About the role
Resident medical officers (RMO) form an integral part of each medical team. RMOs will undertake full term (10-12 weeks) or half term rotations in clinical units across multiple disciplines. For further information on rotations available to house officers at the RBWH refer to the page on the RBWH website and our facility profile available in documents section of the advertisement on SmartJobs.
The position of an RMO encompasses several roles:
1. Provision of clinical and medical administrative services under some degree of supervision (consistent with the level of experience).
2. Formulation and implementation of patient management plans in line with evidence-based and cost effectiveness principles.
3. Coordination on in-patient management in conjunction with other health professionals.
4. Assistance in teaching responsibilities to interns, medical students and more junior colleagues.
5. Communication with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
6. Surgical assistance.
7. Extensive communication with patients and their relatives.
8. Adherence to legal and ethical requirements, pertinent to health care delivery
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following values within the context of the “Key Accountabilities” found in the role description:
9. Respect – demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times
10. Teamwork – collaborates effectively, develops talent, values differences and builds effective teams to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare services
11. Compassion – is patient / client focussed, demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, demonstrates resilience in the delivery of patient services or support in the delivery of services to patients
12. High Performance – cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North Health's vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our patients and stakeholders
13. Integrity – demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and works effectively / manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high standard
Benefits when working for us
14. Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
15. Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
16. Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
17. Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
Job ad reference number: RBH533650
Close date: 31st December 2024
Applicants must complete the applicant survey below.