Your role at St John of God Ballarat Hospital
You will provide acute medical services within the Emergency Department. You will review patients on the Ballarat campus whose condition causes concern, and/or nursing staff unable to contact a doctor and work with a variety of medical, nursing and allied health practitioners in a multi-disciplinary care environment. In this permanent full-time position, you will need to be available to share in weekend and night shift roster.
The Position
Direct patient care in the Emergency Department
Record keeping including appropriate certificates and discharge planning
Liaison with specialists and other medical practitioners
Patient billing
Available to review any patient on the Ballarat campus whose condition causes concern, and/or nursing staff unable to contact a doctor.
Available when on call to attend the Emergency Department within 30 minutes of notification.
Works with a variety of medical, nursing and allied health practitioners in a multi-disciplinary care environment.
Promotes and facilitates ethical medical practice to all patients.
Ensures their behaviour and presentation as a medical practitioner maintains and enhances the professional standing of SJGHC Ballarat in the community.
Undertakes all reasonable duties and rosters as allocated by the Director of Medical Services, Director of Clinical Teaching and relevant Physicians.
Participates in after-hours and weekend rosters.
You will have General Registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA) and a fellowship in either FACEM, FACRRM or FRACGP or equivalent .
You will be an experienced medical practitioner who can demonstrate a capacity to manage high acuity patients independently with substantial clinical experience.
Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do, committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We can offer you
Salary $340,000 to $370,000, plus 11.5% superannuation
A competitive penalty rates.
A full-time position working 76 hours per fortnight.
Part-time and Casual Roles available.
Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
Novated leasing
Work-related expenses
Self-education
Additional superannuation
A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs.
Dynamic multidisciplinary team.
Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance.
Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
10 weeks Paid Parental Leave (VIC).
Purchase up to 2 weeks of additional annual leave.
* All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role.
For enquiries about this position, applicants should contact Dr Mark Harris, Director of Emergency Services on 03 5320 2127.
St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.
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