Position Summary
A full time Vacancy exists for a Rural Medical Practitioner in a remote community 520km east of Darwin.
You will be responsible for the provisions of primary medical services to the community and surrounding outstations.
Clinical responsibilities include:
Provide primary medical services
Provide public health services using a community development model to enhance health outcomes, improve services and infrastructure
Provide an holistic approach to health care that includes care planning and case conferencing with patients who have a chronic disease
Be responsible for the coordination of medical retrieval and patient travel services, which includes tasking Care flight aircraft and crew
Participate in the collection and maintenance of communicare computerised client health information including Medicare billing
Ensure that Medicare billing is optimised to its full potential to realise maximum return to the community for service development
Work collaboratively with a range of health providers within the organization and external to the organization
Undertake programs and tasks appropriate to family and preventative medicine and Primary Health Care within a community and health education context
Be opportunistic in the development of health care plans for patients
Be proactive in health promotion so that it will enhance community education and understanding of particular health issue's
Package includes : Annual salary, relocation allowance, Professional Development allowances, Fully maintained accomodation, plus MORE
Essential Criteria
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Vocational Registration (FRACGP | FACRRM | FRNZCGP)
Full Australian Work Rights
General Practice experience in Australia
Passion and commitment to providing a high level of care to patients
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