Cons General Practice Locum at Condobolin

General Practice VMO covering ED and inpatients with 24/7 on-call; responsible for ward rounds, ED reviews, discharge summaries, results follow-up, MDT participation and full emergency cover as sole doctor on site/on call.

Qualifications/Experience

• Emergency, Trauma, Adult and Paediatric Support
• Basic Life Support
• Simple Suturing
• ECG Interpretation
• Catheterisation
• Sound Clinical Judgement
• Communicate appropriately
• Medicare Provider number requirements: Full billing or refer and request billing rights acceptable
• Must have completed eMeds training

Duties

• Expectation that you review all cases in-person throughout the day.
• Hours required to be on-site will be 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.
• Complete discharge summaries and review admitted patients as requested.
• Complete contemporaneous and comprehensive clinical documentation in all systems including discharges in eMR/eMeds.
• Check pathology and radiology results in the ED results message centre ordered by any doctor, follow-up and document management plans for any results needed further action and review any patients returning for follow-up of results.
• Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings, MDT meetings and other clinical meetings as requested.
• Required to participate in Multidisciplinary Team Meeting on Monday morning at the Hospital.

Weekdays 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 and 2 ED Presentations in-person.
• Overnight from 2000 hrs until 0800 hrs VRGS will be responsible for Category 3, 4 and 5 ED Presentations. 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) to assist with support and escalation of a Patient within the facility that requires Emergency assistance, transfer to tertiary facility, advice from specialist teams, emergency birth assistance, Paediatric specialist care, Trauma and Burn specialist support.

Weekend On-Call Requirements

• 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.

GP VMO ED