GP (general practitioner)

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
• or equivalent experience
• Family and consumer sciences/human sciences communication

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Chronic or long-term care facilities/centres
• Rural area
• Willing to relocate
• Rural community health centres
• General office
• Clinic

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
• 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
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
• Participate in health care policy and planning
• Advise patients on health care
• Hire and train staff
• Supervise staff
• 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

Supervision

• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP)
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check
• Medical exam
• Eligible for professional liability insurance
• Basic security clearance
• Adult Abuse Registry check
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone

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

Benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available