This is an exciting opportunity to join our Senior Medical team at Central Coast as a GP Visiting Medical Officer (VMO). As GPs, we facilitate hospital/ED avoidance through Hospital in the Home (HITH), Virtual Care and Triage (VCAT) and Aged Care Response (ACRT) teams and with NSW Ambulance.
Central Coast Health @ Home ( ) is seeking GP Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) to join our Senior Medical team delivering virtual and face-to-face care to reduce hospital admissions.
provides hospital-level care at home, supporting patients at risk of hospitalisation via virtual care, home and clinics visits, and residential aged care outreach.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the multidisciplinary care team in triage, admissions, reviews, and clinical management of patients at risk of hospitalisation.
- Manage Hospital in the Home (HITH) patients in Gosford and Wyong clinics and by virtual care.
- Work closely with in-patient teams and EDs to facilitate early discharge and avoid hospital admissions.
- Engage with local GPs, Urgent Care, NSW Ambulance, Residential Aged Care Facilities and assist the Virtual Care and Triage (VCAT) and Aged Care Response (ACRT) teams to reduce ED presentations.
- Participate in a 7-day roster, including evenings and weekends.
Eligible candidates must be registered in NSW and FRACGP, FACRRM, FACEM or FACP.
Join us and help shape current ways of delivering care on the Coast. Be part of an innovative model, blending hospital, GP and community care to reduce pressure on EDs and inpatient wards.
I'm away until Sept 28th but will be checking emails. Please contact Dr Catherine Palmqvist co-Medical Director, Ph: if you need a swift response.
Employer Central Coast, CCLHD, Gosford and Wyong Hospitals Address Gosford Hospital, Holden Street Gosford
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