Pediatrician

Work setting

• Private practice
• Urban area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders
• Diagnose psychiatric 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
• Treat psychiatric disorders
• Study the nature, cause and development of diseases and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases
• Act as consultants to other physicians
• Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) neonatal resuscitation program
• Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
• Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE I and MCCQE II)
• Specialty residency training
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certification Examination
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience and specialization

Specialization in clinical medicine

• Pediatrics

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Manual dexterity

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Parking available