family physician - Calgary, AB TN B

Work Term: Permanent · Work Language: English · Hours: 30 to 50 hours per week · Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry · Experience: Experience an asset · Work setting · Urban area · Clinic · Tasks · Collect medical information from patients, ...

Job description

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 50 hours per week
• Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
• Experience: Experience an asset

• Work setting

  
  
• Urban area
• 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
• Administer budget
• 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
• Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care
• Advise patients on health care
• Hire and train staff
• 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
• Provide emergency care
• Supervise home care services
• Perform human resources related duties such as personnel selection

• Supervision

  
  
• Staff in various areas of responsibility

• 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

• 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

• Screening questions

  
  
• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

• Other benefits

  
  
• Free parking available