Description
Investigates, diagnoses and treats patients in need of intensive and critical care. Registration or licensing is required.
Skill Level
1
Alternative Titles
- Intensive Care Medicine Specialist
- Intensivist
Specializations
NULL
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 2533 Specialist Physicians
Description
diagnose and treat internal human disorders and diseases using specialist testing, diagnostic and medical techniques. Medical Registrars training as Specialist Physicians are included in this unit group.
Tasks
- examining patients to determine the nature and extent of problems after referral from General Medical Practitioners and other medical specialists, and undertaking laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures
- analysing test results and other medical information to make diagnoses
- prescribing and administering drugs, and remedial and therapeutic treatment and procedures
- recording medical information and data
- reporting specified contagious and notifiable diseases to government health and immigration authorities
- may admit or refer patients to hospitals
- may consult other medical specialists
Skill Level
Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification, two years hospital-based training, and at least five years specialist study and training (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Occupations in this Group
- Specialist Physician (General Medicine) – ANZSCO 253311
- Cardiologist – ANZSCO 253312
- Clinical Haematologist – ANZSCO 253313
- Medical Oncologist – ANZSCO 253314
- Endocrinologist – ANZSCO 253315
- Gastroenterologist – ANZSCO 253316
- Intensive Care Specialist – ANZSCO 253317
- Neurologist – ANZSCO 253318
- Paediatrician – ANZSCO 253321
- Renal Medicine Specialist – ANZSCO 253322