Consultant Intensivist

• Fantastic lifestyle in subtropical Queensland.
• Competitive remuneration package up to AUD$525,000 depending on experience.
• Additional overtime & on-call allowances
• Coastal living with islands, waterways and beaches, as well as national parks and Great Barrier Reef.
• Excellent range of affordable housing – live in a house on the beach, apartment in the marina or on a farm in the hinterlands.
• Over 60 education facilities including public and private schools, special education, Wide Bay Institute of TAFE and the Central Queensland University campus.
• First class and well-resourced health service.
• Regular daily flights to Brisbane and Sydney.

• Perform the duties of a Senior Medical Officer (Intensive Care) at Bundaberg Hospital, participating in the Staff Specialist roster, including after-hours on-call and weekends.
• Ensure collegiate, multidisciplinary coordination of patient care within a closed-collaborative model of Intensive Care Services at Bundaberg Hospital.
• When rostered as the Intensivist on duty for the week, lead comprehensive clinical ward rounds, twice daily, assessing all patients including admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Provide expert clinical services including patient assessments, diagnostic workup, medical and procedural treatments within a defined and credentialed scope of practice.
• Day-to-day clinical supervision and bed side teaching of registrars, principal house officers and junior medical staff, including those undertaking clinical procedures.
• Provide specialist consultation and solutions to expedite care of patients referred to the Intensive Care Service, from both internal and external referral sources.
• Contribute to comprehensive patient care of a high quality, by participation in case planning, which includes appropriate pre-admission planning, in-hospital care and discharge planning.
• Support the Intensive Care outreach service in the Bundaberg Hospital and maintain oversight and follow-up as required, of outreach patients on the wards, for at least 48 hours following ICU referral or discharge.
• Provide supervision and procedural assistance for elective cardioversions, emergency trans-venous pacing, PICC line and dialysis catheter insertion service for patients in Bundaberg Hospital.

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