Primary Care Practitioner

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  • Added Date: Thursday, 07 August 2025
  • Deadline Date: Thursday, 21 August 2025
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THE ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING ย 

The Staff Employment and Administration Section (SEA) is one of three Human Resources sections within the Administration and Services Bureau in ICAO.ย SEA is responsible for: administration of contracts (staff and non-staff personnel), contract management, administration of benefits and entitlements, management of pension and other social security entitlements, protocol related matters and oversight of the Medical Clinic and staff accreditation matters.

The Social Security and Pension Unit (SSP) is responsible for: the administration of staff benefits with respect to staff enrolment in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) and all insurances, including after-service coverage; the application of review procedures for compensation claims and disability benefits; the interpretation of the provisions of the regulations, rules and pension adjustment system of the UNJSPF; the provision of advice to staff on pension entitlements and medical and after-service benefits; oversight of the ICAO Medical Clinic and liaison with the ICAO Medical Consultant(s) on occupational safety and health matters, and with the Quebec Government on matters relating to Medicare; and administration of the Employee Assistance Programme.

Under the overall supervision of Chief, Human Resources Staff Employment and Administration Section, the incumbent works in close collaboration with ICAOโ€™s Occupational Health Clinical Nurse, who coordinates with management and provides technical support to the team throughout the processes of planning and delivery of medical services to ICAO staff, the Delegations and staff of other UN Organizations in Montreal on routine day to day matters related to delivery of medical services and the HR Specialist (Social Security and Benefits) on administrative matters and activities relating to Social Security and Pension (SSP).ย ย 
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MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Providingย comprehensiveย primaryย medicalย careย toย patientsย withย acuteย andย chronicย health conditions by offering effective pharmacological, complementary, or counselling interventions. Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Management and follow-up of chronic conditions; developing treatment plans monitoring the patient's condition and adjusting the treatment as needed. Establishing appropriate medical employment limitations (MEL) recommendations. Providing referrals to other health care providers for further evaluation or treatment. Coordinatingย careย withย otherย healthcareย providersย andย ensuringย thatย theย patientย receives appropriate follow up care. Recommending sick leave when warranted. Implementing strategies to promote health and prevent illness. Reviewing,ย recommending,ย andย administeringย immunizations,ย asย needed,ย followingย WHO and CDC applicable guidelines.

Advantages to working in this environment:

No overhead costs or clinic fees. No office rent. Opportunity for working in an International United Nations organization. Generous allotment of time for each patient. No evenings or weekend.ย  No patient enrolment required as primary care provider. More than 1000 potential clients will avail these services. Part time: Three half-day clinics per week. Clinic days may be adjusted with mutual agreement depending on the demand. Option to work flexible hour.
ย  RESULT OF SERVICE

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is seeking a primary care medical practitioner,ย RAMQย affiliated,ย toย provideย healthcareย servicesย toย theย ICAOย staff,ย andย Members of National Delegations, including their dependents/family members (Note: dependent children must be betweenย 5 to 18 years old).

The incumbent will function as a treating physician to staff and delegates for the duration of theirย contractย andย willย beย anย essentialย memberย ofย theย healthย careย team.ย Theย incumbentย willย be responsible for the provision of primary care, minor trauma care, health promotion, prevention of diseases and injuries and support services.
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE ย  Educational background
ย  Essential

โ€ข ย  Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

โ€ข ย  Certification in Family Medicine with the Collรจge des mรฉdecins du Quรฉbec.ย 

โ€ข ย  Basic Life Support for Health Providers or CPR/AED Level C Certification

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

ย  Professional experience and Knowledge
ย  Essential

โ€ข ย  At least seven years of full-time equivalent experience directly providing patient medical care in an ambulatory primary care, urgent care or emergency medicine setting.

โ€ข ย  RAMQ affiliated.

โ€ข ย  Operational DSQ key.

Desirable

โ€ข ย  ย Experience in the care of children.

โ€ข ย  ย Experience with EMR.

โ€ข ย  ย Experience with CRDS.

โ€ข ย  ย Experience with DSQ.
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Language Skill ย  Essential Fluent reading, writing and speaking abilities inย English and French. Desirable A working knowledge of any other language of the Organizationย (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish).
ย  CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The duration of this assignment is 6 months, with possibility of extension.

Pleaseย noteย thatย theย primaryย careย practitionerย willย beย compensatedย throughย fee-for-serviceย (fee for each patient visit).
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HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit ICAO's e-Recruitment website at:ย ICAO Career Website
ย  NOTICE TO CANDIDATES ICAO does NOT charge any fees or request money from candidates at any stage of the selection process, nor does it concern itself with bank account details of applicants. Requests of this nature allegedly made on behalf of ICAO are fraudulent and should be disregarded.

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