Job Description

Work Term: Permanent Work Language: English Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry Experience: 5 years or more Medicine (MD)

Work setting

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Clinic

Tasks

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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 Participate on institutional committees Perform and assist in routine surgery Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases Participate in health care policy and planning Advise patients on health care Supervise staff Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities Be the patient advocate 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 Supervise home care services

Supervision

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Staff in various areas of responsibility

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

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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

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Attention to detail

Personal suitability

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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

Screening questions

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Are you available for the advertised start date? What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Other benefits

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* Free parking available