The doctor will assume responsibility for decisions regarding the management of inpatients and outpatients, including daily ward rounds on their admitted patients, and will run multiple outpatient clinics each week.
Key responsibilities
- Assume responsibility for decisions regarding the management of inpatients and outpatients, including daily ward rounds on their admitted patients
- Run multiple outpatient clinics each week
- Liaise closely with their supervisor, other neurosurgeons, and with the surgery management team, particularly regarding patients requiring operative treatment
- Carry out surgery using pre-arranged regular lists, as well as using ad-hoc lists where appropriate
- Accept calls and referrals for semi-urgent and urgent spinal cases from a wide range of clinicians - NO HOSPITAL ON CALL REQUIREMENTS
- Thoroughly and promptly correlate and document relevant patient information in the health record from initial assessment through clinical progress
- Regularly review patient objectives, interpretative, physical and mental status,
including development and communication of a discharge plan
- Appropriately liaise with all staff involved in patient care, including communication and referrals necessary for ongoing care post-discharge
- Foster rapport and positive communication with patients, families, carers, and referring Medical Practitioners
- Counsel and support patients and their families or carers
About you
- FRACS qualified or SIMG with level 3 or level 4 substantially comparable outcome from RACS
- Ability to use technology appropriately, with cost benefit and potential patient benefit and complications considered
- Commitment to continually update and extend personal medical knowledge and skills
- Regular attendance at clinical and educational meetings and familiarity with current medical literature
- Ability to participate in Practice Quality Improvement and audit activities
- Professional appearance and demeanour at all times
📌 FRACS Spinal Surgeon (Melbourne)
🏢 Precision Brain, Spine and Pain Centre
📍 Melbourne
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