Career Medical Officer (CMO) for Private Hospital Kingswood - Subacute

Matilda Health Care is a developer and operator of boutique Australian private hospitals that provide premium in-patient care and day programs that foster health and wellbeing in a five-star health care setting.We provide services in selected medical specialties including rehabilitation, voluntary mental health, medical, geriatric and palliative care.We’re setting a new standard in private hospital management and operations - delivering a premium level of patient care, service and experience in a boutique “hotel-like” setting.Matilda Nepean Private Hospital is nestled in Kingwood, in a world-class medical hub at the base of the Blue Mountains in Western Sydney, adjacent to Nepean Public Hospital.This new 90-bed sub-acute flagship opened in February 2023.
Position Function:

• To provide continuous on-site medical support services to meet the needs of patients, consultants and clinical staff. This includes emergency management and providing a general service to all clinical areas 

Patient Care & Key Clinical Responsibilities:

• Manage patient care under the supervision of Consultants.
• Communicate with patients about their condition and management, or with their immediate family.
• Ensure effective discharge planning occurs with involvement of the patient, family and/or other care providers; 
• Complete discharge summaries promptly, ensuring patients, General Practitioners and other care providers have adequate information to continue care.  
• Carry phone while on duty and participates in afterhours and weekend rosters as required. Is contactable and able to return promptly to hospital when on call. 
• Organise requests for pathology, radiology and other investigations. 
• Communicates and co-ordinates within a multi-disciplinary team in regards to management plans, drug prescriptions, diagnostic requests, consultations and discharge plans which will be reviewed daily. 

Essential criteria:

• Current AHPRA registration - will consider supervision 
• Minimum 1 year CMO experience
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills
• Australian resident or appropriate working visa (Sponsorship may be considered for the appropriate candidate).

Will consider supervised positions for those that have completed AMC 2For further information or applications contactKate Silver Corporate Operations Manager••••@matildahealthcare.com