Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Work setting
- Clinic
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
- 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
- Communicate health promotion, disease, illnes and accident prevention to patients
- 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP)
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Overtime required
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
Benefits
Long term benefits
- Group insurance benefits