Overview
Languages: English.

Work Setting

Private practice

Clinic

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

Qualifications

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or optometry.

College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP) (optional).

Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities.

Experience
Experience an asset.

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.

Co‑coordinate 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.

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📌 family physician (Alberta)
🏢 Medicentres Canada
📍 Alberta