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Form of workHOSPITAL MEDICAL OFFICER – PGY3+ INTERNAL MEDICINE WITH HDU | VICTORIA
Our client is currently recruiting for a HMO in Internal Medicine with HDU – commencing from 3rd May 2021.
Fast Facts
- Permanent, full time positions available
- Internal Medicine with HDU
- PGY3 + including extensive experience in General and/or Internal Medicine setting.
- Extensive salary packaging options
The Position:
- To deliver high-quality and locally appropriate medical care to consumers of the Health Service.
- To promote the professional development of the Hospital Medical Officers – PGY2 and Interns PGY1
What they can offer:
- Ongoing professional development
- Continuing education support
- Positive Health and Employee Wellbeing Group
- Extensive salary packaging options
- Social and recreational activities
- Flexible working conditions
- Free immunisation program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Gym membership at corporate rates
- Corporate rates for health insurance
- Staff dining room
- Free uniform allocation ‘starter pack’
Duties:
- Patient assessment (history taking, physical examination, diagnostic formulation, appropriate investigations, consult and refer).
- Patient management (care planning – curative and symptomatic, providing continuity of care from admission to discharge, frequent and regular patient reviews, discharge planning, referral for ongoing care, end-of-life care).
- Emergency care (assessment and prioritisation, participation in Code Blue responses, participation in the MET response team, Advanced Life Support, emergency patient transfers).
- Perform procedural skills (pre-procedure care, principles of informed consent, minor/ward procedures and assisting with major/theatre procedures, post-procedure care).
- Provision of afterhours and overnight cover to all BRHS inpatients including Rehabilitation, Surgical, Paediatrics and rarely Maternity as required. 24/7 support to the HMO3+ is provided by an oncall Physician, Surgeon, GPA, GPO, GP VMO and ED SMO.
- Provide patient care that is appropriate to the rural setting of the health service.
- Involve patients and carers in clinical decision-making.
- Use of evidence to guide clinical practice.
- Participate in regular performance reviews based on agreed learning objectives with the supervising staff specialist.
- Multidisciplinary teamwork with all team members (collaborative and respectful communication, participation in multidisciplinary care planning and discharge planning, conflict resolution).
- Effective teamwork with external health care providers.
- Appropriate, timely and respectful communication to patients and carers.
- Participation in meetings with patients and carers and other meetings as directed by the Manager
- Contributing in breaking bad news and open disclosure of adverse events.
- Participation in complaints management.
- Timely, concise and informative clinical handover.
- Provide supervision and support to interns and medical students.
- Legislative compliance (privacy and confidentiality, notifiable diseases reporting, medicolegal reports, equal opportunity, human rights and responsibilities).
- Professional and ethical behaviour (consult colleagues about ethical concerns, accept responsibility for behaviour, punctuality, assistance of colleagues, participation in after-hours and on-call roster, participation in education activities, seeks and responds to feedback about performance).
- Undertake other duties as required by the Manager/Team Leader that are within the scope and skill consistent with the position.
The Health Service:
The Health Service provides a comprehensive array of health care services to the community.
Their guiding vision is to be a respected leader of outstanding healthcare that fulfils the role of improving the health and wellbeing of the community by providing accessible, high quality and sustainable health care.
With three campuses in region hosting staff and students across a wide range of professional specialties including medical and clinical, information technology, administration and finance, and logistics, the Health Service is also a magnet that attracts talented professionals to the region, playing a vital role in bolstering our local economy and strengthening the local community.
Some features of BRHS include:
- 52 Acute Beds
- 19 Sub-Acute Beds
- Modern Theatre Suite
- High Dependency Unit
- Day Procedure Unit
- Oncology/Medical Ambulatory Day Unit
- Dialysis Unit
- Emergency Department + Short Stay Unit
- Palliative Care
- Maternity Services + New Family Birthing Centre Opening 2020.
- Aged Care Facility
- Allied Health Services
- Medical Outpatient Services
- Home-Based Services incl’ Hospital in the Home, Community Health and a CBD campus.
The Location
The region is the major geographic and economic region in eastern Victoria and has a growing population of 43,000 people who enjoy its stunning natural environment, mild climate and easy lifestyle. The region’s natural attributes include snowfields, lakes, beaches and wilderness and provide a great outdoor lifestyle and range of recreational pursuits in our own backyard. The most significant attraction, drawing visitors all year round, is the Gippsland Lakes, Australia’s largest inland water system.
The City has a current approximate population of 13,000 and is the ‘commercial hub’ of the region. It is considered the ‘gateway’ to the snowfields, lakes, sea and forests of with a variety of shops, dining establishments, sport, culture, historical and arts experiences on offer.
An array of smaller towns located in the outlying areas enable a range of residential choices offering affordable property prices and clean and healthy living. Towns such as Paynesville, Nicholson, Metung, Lindenow and Lakes Entrance are all popular locations with waterways on your backdoor step!
The region has a resilient and thriving local economy offering a stable workforce, low unemployment, a strong industry training sector and job opportunities across a range of sectors and professions. The largest industries for employment are retail trade; health and community services; agriculture, fishing and forestry; education; manufacturing and hospitality and tourism.
A number of educational facilities exist in the region with a choice of state, catholic, private and specialist primary and secondary schools providing excellent education. Post secondary education is offered via the TAFE sector, tertiary courses and a range of specialist education and training facilities linked to industry and trades training.
Whether you are looking for a greater work/life balance, planning a sea or tree change, or seeking a clean, healthy and safe environment in which to raise your family, the region has a town or village to suit you!
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