Family Physician

Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Private practice
**Tasks**:

- Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
- Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
- Advise patients on health care
- Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities
- Communicate health promotion, disease, illnes and accident prevention to patients
- Perform patient advocacy role
- 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**:

- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week