family physician

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

• College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP)
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Employer

Sage Meadows Medical Centre

How to Apply

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