Vr General Practitioner

Ardent Medical is a medical group that provides primary care services to the Australian aged care sector. We are expanding our operations and are seeking VR General Practitioners (preferably with geriatric or aged care experience) to join our team of medical practitioners to provide primary care services to our customers in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) in the Epping region. Our customers comprise of both public and private aged care operators with a national footprint.

This role will see the successful candidate:

• be employed as a casual General Practitioner with an hourly rate of $180 per hour.
• solely focused on providing primary care services to residents of RACFs and work in collaboration with our GPs and nurses.
• provide primary care services which includes:
  • taking medical history
  • undertaking clinical examination
  • arranging any necessary investigations
  • implementing a management plan
  • providing appropriate preventive health care
  • conduct regular reviews and follow ups with aged care residents.
• contribution to health assessments and medication management for new resident admissions.
• perform annual health assessment reviews for existing residents.
• review multidisciplinary care plans and participate in case conferences when needed.

You will be supported by our nursing and administration staff day-to-day on all administrative and IT related matters. This will allow you to focus on clinical tasks and patient care. 

All after-hour calls made by the RACFs will be directed to our medical deputising service who will be responsible for taking the calls and provide the appropriate advice. Notes and actions taken will be recorded on our patient management system for your review when you are back at work. This will ensure you have adequate work life balance and have your time away from work undisturbed.

The successful candidate:

• is a VR Doctor who is unrestricted or under moratorium.
• is currently AHPRA registered and is permitted to work in Australia.
• is able to apply for a Medicare Provider Number.
• must have their own professional indemnity insurance (a copy of your policy must be provided to Ardent Medical for record purposes).
• a great attitude and able to work under the guidance of our Senior Medical Officer.
• is committed to the company and a team player.
• has basic computer knowledge and good social and communication skills.

If you are interested in finding out more about the role, speak to our team of doctors and get an insight into our service model. Please contact Aaron on 0403 278 *** or email at ************@ardentmedical.com.au for more information.