Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Hybrid

Work must be completed both in person and remotely.

Work setting

- Chronic or long-term care facilities/centres
- Urban area
- Mental health institution, facility or clinic
- Private practice
- Clinic

Responsibilities

Tasks

- 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
- Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care
- 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
- Supervise home care services

Supervision

- Staff in various areas of responsibility
- Committees
- Working groups

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

Additional information

Personal suitability

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics

📌 family physician (Calgary)
🏢 WELL Health Clinic Network
📍 Calgary