ED JMO/RMO

• Regular shifts available - 5x positions needing to be filled
• Rates between $130-160 p/hr
• Travel and accommodation provided

The Opportunity

Grafton Base Hospital is a rural community hospital providing acute medical, surgical, orthopaedic, paediatric, anaesthetic, geriatric, obstetric and maternity, intensive and critical care, renal, oncology, palliative care, emergency, some specialist outpatient services and day surgery facilities to the people of the Clarence Valley. This busy ED is staffed by a highly qualified medical team of Career Medical Officers, Emergency Specialists, and Nursing staff providing care to patients of all ages with critical and acute illness.

* Bed Numbers: 10 beds

* Resus: 2 beds

•            Shift times:

o            In-charge shifts: 0700hrs to 1730hrs, 1400hrs to 0000hrs, 2215hrs to 0815hrs

o            JMO shifts: 0700hrs to 1530hrs, 1500hrs to 2330hrs, 0000hrs to 0800hrs (shared with Gen Med)

o            Fast Track shifts: 0730hrs to 1600hrs; 1400hrs to 2230hrs

o            Swing shift: 1200hrs to 2030hrs

•            Staffing levels for each shift time: 4 staff minimum with cross over in afternoon and evening shift. 1 FACEM, 1 GP and 2 JMOs on day shift and evening shift, 1 CMO on evening shift, 1 Night JMO (shared with Gen Med)

•            Support provided: Senior staff on each shift. Afternoon FACEM does on call from 0000 to 0700hrs daily

•            Additional Information: Following handover at midnight, there is only one ED in-charge doctor until 0700hrs; JMO support shared with Gen Med 0000hrs to 0800hrs

The Location

Grafton lies at the heart of the Northern Rivers region just a stones throw from some of the most beautiful beaches in Australia. This is a historic town lined with glorious Victorian and Edwardian architecture, on the banks of the Clarence River. With the arrival of spring, this pocket of North Coast NSW becomes the most Instagrammable destination in the state as the more than 2,000 jacaranda trees that line streets turning the town an eye-popping shade of purple.

Essential criteria

To be successful in applying for this role, you must have

• Australian working rights
• ED experience
• General AHPRA registration