About this role
Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry. or equivalent experience.
Work setting: Clinic.
Tasks
- Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders.
- May conduct medical research on human disorders, illnesses, preventive or curative methods.
- Prescribe medication and treatment . Refer patients for surgery.
- Treat diseases and physiological disorders . Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures.
- Advise patients on health care.
- Supervise staff.
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments.
- Be the patient advocate.
- Participate in health care policy and planning.
- Hire and train staff.
- Perform human resources related duties such as personnel selection.
- Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health.
- Perform and assist in routine surgery.
- 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.
- Provide emergency care.
- Provide acute care management.
- Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures to determine the most appropriate medical treatment . Help patients develop healthy habits, break old habits and reshape their approach to wellness.
Examine patients' health condition to identify diseases and injuries . Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
Supervision: Working groups.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities.
Specialization in family practice: Family counselling. Specialization in clinical medicine: Internal medicine.
Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Large workload.
- Large caseload.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.
- Commission.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.