Position Title Emergency Physician - Temporary Part-time
Employment Type Permanent Part Time, Temporary Part Time
Location Eastern Health
Award Classification Fractional Specialists (31) (Victorian Public Health Sector Medical Specialists Enterprise Agreement 2013) - Specialist Year 04
Hours (per fortnight) 48Applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted
The successful applicant to this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment Police Check.
Position SummaryEMERGENCY PHYSICIAN
- 12 months Part Time | Experience work-life balance
- Box Hill Hospital Emergency Department, Eastern Health
- Generous Salary Packaging + super
- Contribute actively to provision of clinical care, supervision, and departmental clinical oversight to ensure delivery of high quality, efficient and safe patient care at all times.
- Actively contribute to collaborative work, departmental cohesion and activities that foster a supportive, fulfilling environment for all staff within the emergency department.
- Ensure provision of timely high quality medical care to Emergency Department (ED) patients;
- Manage critical cases in the ED;
- Efficiently apply current professional knowledge in the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and disposition of patients;
- Review existing practices and promote change either based on evidence or if other change is required;
- Maintain professional medical ethics;
- Ensure the maintenance of adequate clinical records;
- Ensure documentation of significant patient management decisions;
- Minimise inappropriate disposition, unexpected representations, missed major diagnosis and medication errors,
- When rostered on-call, provide an immediate telephone response to provide advice and/ or to return to the hospital as soon as possible if this is clinically required, and
- When rostered on-call, return for inter-hospital transfers of critically ill patients in the department if required
- Respond to calls for assistance from outside ED when required, and when care of ED patients will not be significantly compromised.
- Provide leadership and clinical care to the Short Stay Unit as rostered
- Ensure effective communication with and be receptive to patient, relative, user and peer groups;
- Actively support multi-disciplinary teamwork;
- Participate in ED decision making processes through Departmental consultative mechanisms;
- Provide advice to and liaise with staff from other units as required;
- Ensure that patients/families are given adequate information upon which to base treatment decisions;
- Develop a strong patient focus in the delivery of emergency care;
- Minimise complaints arising from lack of, or inappropriate communication;
- Ensure patients discharged from Emergency Department have documentation of their visit for LMO follow up; and
- Maintain professional etiquette.
- Participate in the Department’s quality program, including participation in audit activities, analysis of relevant key performance indicators (KPIs) and clinical indicators;
- Attend Unit meetings where necessary;
- Develop and implement clinical pathways where appropriate;
- Assist in developing protocols and guidelines where required;
- Assist in resolving patient and relative complaints;
- Notify the Director of Emergency Services of any sentinel event or serious adverse incident within the Department; use the accepted reporting framework and assist as necessary in any review process
- Ensure that all Registrars, HMOs and Nursing Staff are supported and adequately supervised in the provision of clinical services; and
- Provide clinical and other support by active listening, constructive criticism, example and guidance and workplace training.
- Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate education.
- Progress in professional training and development through self-directed learning, attendance at and participation in education programs and compliance with ACEM CPD requirements;
- Attain and maintain procedural skills;
- Attend departmental education sessions;
- Critically read appropriate journal publications;
- Develop a strategic plan for personal ongoing postgraduate education;
- Become familiar with the policies and procedures of the institution;
- Maintain an active interest and participation in research and academic publication
- Participate in Eastern Health and Emergency Medicine performance management systems.
- Focus on and commit to continuous improvement and operational efficiency;
- Without compromising patient care, maximise revenue through benchmarking of productivity/ efficiency measures of comparable hospitals;
- Ensure maximal and efficient utilisation of resources;
- Assist with efficient bed utilisation by ensuring the appropriateness of emergency admissions;
- Commit to Emergency Department and other Department of Health Services targets;
- Work within the budgetary provisions for the delivery of clinical services;
- Support data collection procedures
- Essential: Current medical registration with AHPRA
- Essential: Current Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
- Must have significant clinical experience, with experience and training in emergency medicine.
- Must participate in relevant college continuing education programs particularly related to emergency medicine.
- Demonstrated experience in teaching of medical students and Junior Medical Staff.
- Teaching experience of other clinical staff – nursing and allied health.
- Exposure to research practices and principles.
- Familiarity with clinical information systems.
- Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
- All applications must be submitted online via E-Mercury
- All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Fit2Work Check, where preferred candidates will be required to complete a Criminal History Check at the expense of Eastern Health.
- You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.
- Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.
Contact Person Jane Lukins
Contact Number (03) 9975 6043
Contact Email JANE.LUKINS@EASTERNHEALTH.ORG.AU
Alternate Contact Person ROBYN GUNN
Alternate Contact Number (03) 9871 3150
Alternate Contact Email ROBYN.GUNN@EASTERNHEALTH.ORG.AU
Closing Date 06/05/2024
Position Description PD - EH - Emergency Physician - FT or Frac - 2024 03 28 (Prog Dir Wording)(WB).pdfApplication Guide
SharePlease 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.