Posted 2 months ago
Family Physician
@ Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team is hiring a Family Physician in Ottawa for full-time or part-time permanent work, open until filled. The physician diagnoses, treats and monitors patients of all ages, coordinates their care, and orders and evaluates diagnostic and laboratory tests. Wages follow the Ministry of Health scale.
Responsibilities:
- Diagnose, treat and monitor patients of all ages
- Gather history from patients, family, nurses and specialists
- Order and evaluate diagnostic and laboratory tests
- Coordinate care with clinic staff and treatment teams
Requirements summary:
- Medical degree and CPSO licence in good standing
- Comfortable in community or walk-in settings
- Experience in palliative care, outreach or high-risk populations
- Inuktitut or experience with Inuit is an asset
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Department | Physicians & advanced practice |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | Inuktitut |
| Background checks | criminal record, vulnerable sector |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | Professional degree (MD, JD…) (required) |
| Fields of study | Medicine |
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Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team
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- Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team
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Position: Family Physician
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Status: Full-time or Part-time Permanent; job posting open until filled.
Reports to: Executive Director
Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team (AIFHT) is a not-for-profit medical clinic providing culturally safe, community-based primary medical care to Inuit individuals and their families. We work closely with federal, provincial, and local health partners to deliver holistic, respectful, and responsive care grounded in Inuit cultural safety principles.
AIFHT requires a conscientious, career minded Family Physician to be responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients, as well as the effective management and coordination of care for all ages. The Physician will provide medical care by interviewing, examining and treating patients as necessary. This individual is responsible for gathering and organizing patient data and case history from various sources including the patient, family, nurses, specialists and other care practitioners. The Physician orders and evaluates diagnostic and laboratory testing as required.
The Physician will be expected to establish and maintain open, effective communication between clinic workers, patients, other physicians, treatment teams and nurses to ensure the effective completion of job duties.
Position Requirements:
- Hold a medical degree, and licensed member in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).
- Comfortable in community or walk-in settings.
- Experience in special programs, such as palliative care, street outreach, working with high-risk populations or medically complex individuals.
- Inuktitut language skills and/or experience working with Inuit is considered an asset.
- Wages are outlined as per the Ministry of Health.
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to provide a criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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