After Hours Medical Officers

After Hours Medical Officer
Casual position
Cabrini Malvern and Cabrini Brighton Hospitals
Cabrini offers
Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax free each year, plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefits
Rewarding career growth opportunities
Attractive hourly rates + 11% Super
Use of private office
Free onsite parking
Enjoyable workplace culture in a mission-based, values driven healthcare organisation
How you will make an impact
Join Cabrini's After Hours Medical team to provide onsite care and medical support for inpatients After Hours, including weeknights, weekends and public holidays. Help ensure all patients receive timely and appropriate care during their admission, with the support and direction of the admitting consultants.
This is a casual position, with the opportunity to work at both of our Malvern and Brighton campuses. After Hours Medical Officers are expected to commit to working at least one shift per month to maintain contemporary knowledge of the hospital and its policies.
Key responsibilities:
Provide onsite management of Cabrini inpatients (excluding ICU), including assessment, treatment and monitoring, in consultation with the patient’s primary specialist(s).
Perform procedures which are relevant to patient care and for which you have received necessary standards of training (e.g., intravenous cannulation, male and female catheterisation, arterial/venous blood gas collection).
Prescribe appropriate fluid, drug and other therapies deemed appropriate for the patient’s welfare.
First responder for MET calls and other emergency codes and the provision of emergency medical care in collaboration with other on-site clinicians and, where appropriate, the patient’s admitting consultants (VMOs).
Maintain professional standards of contemporaneous documentation and communication. Participate in clinical handover with the patient’s care team on commencement and conclusion of shifts.
This role also provides the opportunity to experience working in a private, not-for-profit health service and build future relationships with Cabrini Health.
About you
Cabrini’s After Hours Medical Officers provide compassionate and competent care to all patients, working within the Mission and Values of Cabrini Health.
You will have the following:
MBBS, MD or equivalent degree
Unconditional general registration with AHPRA as a Medical Practitioner
Minimum of three years’ clinical experience following graduation (PGY4+)
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
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​Enquiries to: Dr Nathan Vos, Medical Administration Registrar - (03) 9508 1328
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community. You will have opportunities to learn new skills and give back to your community.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s south east. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, we have been providing quality, compassionate care to our community for 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini. Wherever we work, we are compassionate, connected people transforming lives together. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Cabrini is an equitable and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a safe environment for children and vulnerable people.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for Influenza and COVID-19 (including boosters), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.