Family physician

Palisades Medical Clinic; Siksiká #146, Alberta; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Free parking available

On-site amenities

Job summary

Palisades Medical Clinic in Alberta seeks a qualified physician to join a private practice setting in an urban community. The role involves comprehensive patient care, collaboration with other clinicians, and leadership responsibilities within a team-based environment.

Responsibilities include gathering medical histories, ordering tests, developing wellness plans, and advising patients on health strategies.

Qualifications

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.
• CCFP certification
• Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
• MCCQE I and MCCQE II

Responsibilities

• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals
• 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
• Participate in health care policy and planning
• Advise patients on health care
• Supervise staff
• 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
• Supervise home care services

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

• English

EDUCATION

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

EXPERIENCE

1 to less than 7 months

ON SITE

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

WORK SETTING

• Urban area
• Private practice

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals
• 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
• Participate in health care policy and planning
• Advise patients on health care
• Supervise staff
• 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
• Supervise home care services

SUPERVISION

• 3-4 people

CREDENTIALS

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)

BENEFITS

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• As per collective agreement

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities