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About the Role
Dandenong & Casey Hospitals – Monash HealthMelbourne, Victoria12‐month contract (with potential 12‐month extension)
As an Intensive Care Medicine Registrar at Monash Health, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high‐quality, patient‐centred care within our dynamic ICU teams. Under the guidance of your Unit Head/Consultant, your responsibilities will include:
* Manage critically ill patients through thorough assessment, diagnosis and implementation of management plans.
* Perform and supervise procedures relevant to patient care, ensuring adherence to training and competency standards.
* Participate in after‐hours and standby on‐call rosters, maintaining consistent care standards.
* Assist in assessment and management of critically ill patients across various hospital departments, including the Anaesthetic Recovery Room, Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls, hospital wards, and the Emergency Department.
* Work closely with the Admitting Officer for ICU admissions, including patients referred from external facilities.
* Ensure timely and clear clinical communication, including handovers and escalation of care issues to consultants.
* Commit to quality and safety initiatives, participating in at least one audit activity during your tenure with consultant mentorship.
About Our ICUs
Dandenong ICU: A 14‐bed Level 2 major metropolitan unit, accredited by the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) for unlimited training, managing over 1,600 patients annually.
Casey ICU: A state‐of‐the‐art 12‐bed facility opened in February 2020, providing care for over 1,200 patients per year and accredited for six months of general training by CICM.
Both units are recognised for components of other specialty training programs and emphasise teaching, research, and quality indicators. Weekly activities include teaching sessions, audits, and morbidity and mortality meetings. Opportunities are available to participate in general ultrasound and point‐of‐care echocardiography, tailored to individual needs.
Monash Health is committed to Organ, Eye & Tissue Donation and provides support to other departments through its External Liaison Services. The ICUs also manage Code Blue and MET services.
Rotations
Depending on individual trainee needs and eligibility, rotations will be offered by SOTs and may include:
* Anaesthetic/Medical/Rural/Regional ICU: Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH)
* Tertiary ICU: Monash Medical Centre (MMC) and Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH)
* Trauma ICU: The Alfred Hospital
We offer 12‐month contracts, with the possibility of extension for an additional 12‐24 months upon negotiation.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.
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