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Form of work#519923 Career Medical Officer (CMO)
Emergency Department
Calvary Mater Newcastle
Are you looking for a new opportunity in a supportive and flexible working environment? Advance your current skills and gain firsthand experience with a leader in emergency medicine.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time or Part Time opportunities available
Position Classification: Career Medical Officer Grade 1 & 2 Year 1-5
Remuneration: $70.19 - $104.59 per hour + superannuation + salary packaging options designed to reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay
Hours per week: flexible up to full time
Location: Calvary Mater Newcastle – Cnr Platt & Edith Street Waratah (Newcastle, NSW)
YOUR NEW ROLE:
We are seeking a Career Medical Officer (CMO) to join our Emergency Department with a difference. You will be responsible for the provision of safe, effective and appropriate patient centred medical care in a team based Emergency Department. At Calvary Mater Newcastle (CMN), the main point of difference for our Emergency Department is specialised focus on general medicine, oncology and haematology, palliative care, psychiatric and clinical toxicology presentations.
If you are seeking a position as a CMO, working in a team who understands the complexity of balancing work and personal priorities, then this is the position for you. We are open to providing you with flexibility around your working hours, whether it is part time, weekends only, short shifts or school hours. We are also flexible to focus on your professional areas of interest such as seeing main floor patients and resuscitation level patients or only seeing the ambulatory care/fast track type patient or working primarily in our short stay ward managing short term Emergency Department admitted patients and discharge planning. There is room to expand on some non-clinical projects for the right candidate.
We encourage you to contact Dr Ingrid Berling, Director of Emergency Medicine on (02) 4014 3740 or ingrid.berling@calvarymater.org.au to find out more about the type of CMO that we are looking for and what we can offer you as a team member.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that all patients discharged from the department who require non-ED follow-up care receive a written discharge letter and advice about their condition, including the use of patient handouts where available.
- Ensure that patients are discharged to a safe environment
- Ensure that appropriate follow up arrangements are in place for patients being discharged home
- Demonstrated an understanding of risk management processes and systems
- Protects the rights of patients whilst respecting their values, customs and spiritual beliefs
WHY JOIN US?
CMN is an Affiliated Health Organisation providing services to both public and private patients primarily from the Hunter New England area. Current employees of NSW Health can request to have various leave entitlement balances transferred to CMN on commencement. Leave types may include but not limited to Long Service Leave, Annual Leave and Sick Leave. Applicants are encouraged to discuss this with the Convenor for further information. Working at CMN gives you access to a great range of benefits:
- ADO's each month (for full-time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Superannuation contributions
- Generous Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay!
- Novated leasing available for eligible employees
- Access to Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
- Onsite Parking
- Gender Neutral parental leave
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HOW DO YOU APPLY?
Click ‘Apply for Job’ and follow the prompts. As part of your application, you will be asked to:
- Create a profile in our Calvary People Platform (if you are not an existing user)
- Attach a current resume.
- Provide a written response to four (4) selection criteria.
- Cover letters are optional (1-2 pages max.)
Please note the following:
- As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights and criminal history check to ensure suitability for the role.
- You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19.
