Internal medicine specialist

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Clinic

Tasks

• Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders
• May conduct medical research on human disorders, illnesses, preventive or curative methods
• Prescribe medication and treatment
• Refer patients for surgery
• Treat diseases and physiological disorders
• Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
• Advise patients on health care
• Supervise staff
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
• Be the patient advocate
• Participate in health care policy and planning
• Hire and train staff
• Perform human resources related duties such as personnel selection
• Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
• Perform and assist in routine surgery
• 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
• Provide emergency care
• Provide acute care management
• Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures to determine the most appropriate medical treatment
• Help patients develop healthy habits, break old habits and reshape their approach to wellness
• Examine patients' health condition to identify diseases and injuries
• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals

Supervision

• Working groups

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Specialization in family practice

• Family counselling

Specialization in clinical medicine

• Internal medicine

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Repetitive tasks
• Large workload
• Large caseload

Personal suitability

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

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Commission

Other benefits

• Free parking available