Physician - Family Practice and Occupational Medicine

Role Summary

Magna Health Centre (MHC) is a multidisciplinary health clinic that services Magna Employees and individuals in the community. MHC offers family medicine, occupational health services, massage therapy, and chiropractic care.

Key Responsibilities

Family Medicine

• Examine patients and take their histories
• Access and treat illnesses ranging from minor to life-threatening
• Provide acute care management
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
• Order laboratory tests and other diagnostic testing such as x-ray, ultrasound, CT/MRI, cardiac tests
• Consult with and refer to other health care workers, including specialists, to evaluate patients’ physical and mental health
• Refer patients to community-based resources, such as peer and group support and home care services
• Vaccinate patients as per the Public Health vaccination schedule and Travel guidelines
• Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
• Screen for health risks and talk to patients about preventing health problems and preventive care screening

Occupational Medicine

• Communicate with community health care providers respecting absence management, disability management and accommodation matters
• Support Occupation Health & Safety (OHS) to evaluate and implement accommodation requests
• Support the company's health promotion and education program
• Work with OHS to implement policies and ensure health and safety compliance
• Examine employees and obtain their relevant histories, order tests and consult with other medical practitioners to prevent occupational disease, workplace injury and determine fitness to work
• Perform occupational health screening such as forklift medicals

Key Qualifications/Requirements

Knowledge and Education

• Licensed family physician in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• Preference given to members of the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine at the ACBOM or CCBOM level.

Work Experience

• 2-3 years’ experience as a family physician
• 1-2 years’ experience in occupational medicine

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to examine patients and treat, diagnose, refer and prescribe medication as required
• Ability to review medical notes for accommodation and determine employee’s disability-based need for accommodation based on the information provided

Work Environment

• Standard work environment
• Minimal travel

Additional Information

Accommodations for disabilities in relations to the job selection process are available upon request.

Candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Records Check and, if deemed necessary, a Credit Check as part of the candidate selection process