Spanish Speaking Family Medicine Specialist Opportunity in Mississauga, Ontario

Job Title : Family Physician

Hiring Location : Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Number of Available Positions : Up to 2

Start Date : ASAP

Job Type : Full-Time, Permanent

Key Accountabilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic Family Physician who is interested in moving or starting their new practice in this highly desirable location in Mississauga, alongside two already established full time Family Physicians.

Located near the Hospital in a highly accessible neighbourhood, with the ability to attract new patients easily. There is a robust patient waiting list!

Supervision is also provided if needed.

The Health Centre is a beautiful, newly constructed clinic with Pharmacy, Optometrist, Physiotherapy and Cardiac Imaging partners on site.

We use OSCAR Pro EMR. Clinic currently open Monday to Friday, with the option to expand to include evenings and weekends.

Experienced professional staff to take care of all administrative work. Fee for Service with competitive Split.

The clinic is located centrally in the City of Mississauga, the largest adjacent city to Toronto, part of the greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Nearby there are several excellent public and private schools and communities.

Mississauga is a very multicultural city with patients from different backgrounds. There are many patients in the area and surrounding metropolitan areas without access to enough Family Physician care.

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing the following duties :

• Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures and consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
• Provide acute care management
• Vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
• Provide pre-natal and post-natal care
• Advise patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease, illness and accident prevention
• Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
• Perform patient advocacy role
• Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
• Provide continuous care to patients
• Supervise home care services
• Report births, deaths, and contagious and other diseases to governmental authorities.

Role Requirements

Education : Doctor of Medicine; Completion of Family Medicine residency training program in either the UK, Ireland, U.S, Canada or Australasia.

Licensure : Completion of the Ontario provincial licensing authority requirements.

Experience : Prior specialist work experience is an asset, but not required.

Hours : 35 - 40 hours per week, 7 - 8 hours per day, Monday - Friday only.

Wage : Fee-for-service, doctors keep 75% of all billings to patients.

Language Requirements : English, and Fluency in Spanish is also required due to a large Spanish speaking community in the area.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply online and attach an up to date copy of your CV / Resume for consideration.