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February
UEXCEL MEDICAL RECRUITMENT - Hobart, TAS
Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical
Source: uWorkin
Start date: Mid 2021
The Emergency Department, opened in March 2007. The department includes an assessment and planning and a short stay observation unit. The ED has approximately 60,000 presentations per year
The Role Focus of Duties:
Responsible for the day to day management of private and public inpatients and outpatients within the Hospital. Provide after-hours emergency cover at the hospital as determined by the Medical Staffing Unit. Duties:
1. Admission and care of patients in the wards including a daily ward round and liaison with Specialist Medical Staff regarding patients.
2. Attend Specialist ward rounds and record all decisions made in the medical history.
3. Timely response to calls by members of the patient’s care team.
4. Ensure that consultations occur when requested.
5. Interacting with families or carers of hospital patients.
6. Accurate and timely recording of drugs and treatment.
7. Undertake procedures as required.
8. Accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous recording in the medical record including progress notes each day.
9. Discharge planning.
10. Provide Discharge Summary
Essential Criteria:
General registration/provisional registration with AHPRA. or Eligible for / current registration as a medical practitioner in Australia VIA competent authority pathway
3. Minimum 3 years post graduate experience.
4. Excellent work ethic and leadership skills.
5. Willingness to work a rotating roster, including night shifts.
6. Previous critical care experience desirable.