GP (general practitioner)

Job Description

<ul><li>Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry</li></ul><p>Experience</p><p>2 years to less than 3 years</p><p><b>Work setting</b></p><ul><li>Urban area</li><li>Private practice</li></ul><p>Responsibilities</p><p><b>Tasks</b></p><ul><li>Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals</li><li>Examine patients’ health condition to identify diseases and injuries</li><li>Help patients develop healthy habits, break old habits and reshape their approach to wellness</li><li>Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures to determine the most appropriate medical treatment</li><li>Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health</li><li>Prescribe and administer medications and treatments</li><li>Perform and assist in routine surgery</li><li>Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care</li><li>Advise patients on health care</li><li>Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities</li><li>Be the patient advocate</li><li>Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care</li><li>Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues</li></ul><p>Credentials</p><p><b>Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses</b></p><ul><li>Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)</li><li>Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities</li><li>Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE I and MCCQE II)</li></ul><p>Additional information</p><p><b>Security and safety</b></p><ul><li>Eligible for professional liability insurance</li></ul><p><b>Work conditions and physical capabilities</b></p><ul><li>Fast-paced environment</li><li>Work under pressure</li><li>Physically demanding</li><li>Standing for extended periods</li><li>Combination of sitting, standing, walking</li></ul><p><b>Personal suitability</b></p><ul><li>Accurate</li><li>Client focus</li><li>Efficient interpersonal skills</li><li>Flexibility</li><li>Initiative</li><li>Organized</li><li>Team player</li><li>Values and ethics</li><li>As per collective agreement</li></ul><p><b>Long term benefits</b></p><ul><li>Maternity and parental benefits</li></ul><p><b>Other Benefits</b></p><ul><li>Free parking available</li><li>Team building opportunities</li><li>Parking available</li><li>Variable or compressed work week</li></ul><p>J-18808-Ljbffr</p><h3>Create a job alert for this search</h3><p>General Practitioner • Okotoks, Town of Okotoks, Canada</p>
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