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Royal Flying Doctor Service Australia (Queensland Section)

The RFDS employs over 600 people in Queensland with positions ranging from pilots, doctors, nurses, engineers, allied health professionals, and a variety of administration and support services roles including finance, marketing and human resources. With its Queensland head office located at the Brisbane Airport, the RFDS operates over 20 aircraft from nine operational bases located in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Charleville, Mount Isa, Longreach and Roma.

All RFDS bases in Queensland (except Longreach) provide an aeromedical retrieval service for emergencies. This includes the provision of direct primary responses as well as transport of patients between hospitals – known as inter-hospital transfers.

All aircraft are staffed with a Pilot, Flight Nurse and a Medical Officer if required. The aircraft are fully pressurised and configured to resemble mini-intensive care units. They are fitted with either a Lifeport or TAS system and a stretcher loading system that is fully compatible with road ambulance systems.

Our mission at the RFDS (Queensland Section) is to provide the finest health care and aeromedical service across Queensland. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for people in rural, regional and remote Queensland.

Consider a career with the RFDS (Queensland Section) and make a real difference in people’s lives.

06/11/2024  
Medical Officer - Aeromedical (Cairns)
$200,000 - $390,000 yearly
About the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations. The RFDS in Queensland provides excellence in and access to primary health care and aeromedical services across the state. Our emergency retrieval service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, delivering the finest care to more than 330,000 Australians each year, that’s one person every two minutes! In addition to aeromedical retrievals of the critically ill or injured, the RFDS also delivers a broad range of essential primary and preventative healthcare services, including telehealth, mental health, oral health and health promotion.     About the Positions:  Cairns Base Location Permanent, Part time roles available Shift pattern: 2 days + 2 nights per 4-week roster (0.25 FTE) Note : This is not a fly-in-fly-out position. Applicants must be based locally or willing to...
Royal Flying Doctor Service Australia (Queensland Section) Cairns QLD, Australia Part time