Psychiatrist

ID# 008289

Languages

English

Education

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

 Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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 

• College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP)
• Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience and specialization

Specialization in clinical medicine

• Psychiatry

Additional information

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