Primary Care Physician

Job summary

Provide comprehensive primary care for acute and chronic conditions, including diagnosis, treatment, referrals, and rehabilitation. Deliver occupational health services for military members, manage fitness-for-duty assessments and medical employment limitations, and maintain patient records while communicating relevant clinical matters to senior medical authorities.

Job details

Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members. Position Overview Calian is excited to announce an opportunity for a Primary Care Physician to join our dedicated clinical team on a part-time basis at CFB Halifax. A great opportunity to support the men and women of the military while maintaining your practice! Responsibilities Provide Comprehensive primary medical care to patients with acute and chronic health conditions including referral to other health care providers when warranted. Deliver occupational health services such as, but not limited to: assessments of medical fitness for duty, including pre- and post- deployment, Periodic Health Assessment, hazardous occupation assessments, and post-illness or injury. Diagnosis and treatment of occupational and environmental injuries and illnesses, including rehabilitation. Establishment of patient Medical Employment Limitations (MEL), approve and recommend sick leave, and assign and recommend changes in medical category in accordance with policies. Referral of patients for participation in programs for the use of indicated personal protective devices - hearing conservation, respiratory protection program. Communicate with Senior Medical Authority on relevant clinical matters such as CF Spectrum of Care, complex patients requiring multi- disciplinary intervention, individual operational readiness. Maintain patient medical information in Electronic Health Record and patient health records. Qualifications Licensed and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia Certification in Family Medicine with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP) Basic Life Support for Health Providers or CPR/AED Level C Additional Requirements You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level #

What you’ll do

Provide comprehensive primary care for acute and chronic conditions, including diagnosis, treatment, referrals, and rehabilitation. Deliver occupational health services for military members, manage fitness-for-duty assessments and medical employment limitations, and maintain patient records while communicating relevant clinical matters to senior medical authorities.

Requirements

Applicants must be licensed and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia, and hold Family Medicine certification from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Basic Life Support for Health Providers or CPR/AED Level C is required, and candidates must be able to obtain Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level.

Listed skills

• Health · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Dedicated · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Primary Care
• Family Medicine
• Acute and Chronic Care
• Occupational Health
• Medical Fitness Assessments
• Diagnosis and Treatment
• Rehabilitation
• Medical Employment Limitations
• Referral Coordination
• Hearing Conservation
• Respiratory Protection
• Electronic Health Records
• Clinical Communication
• Basic Life Support
• CPR and AED

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Government & Public Sector

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