General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers provide diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental illnesses, disorders and injuries. They refer patients to specialist Medical Practitioners, other health care workers, and social, welfare and support workers. Common duties include:
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performing examinations and interviews with patients to identify the nature of disorders and illnesses, and record patients' medical information
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prescribe laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures, and interpret results to help in the diagnosis
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provide total healthcare for patients, and prescribing and administering treatments, medications and other remedial measures
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monitor patients' progress and response to treatment
General Practitioner and Resident Medical Officer work in many parts of Australia. They work primarily in the Healthcare and Social Assistance industry.
The demand for General Practitioner and Resident Medical Officers grew strongly in the last five years. The strong growth is projected to continue in the next five years, from 60,400 in 2018 to 67,800 by 2023 or around 21,000 job openings in 5 years.
Minimum requirements for General Practitioner and Resident Medical Officer include bachelor’s degree, specialisation qualifications, relevant work experience, and registration.