New job GP (general practitioner) in Newfoundland and Labrador

Work Setting

• Rural community health centres
• Hospital (staff position)

Specialization in Family Practice

• Palliative care
• Emergency medicine

Specific Skills

• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
• Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
• Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
• Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities
• 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

Security and Safety

• Bondable
• Driver's validity licence check
• Eligible for professional liability insurance
• Criminal record check
• Basic security clearance
• Enhanced reliability security clearance

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

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

Work Location Information

• Rural area
• Willing to relocate
• Relocation costs covered by employer

Personal Suitability

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