Nsw Resident Medical Officer $60,200 jobs

Resident Medical Officer, Prevocational Training Network 14 (Nepean Hospital, Blue Mountains Hospital, Lithgow Hospital, Hawkesbury Hospital)

• 5 Rotations across 4 sites.
  • Nepean Hospital
  • Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital
  • Lithgow Hospital
  • Hawkesbury Hospital
• Participating in 24/7 rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends.
• Coordinating the admission, management and discharge planning of patients
• Undertaking initial assessment of the patient including patient history, physical examination, formulating a management plan and ordering appropriate investigations.
• Communicating and co-ordinating care with the team, arranging consultation with other staff when appropriate.
• Day to day management of patients, communicating with patients and their carers
• Arranging discharge and liaison with local medical officers and other community-based care providers
• Developing skills and gaining experience in MDTs and liaison with Allied Health.
• Have the opportunity to develop skills in teaching as all sites have medical students from various universities present.

• Nepean Hospital is located in Kingswood and is a 530 bed tertiary referral hospital, offering a wide variety of surgical, medical and critical care terms of residents. A substantial redevelopment program is underway with Stage One complete, and Stage Two begun. It is an exciting time to join as a junior medical officer with innovative and cutting-edge new models of care and services being established. There are opportunities for research; a number of departments have global reputations. It is a teaching hospital linked with the University of Sydney and hosts students from many different universities and disciplines. The hospital is a 45 minute drive from Sydney, and can be reached by train.
• Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital is located between Leura and Katoomba. It is an acute hospital with inpatient and outpatient services and an Emergency Department. Residents rotate through a General Medicine term.
• Hawkesbury District Hospital is a teaching hospital in Windsor, providing acute, community and allied health services for the local community and surrounding districts. Residents can join rotations in General Medicine, Emergency Medicine or General Surgery.
• Lithgow Hospital is located in the historic township of Lithgow, one hour drive west of Penrith. It is a 46 bed public hospital that provides healthcare services to a rapidly expanding population Residents rotate in General Medicine, in a rural context allowing insight and appreciation for smaller rural hospitals.