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SalaryGERIATRIC MEDICINE - REGISTRAR | BASED IN BEAUTIFUL SOUTH TASMANIA
Our client is seeking a motivated and experienced Registrar in Geriatric Medicine to join their Older Persons unit.
Fast Facts:
- The position is suitable for BPT trainees, GP Registrars and those interested in Advanced Training in Geriatrics
- It is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania
- The hospitals Older Persons Unit is for acutely unwell older patients, providing input to the Orthopaedic ward with Orthogeriatric service and consultation work to all wards within the hospital.
- The Hospital is the tertiary referral hospital for Tasmania and is the principal teaching hospital for the University of Tasmania Medical School.
- Base salary of between $91,442 - $129,391pa
The Position:
The Hospital’s Older Persons Unit is for acutely unwell older patients, providing input to the Orthopaedic ward with Orthogeriatrics service and consultation work to all wards within the Hospital.
The successful applicant will be working with of a team of junior doctors and Consultants with potential rotations including the Older Persons Unit, the Orthogeriatrics liaison service, the hospital Consults service, Jasmine Unit (at the Royal Fagan Centre, focusing on rehabilitation in patients with BPSD and P1/P3 (multidisciplinary rehabilitation).
Preferences for rotations will be discussed between the trainee and Director of Clinical Teaching in Aged Care prior to commencement, considering educational objectives.
The Registrar is responsible for the day to day management of private and public inpatients and outpatients within the Hospital and provides after-hours emergency cover at the hospital as determined by the Medical Workforce Unit
The position is suitable for BPT trainees, GP Registrars and those interested in Advanced Training in Geriatrics.
Focus of Duties:
- Admission and care of patients in the wards including a daily ward round and liaison with Specialist Medical Staff regarding patients.
- Attend Specialist ward rounds and record all decisions made in the medical history.
- Timely response to calls by members of the patient’s care team.
- Ensure that consultations occur when requested.
- Interact with families or carers of hospital patients.
- Accurate and timely recording of drugs and treatment.
- Undertake procedures as required.
- Accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous recording in the medical record including progress notes each day.
- Discharge planning.
- Provide Discharge Summary compliant with THS policy (or the appropriate standards) to ensure safe clinical handover to community-based care providers.
- Provide after-hours cover
The Hospital:
It’s the second oldest hospital in Australia and the largest hospital in Tasmania. The Hospital is the tertiary referral hospital for Tasmania and is the principal teaching hospital for the University of Tasmania Medical School. The Hospital provides most specialist medical services for the region.
It provides acute, sub-acute, mental health and aged care inpatient and ambulatory services to a population of about 250,000 people in the southern region.
Also, the hospital provides a comprehensive range of general and specialty medical and surgical services including many state-wide services such as cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, extensive burns treatment, hyperbaric medicine, neonatal and paediatric intensive care and high risk obstetrics.
The Emergency Department opened in March 2007. The department includes an assessment and planning and a short stay observation unit. ED has approximately 60,000 presentations per year.
The Older Persons Unit (OPU) has 16 beds at the hospital and for acutely unwell older patients, providing input to the Orthopaedic ward with Orthogeriatrics service and consultation work to all wards within the hospital.
The Location:
It is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. With a population of approximately 240,000, it offers a contrasting blend of heritage, scenery and culture, with world class activities and attractions nearby.
Located at the entrance to the Derwent River, its well-preserved surrounding bushland reaches close to the city centre and beaches line the shores of the river and estuary beyond.
With its captivating history, picturesque waterways, rugged mountains and gourmet experiences, the city has something for everyone.
Award-winning restaurants offer fine dining experiences using the best Tasmanian produce recognised by the world's best chefs, while on the waterfront punts and fishmongers sell the freshest seafood straight from the Southern Ocean.
Enjoy the contrast of elegant heritage sandstone alongside modern architecture. Explore Salamanca Place, a short walk from the waterfront, with its galleries, theatres, craft shops and restaurants in 1830s Georgian warehouses and on Saturdays enjoy the food and entertainment of Salamanca Market, Australia's best outdoor market.
Take a walk along the iconic waterfront, explore the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery or take a ferry up river to MONA for an out-of-this-world modern art experience.
It's easy to fall for the many charms of this quietly buzzing city that hits fever pitch at festival time.
It is also close to many of southern Tasmania's best travel experiences, from historic Port Arthur and the rugged Tasman Peninsula to Bruny Island, the Huon and Derwent Valleys and Mount Field National Park.
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