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General Medicine
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Murrumbidgee Local Health District
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CAM26988 Requisition #
Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration:  -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26988


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Where you'll be working
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What you'll be doing
The team of two (2) Career Medical Officers work together, to provide on-site medical care for all adult medical hospital inpatients admitted in Griffith Base Hospital and Community Health Services including the wards, ICU/HDU, Hospital in the Home (HITH), Rehabilitation, Renal dialysis and surgical patients requiring medical consultation. With the ability to work independently the Career Medical Officers specialise in facilitating and coordinating the care and for acute and chronically ill medical patients working across all clinical departments and care settings to provide medical care and participate in the Rapid Response Team. The Career Medical Officers will work together with Specialist Physicians in accordance with competencies. The Career Medical Officers and the specialist teams will work collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for the patients.
 
The Career Medical Officers will play a major role developing and implementing robust processes that underpin care delivery. They will participate in clinical governance, organization of service delivery; liaison with the general practitioners and other clinicians and participation in education, training and supervision of junior medical officers.
 
An essential part of the  role is a commitment to personal and professional development that is shared between the Career Medical Officers and the employer and a clear focus on the acquisition and demonstration of skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to the duties of the hospitalist.
 
RACP Accreditation
This position is accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) for 6 months core General Medicine for Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine.

  1. Medical practitioner with general registration with the Medical Board of Australia with at least three years post-graduate experience and appropriate training and experience to undertake the role.
  2. High level skills and involvement in clinical care, supervision, mentoring and teaching. Able to exercise a moderate degree of professional independence.
  3. Demonstrated skills in and commitment to improvements in clinical care, patient safety and risk management processes, including the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve change.
  4. High level interpersonal communication and team skills
  5. Effective communication skills for working within health care organisations and the outside community, including capacity to use electronic communications (e.g. electronic records) effectively.
  6. Evidence of participation in continuing professional development
  7. Demonstrated commitment to the broader service objectives of the public health system, including the effective utilisation of resources, and participation in activities beyond direct patient care.


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For role related queries or questions contact Gillian Turner on gillian.turner1@health.nsw.gov.au

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