Family Physician

Work setting

• Hospital (staff position)
• Chronic or long-term care facilities/centres
• Urban area
• Ambulatory care centre
• Willing to relocate
• Private practice
• 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
• Participate in health care policy and planning
• Advise patients on health care
• Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities
• Communicate health promotion, disease, illnes and accident prevention to patients
• Perform patient advocacy role
• 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
• Supervise home care services

Supervision

• Staff in various areas of responsibility
• 16-20 people
• Working groups

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Additional information

Security and safety

• Top secret clearance
• Criminal record check
• Eligible for professional liability insurance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone
• Pager

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

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available