Career Medical Officer

**Career Medical Officer**

**Permanent Part-time or casual ( weekend shifts available)**
- **Use your clinical assessment and diagnostic skills within a supportive, collegial environment**:

- **Professional development - grow your career across our national network**

**About the Role**

Ramsay Clinic Northside is a leader in providing quality mental health services and has a well established reputation in Sydney. We currently have an opportunity for a dynamic and professional **Career Medical Officer** to join our CMO team on a part-time or casual basis

Our Career Medical Officer is responsible for managing the acute clinical care of patients and assisting in the provision of an efficient, safe and professional medical service to all patients in the Hospital under the direction of Specialists/Visiting Medical Officers (VMO’s).

In this role, you will:

- Conduct initial medical assessments of private patients referred for admission to the hospital
- Participate in ward rounds with the Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) daily and assist with the management of these patients
- Medication management
- Undertake acute patient reviews when required
- Transfer or discharge patients following consultation with the patients VMO.

**About You**

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate a strong clinical skillset with the ability to manage a broad spectrum of patients across our facility including medical, surgical & rehabilitation patients. You will also have exceptional communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The flexibility to handle a rotating roster with on call components along with weekend and evening shifts are also required.

**You will also bring**:

- Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Demonstrated skills and clinical knowledge to manage a broad spectrum of presentations including medical, surgical and rehabilitation patients
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required.

**About the Organisation**

Ramsay Clinic Northside is part of Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest provider of private health care, and is a leading provider of Mental Health services in New South Wales.

Ramsay Clinic Northside offers free access to onsite gyms, discounted access to personal training, subsidised meals, regular peer supervision and the opportunity to work within supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary teams.

The hospital is owned and operated by Ramsay Health Care, a global operator of private hospitals and primary care clinics with 72 Australian sites employing over 30,000 people. We have been focused on delivering high-quality patient care and practising the Ramsay Way philosophy of _‘People Caring for People’_ since 1972.

Benefits
- Access our flexible work opportunities and have a say in your roster times
- A great work culture and a friendly and supportive team
- Flexible Leave Program: purchase additional annual leave
- Free access to 18,000 upskilling courses via a LinkedIn learning subscription
- Professional development programs
- Post-graduate and Formal Education Scholarships
- Study leave
- Ramsay employees and their families are eligible for a fitness passport - to help achieve your wellness goals with a discounted gym membership
- Discounts off hospital and extras private health insurance - you’ll pay less for hospital cover and receive a higher extras limit for things like General and Major Dental
- Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts
- Car servicing discounts on Mazda vehicles
- Salary sacrifice opportunities eg, airport lounge membership, self-education expenses and more
- Tech discounts on Microsoft and Apple purchase
- Paid parental leave
- Corporate rates on Hertz car rentals
- Recognition and rewards programs
- Community service leave ask to find out more specific details

**Employees who are not permanent may not be eligible for all items listed above.

**How to apply**
- Must be **vaccinated against Covid-19** a vaccine approved by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
- _Must provide a _**National Police** check conducted within the previous 12 months
- According to the role, Ramsay may require a **Working-With-Children** check and **proof of immunisation** against infectious diseases.