Family medicine physician Jobs in Edmonton, AB

Work setting

• Willing to relocate
• General office
• Private practice
• Clinic

Tasks

• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals
• Help patients develop healthy habits, break old habits and reshape their approach to wellness
• Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
• Participate on institutional committees
• Perform and assist in routine surgery
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
• Participate in health care policy and planning
• Advise patients on health care
• Supervise staff
• 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

Supervision

• Working groups

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE I and MCCQE II)

Specialization in family practice

• Family counselling
• Geriatrics
• Obstetrics
• Sexually transmitted diseases

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Walking
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Repetitive tasks

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Team building opportunities

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities