Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Experience 5 years or more

On site

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

Work setting

- Clinic
- Medical clinic

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals
- Examine patients’ health condition to identify diseases and injuries
- 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
- Conduct disease screening
- Diagnose patients' diseases and disorders
- Examine patients to assess general physical condition

Credentials Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses




- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
- Large workload

Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player

Employment groups This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)

Support for newcomers and refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience

Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

📌 family physician (Edmonton)
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