Ward RMO | Flexible Hours + ICU Team Support

UnitingCare Health; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging (NFP)

Flexible work arrangements

Recognition and rewards platform

12 weeks paid parental leave

Diversity & inclusion leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital (SAWMH) in Spring Hill, Brisbane, part of UnitingCare, is seeking Ward Registered Medical Officers for limited hours hospital call work. Roles include rounds, patient condition updates, and rapid response coordination with ICU and MERT teams.

Current Advanced Life Support accreditation is essential; CALS familiarity is highly recommended. Flexible work patterns and generous benefits are offered within a not-for-profit framework.

Qualifications

• Current accreditation in Advanced Life Support is essential.
• Familiarity with Cardiac Advanced Life Support (CALS) guidelines is highly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Perform a general ward round of the hospital wards at least once per shift.
• Communicate significant changes in a patient’s clinical condition with the admitting VMO.
• Ensure timely clinical assessment and arrange initial investigations and/or initiate treatment in consultation with the admitting VMO.
• Attend MERT calls and arrange an appropriate management plan with the admitting VMO.
• Attend CODE BLUE calls in conjunction with the ICU team.
• Attend ward rounds led by the ICU specialists.
• Liaise with treating VMOs as appropriate.
• Assist with unit educational programs.
• Perform ICU pre-admissions on open-heart surgical cases and percutaneous valves.
• Perform post ICU discharge reviews of patients discharged to wards.
• Clinical handover of patients of concern to the Ward RMO on the next shift or to the ICU RMO.

Skills

Advanced Life Support

Cardiac ALS familiarity

Education

ALS accreditation

CALS guideline knowledge

Job description

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital (SAWMH) in Spring Hill, Brisbane, part of UnitingCare, is seeking Ward Registered Medical Officers for limited hours hospital call work. Roles include rounds, patient condition updates, and rapid response coordination with ICU and MERT teams.

Current Advanced Life Support accreditation is essential; CALS familiarity is highly recommended. Flexible work patterns and generous benefits are offered within a not-for-profit framework.