Responsibilities
OmniHealth’s General Practitioners may do some or all of the following:
- Consult with and examine patients, and diagnose their problems
- Treat individuals and families over extended periods
- Advise on health care and prevention of illness
- Perform minor surgery
- Prescribe and administer medicines
- Keep medical records
- Refer patients to other health services when necessary
- Liaise with ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) over accident and injury claims
- Train and supervise doctors working towards their general practitioner exams
- Screen at-risk groups for diseases such as cervical cancer and diabetes.
Requirements
A General Practitioner (GP) is an appropriately qualified and registered medical professional with knowledge and skills to provide personal, family, whanau, and community orientated comprehensive primary care medical services to individuals.
Ideally, we seek GPs who have attained their General Practitioner qualifications. However, we are willing to consider doctors who are on the path to these qualifications for some roles.
Benefits
Benefits of working within the OmniHealth network include:
- Competitive pay
- Work / Life balance in the beautiful, safe New Zealand
- Variety of locations
- Variety of hours
- Relocation package, accommodations and travel negotiable
- Comprehensive support from OmniHealth’s well-resourced organisation