AddressMetro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
- To provide ethical decision making in the achievement of organisational goals.
- Provide inpatient and outpatient care by
- Assessing patients, determining and instigating appropriate investigations
- Establish management plan for patients in consultation with the consultant
- Where appropriate, ensure discharge planning commences early in the process of care (inpatients only);
- Communicate assessment findings, proposed management plans and alternatives to patient and carers and seek consent
- Gather input from appropriate multidisciplinary team for patient's ongoing clinical care
- Continually monitor and review patient progress and adjust the management plan when necessary; and
- Ensure timely, effective and appropriate clinical handover with other staff and healthcare providers.
- Ensure appropriate and timely communication to the General Practitioner, other health care providers and carers to ensure ongoing patient care post hospital stay.
- Attend tutorials, participate and present at grand rounds, attend compulsory courses, and participate in on-the-job training in order to meet college requirements and develop clinical knowledge and skills.
- Act as a role model to residents and interns through providing on the job guidance and direction to and become involved in prevocational educational programs.
- Contribute towards the assessment of junior medical staff.
- Follow hospital practices and demonstrate initiative aligned to ensuring the safest possible environment for patients and staff.
- Be aware of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS Standards) and how they relate to this position.
- Actively participate in outcome reviews and audits and participate in organisational systems improvement, including committees.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our ICARE² values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team.
