Cardiac Medical Officers | Casual and Permanent
Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated, known as ACHA Health, is one of the largest private not-for-profit hospital groups in South Australia. ACHA Health comprises Ashford Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital and The Memorial Hospital.
Ashford Hospital offers a range of specialties including cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, including a 24/7 Cardiac Emergency Centre, general surgery, general medicine, oncology, gynaecology, obstetrics, orthopaedics, urology and vascular surgery.
Ashford Hospital has nine (9) operating theatres, one (1) procedure room, two (2) angiography labs, an Emergency Department, maternity services and a twenty four (24) bed level 3 critical care unit.
Ashford Hospital offers two medical officer positions complementing and supporting each other. One in Cardiac Services and the other in Critical Care (ICU). You will also be supported by a separately staffed Emergency Department, which is open from 0800 to 2200, 7 days a week.
ACHA Health is currently recruiting for Cardiac Medical Officers (MOs). Successful candidates may also have the opportunity to undertake shifts in Critical Care (ICU). Candidates with a minimum of 4 years – (PGY5+) experience will be highly sought after. The position is available in either a casual or permanent part-time capacity. There has never been a better time to join the private hospital sector at ACHA, with an exciting new increase in remuneration including revised penalty night duty and weekend rates.
ACHA Health offers:
- Increased take-home pay with access to salary sacrifice packaging, as a not-for-profit organisation. This enables you to pay less tax on your income!
- Employee benefits including – discounted gym memberships, private health insurance and access to free Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support.
- Work-life balance in rostering with flexible conditions.
- Opportunities to develop in a growing organisation directly liaising with cardiologists and specialists in various disciplines.
- Involvement in the clinical management of a wide range of Cardiac, Critical Care, general medical, general surgical and orthopaedic patients.
- A supportive team environment, working alongside passionate & dedicated professionals.
- A cohesive private hospital community, where our employees are more than a number.
- A passion for excellence – be part of a team delivering a private experience for patients, doctors and staff.
- Integrity, transparency, accountability, loyalty and respect in relationships.
- Working towards a collective purpose: We work together for better care.
- Opportunities to gain status as instructors in advanced Cardiac and Cardiac Surgical Advanced Life Support certificate courses.
- An ability to work across sites allowing more flexibility, maximising experience and hours.
Medical Officer Responsibilities include:
- Providing medical support to the 24/7 Cardiac Emergency Centre as the Cardiac SMO, as well as providing medical support to a variety of wards and departments across the hospital, and together with the Critical Care SMO, manage MET calls across the hospital.
- Attending and leading hospital-wide Medical Emergency Team (MET) responses.
- Providing medical support to ward patients at the request of Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs).
- Desire to role model behaviours and processes.
- Work cohesively within a dedicated medical, nursing and allied health team.
- Integrity, transparency, accountability and respect.
- Legal: South Australian Department of Human Services Working with Children Check.
- Requirement: Able to provide required pre-employment vaccination history and serology.
- Skill Set: At least three months Cardiac and varied medical and surgical unit experience.
- Skill set: Minimum PGY5+ level of experience desirable.
- Skill set: ALS 1 at a minimum, preferably ALS 2, Paediatric - PLS.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region - the Kaurna people. We respect their spiritual relationship with their country and their ongoing connection through the custodianship of its land and waters. We work thoughtfully and respectfully, remembering the land on which we stand belongs to the oldest continuing living culture in the world. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and still to come.
ACHA Health is an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.
Applications Close: 28th September 2024.
For further enquiries:
Ashford Hospital
Kelli Blakely | General Manager
Ashford Hospital
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