GP (general practitioner)

Job Description

Education

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Work setting

• Urban area


• Various locations


• Willing to relocate


• Private practice


• 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


• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments


• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases


• Advise patients on health care


• 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

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


• Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE I and MCCQE II)

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available


• Parking available


• Variable or compressed work week

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

Durée de l'emploi : Permanent

Langue de travail : Anglais ou Français

Heures de travail : 40 hours per week