Location: Corryong VIC, Australia
Job Type: Permanent or Locum

Corryong Health is always on the look out for Locums or permanent GP’s. Watch this video to find out more about working at Corryong Health.

To be considered for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident or be willing to be sponsored and comply with visa requirements allowing you to live and work in Australia.

Recognised medical degree from Australia; United Kingdom; Canada; South Africa or New Zealand

Willingness to progress towards FRACGP and/or FACRRM qualifications would be considered

Current and appropriate registration with the Medical Board of Australia, or be eligible for such.

Applied knowledge, skills and experience in general practice as appropriate for the position

Satisfactory participation in quality improvement and continuing professional development to at least the same standards as the Royal Australian College of General Practice’s (RACGP) Quality Assurance and Continuing Professional Development (QA & CPD) Program

Training in CPR, undertaken within the past three years

Current Medical Indemnity Cover or be eligible for such

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

Conducting examinations and questioning patients to determine the nature of disorders and illnesses, and recording patients’ medical information

Ordering laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures, and interpreting findings to assist in diagnosis

Providing overall care for patients, and prescribing and administering treatments, medications and other remedial measures

Monitoring patients’ progress and response to treatment

Advising on diet, exercise and other habits which aid prevention and treatment of disease and disorders

Referring patients to, and exchanging medical information with, specialist Medical Practitioners

Reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities

Arranging the admission of patients to hospitals

Corryong Health (CH) is a public sector agency and one of six multi-purpose services in Victoria. CH is funded by Commonwealth and Victorian State Government funding, and provides a broad range of hospital, residential aged care, medical and primary health and community support services. We provide services to the Corryong community and operate a Medical Clinic, Health and Fitness Centre and Retirement Village.

Our values are a core element at Corryong Health. All employees are required to uphold our values and to comply with the behaviours in relation to them. Our values provide guidelines on how employees at Corryong Health must behave.

Our community places trust in us and this must be reciprocated – with respect, compassion and through our inclusive relationships.

We adapt to meet individuals’ needs and being transparent in our approach.

We do our best to learn and promote a learning culture, insuring the highest contemporary standards of service for our clients.

We provide non-judgmental, confidential, effective and efficient health care.