GP (general practitioner)

Pinnacle Medical Centres
Strathmore
CAD 70,000 - 110,000
Job description
Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

  • Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Work Setting

  • Rural area
  • Rural community health centres
  • Private practice
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
  • Perform and assist in routine surgery
  • 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
Credentials

  • 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)
Additional Information

Security and Safety

  • Eligible for professional liability insurance
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Large workload
Personal Suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
Benefits

Financial Benefits

  • As per collective agreement
Long Term Benefits

  • Maternity and parental benefits
Other Benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Team building opportunities
  • Variable or compressed work week
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