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Reference Number 11164
Position Title Career Medical Officer
Employment Type Permanent Full Time
Department / Unit ICU
Section Not Applicable
Location Pimlico Campus
Hours per Fortnight 76
Position Summary
Career Medical Officer
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Remuneration: $220,000 base salary plus superannuation
Location: Townsville
Roster: 11-hour day shifts & 14-hour night shifts
About the role
Mater Private Hospital Townsville is currently looking for suitably qualified Career Medical Officer who will be available to work in their Intensive Care Unit.
This opportunity will place you with our dynamic Intensivist led multidisciplinary team, managing critically ill patients in a Level 6 ten bed Tertiary Intensive Care Unit. This locum placement would suit an anaesthetics/ICU or ED trained registrar looking for a well-supported experience in a friendly patient focused ICU.
The ICU operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the Career Medical Officers rostered on for day shifts of 11 hours long and night shifts of 14 hours long.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Registered Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Three (3) years post graduate experience; including three (3) months preferably (6) months in anaesthesia; in addition, at least six (6) months experience in UCU and/or ED.
- Skilled in airway management including bag/valve/mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation and LMA placement.
- Demonstrated skill in the placement of arterial lines and central venous catheters.
In return for your skills, compassion, integrity and enthusiastic commitment, you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Education and Research.
Working together as part of a larger team, you will help support Mater to improve the health of the community, empowering people to live better lives through improved health and wellbeing.
In addition to being part of a workplace that offers compassionate care in the Spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, you will have opportunities to increase your take home pay with our salary packaging options, support towards ongoing professional development, access to fitness passport, and many other benefits not offered in other workplaces.
As a not-for-profit organisation, employees are able to salary sacrifice their wage. This allows our employees to secure a tax-free income up to $15,900. In addition, employees are eligible for meal and entertainment expenses of up to $2,650.
To be eligible for employment in this role you must be one of the following:
- An Australian Citizen
- A permanent resident of Australia
- A New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport
- A citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia
Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 29th March 2023.
It is a requirement of this role that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please note proof of vaccination (MyGov Medicare Vaccination Certificate or Medical Certificate) will be required as a pre commencement requirement.
Please note we will be reviewing and contacting applicants prior to closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
Selection Criteria Essential: Do you have three (3) years post graduate experience; including three (3) months preferably (6) months in anaesthesia; in addition, at least six (6) months experience in ICU and/or ED?
Essential: Are you skilled in airway management including bag/valve/mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation and LMA placement?
Essential: Do you hold current ACLS and PALS certification?
Essential: Do you have experience in the placement of arterial lines and central venous catheters?
Essential: Have you undertaken a CALS (Cardiac Surgery Advanced Life Support) course?
Essential: Are you a holder of Medical Defence Insurance?
Essential: Are you an Australian/New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident?
Contact Person Nicholas Doherty
Contact Number (07) 4727 4597
Closing Date Open Ended
Position Description Career Medical Officer 2020.pdf
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on the closing date.
Please ensure your application is added before this time as we do not accept late applications.
