Physician, Family

Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
- Experience: Experience an asset
**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
- 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
- Communicate health promotion, disease, illnes and accident prevention to patients
- Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
**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
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week