General Practitioner

Description

Diagnose, treat and prevent human physical and mental disorders and injuries.

Tasks include

• Consults with, and conducts examinations on, patients to determine the nature of disorders and illnesses, and maintains patient records
• Creates patient-centric care plans as part of a treatment team, and refers patients to and exchanges medical information with, other Health Professionals
• Requests laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets findings to assist diagnosis
• Provides overall care for patients, and prescribes and administers treatments, medications and other remedial measures
• Monitors patient progress and response to treatment
• Performs medical and minor surgical procedures