Geriatrician Role Overview
This role involves delivering high-quality patient-centered care to achieve quality patient outcomes.
About the Job
The position is for a Geriatrician to provide best practice, evidence-based care in order to achieve quality patient outcomes.
Key responsibilities include engaging in practices that promote the best possible health outcomes for patients and supporting a culture of patient safety, clinical quality, and innovation.
* To collaborate with clinical teams regarding patient management to enable delivery of high-quality clinical care.
* To provide clinical leadership and teaching by undertaking supervision and education within the clinical environment of junior medical staff and other staff to foster safe clinical practice.
* To actively promote and participate in patient safety, risk management, and ongoing quality improvement programs to improve organizational processes and own practices.
* To maintain up-to-date college mandated requirements and demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
* Eligibility for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist in Geriatric Medicine and General Medicine.
* Demonstrated recent clinical experience in Geriatric and General Medicine at the role delineation of the service.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.
* Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement.
Benefits
This position offers:
* A competitive salary package.
* Ongoing professional development opportunities.
Contact Information
If you are interested in this role, please submit your application via eCredential. For further information or queries, contact the relevant contact person listed below.