Critical Care - Emergency - JMO - Lithgow Hospital

Conditions: Previous ED experience - at least 6 months ED Advanced Life Support, Paediatric Life Support skills. Able to be in charge over night shift with a junior doctor. Responsible for management of ED patients and MET calls on ward. Able to prioritise, know own limitations and ask for help where appropriate (AMO on-call, Anaesthetist on-call, NETS, Retrieval) Able to communicate severity over phone. Able to supervise junior doctor. Paediatric Life Support skills. Assess and manage common illnesses and refer appropriately. Completed paediatric term / worked in paediatric / mixed ED Neonatal resuscitation skills. Able to assess and initiate management / refer appropriately. BLS, ALS. Able to assess based on history and examination, make provisional diagnosis and initiate management for presentations to ED. Ability to manage trauma (this is not a trauma centre but patients may self refer), simple fractures and dislocations, complex suturing, use of slit lamp and ENT equipment Airway support or intubation (Anaesthetist is on call for assistance), Non- invasive ventilation Initiate management for critically unwell patients including intubation, ventilationand intropic support prior to retrieval. This is not a trauma referral centre but need skills in trauma assessment and early management. Ability to refer to trauma service. Able to perform an assessment and referral. After hourse patients needing mental health admissions are referred by Telepsych. Able to perform and assess, make diagnosis with differentials and hand over to the medical team for admission. May be asked to review ward patients. You will be responsible for managing MET calls. Assessment and management of basic respiratory conditions and appropriate referral. BLS, ASL. Able to manage uncomplicated intubation. Seek assistance from on-call Anaesthetist as required. Manage non-invasive ventilation and ventilate an intubated patient until Retrieval present to department. Experience in basic and advanced paediatric life support. Responsible for paediatric presentations to ED and MET calls to paediatric ward. Cannulation, fluid resuscitation, familiarity with inotropes, vasopressors.