family physician

Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Experience: Experience an asset

Work setting:

• Ambulatory care centre
• General office
• Private practice

Tasks:

• 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
• Be the patient advocate
• Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
• 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
• Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE I and MCCQE II)

Specialization in family practice:

• Family counselling
• Geriatrics
• Gynecology
• Internal medicine
• Obstetrics
• Pediatrics
• Palliative care
• Psychotherapy
• Sports medicine

Security and safety:

• Medical exam
• Eligible for professional liability insurance
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test
• Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Work under pressure
• Walking
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability:

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics