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Locum General Practice - Consultant
KEY POINTS WE FOUND
- Provide emergency care and support as a locum GP.
- Manage on-call duties and triage patients effectively.
- Ensure compliance with Medicare and NSW Health requirements.
- Job Overview
- Dates: Wed, 18 Nov, Mon, 23 Nov (2-day block)
- Shift Times: 14:00 - 12:00
- On site support
- On call duties involved
- Accommodation, Travel available
Details Role information: GP VMO with Emergency Skills. Covers ED and Ward. Must have completed eMeds training. Experience: Emergency, Trauma, Adult & Paediatric Support, sound clinical judgement and communicate appropriately. On-call requirements: You will be the sole Doctor on call 24/7. You as the Locum Doctor will be called in for all triage categories (1s to 5s) in-person between 0800 hrs and 2000 hrs.Overnight from 2000 hrs until 0800 hrs the locum doctor will be required to review all Category 1, 2 and 3 ED Presentations in-person. Overnight from 2000 hrs until 0800 hrs you will be responsible for Category 4 and 5 ED Presentations, an in-person review will be at your discretion. However you will be required to attend if a clinician or the Registered Nurse calls you requesting your presence. On-call will also require you at all times to attend inpatients that are deteriorating. vCare are available in emergency situations (1800 492 227)
Hours required to be on-site: 8am ward rounds, followed by ED reviews etc - finish time to be negotiated with site. Must return to the ED when requested by nursing staff at any time. Type of Doctor required: GP with Emergency Department Experience. Medicare Provider number requirements: Full billings or refer and request billing rights acceptable. Information on site: Cobar is a small rural health service with a built capacity of 10 acute/subacute beds. Services provided include: • 24 hour emergency care • Acute and subacute inpatient services including rehabilitation, respite and palliative care • Outpatient services • A range of primary and community health care services• Renal Dialysis • Community Health – wound management, medication delivery, hospital in the home, chronic disease case management and palliative care • Child and family health – immunisation, child health checks, referral resource -Specialist medical and Allied Health visit as part of an outreach service from Dubbo and Orange. On-site accommodation - self-contained. Travel organised through agency.
Credentials NSW Hospital paperwork (LHD specific); NSW Health online training modules; immunisations/vaccinations; Primary Degree; Fellowship & CPD Certificate (if applicable); References; CRC; NSW WWCC; Indemnity; Medicare provider number; ID check; NSW declarations (e.g. Hep B; TB; Secondary Employment; Code of Conduct); Current AHPRA Registration
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Skills
0 of 20 matchedAdult supportAhpra registrationClinical judgementEmeds trainingEmergency department supportEmergency medicineFellowship & cpd certificateId verificationImmunisations and vaccinationsIndemnity insuranceInpatient careMedicare billingNsw declarations (hep b, tb, etc.)Nsw health system knowledgeOn-call dutiesPaediatric supportPrimary degree in medicineReferences and clearancesTrauma careWard rounds
Licenses & certifications
0 of 9 matchedAhpra registrationFellowship & cpd certificateId verificationImmunisations and vaccinationsIndemnity insuranceNsw declarations (hep b, tb, etc.)Nsw health system paperworkPrimary degree in medicineReferences and clearances