family physician

Government of Canada; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A provincial healthcare provider in Red Deer is seeking a dedicated healthcare professional to examine patients, prescribe treatments, and manage comprehensive patient care. The ideal candidate will hold a medical degree and relevant licensure, with a strong commitment to client focus and team collaboration. The role offers competitive health benefits, including dental and health care plans.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Free parking available

On-site amenities

Team building opportunities

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of related experience required.
• Must be licensed by provincial or territorial authorities.
• Experience in family counselling or geriatrics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Examine patients to identify health issues.
• Consult with medical practitioners for patient care.
• Prescribe medications and treatments.
• Co-ordinate primary patient care.
• Advise patients on health care.

Skills

Accurate

Client focus

Dependability

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Team player

Education

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)

Tools

Cellular phone

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Urban area
• Private practice
• Clinic

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Supervision

• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Credentials

• Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience and specialization

• Family counselling
• Geriatrics
• Internal medicine
• Pediatrics
• Rural medicine
• Sexually transmitted diseases

Additional information

• Work under pressure
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

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

• Health benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week