sexually transmitted diseases

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Medical exam
• Eligible for professional liability insurance
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

General Practitioners and Family Physicians

INNOVATIVE

Interest in precision working to diagnose diseases, prescribe treatments and provide continuous care to patients

SOCIAL

Interest in mentoring by providing counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues, by advising patients and their families on health care including health promotion and disease, illness and accident prevention and by referring patients to specialists

DIRECTIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information from the results of medical tests to advise patients on health care options; in providing acute care management, in co-ordinating or managing primary patient care and in supervising home care services

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Typical ability expectations for this job

Are you a good student who is interested in lifelong learning? Do you have a strong desire to make a difference in the health and welfare of others? Then you may want to examine a career as a family physician.