General Practitioner

Emergency experience essential

Located in the beautiful South West of Western Australia, this friendly and welcoming general practice aims to provide quality, family-orientated medicine to the local community. On offer is a competitive remuneration package in a supportive, patient-focused environment. The practice seeks a full-time general practitioner willing to make a long-term commitment to ensure the continuity of care for patients and fits well with the team.

Participation in the on-call emergency roster is essential, with other procedural skills (obstetrics, anaesthetics) desirable but not essential.

The Practice

This busy family friendly practice is located in western Australia’s picturesque South West. Their GPs have a diverse range of knowledge and experience and have been providing rural health services for over 40 years. They are a private, group practice and are fully computerised practice.

They have fabulous RN’s to assist their GPs in their daily work and have a caring, friendly and efficient administration staff willing to assist our patients where needed.

The doctors working at the practice also provide off-site GP and hospital support to the local district hospital and nursing home.

The Requirements

• Obstetrics: Desirable
• Anaesthetics: Desirable
• Surgery: Desirable
• Emergency: Essential
• On call: 1:7 weekdays. 1:4 weekends.

The Package

• Remuneration: Practice billings – 60% of billings for non-VR or 65% billings for VR. On call standby $50/hour. SIHI incentives after successful credentialing with WACHS may be available for doctors with emergency credentials.
• Agreement: Independent Contractor.

Distance from Perth Approximately 320km or 3-4 hours by car.

Population Approximately 3,000 people but the practice services a wide rural population.

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