family physician
- Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Personal suitability
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
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
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
- Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care
- Advise patients on health care
- Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities
- 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
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
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Values and ethics
More about this job
Responsibilities
Assess patients, diagnose illnesses and injuries, prescribe and administer treatments, and coordinate primary, acute, and emergency care. Provide childbirth and prenatal and postnatal care, counsel patients and families on health and lifestyle, supervise home care services, and report specified events and diseases to government authorities.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree, 2 to less than 3 years of experience, and the listed medical certifications and provincial or territorial licensure. The posting also emphasizes accuracy, client focus, efficient interpersonal skills, strong oral communication, flexibility, organization, reliability, and professional ethics.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Medical History Collection
- Diagnosis
- Medication Prescription
- Treatment Administration
- Prenatal Care
- Postnatal Care
- Childbirth
- Primary Care Coordination
- Acute Care Management
- Emergency Care
- Patient Counselling
- Health Promotion
- Home Care Supervision
- Oral Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
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Categories
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Family Physician
- Healthcare
- Primary Care
- Patient Assessment
- Medical History
- Diagnosis
- Disease
- Injury
- Medication
- Treatment
- Health Promotion
- Childbirth
- Prenatal Care
- Postnatal Care
- Acute Care
- Emergency Care
- Patient Counselling
- Home Care
- Disease Reporting
- College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP)
- Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
- Provincial or Territorial Licensure
- Client Focus
- Oral Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Accuracy
- Reliability
- Professional Ethics