253111 GENERAL PRACTITIONER
Alternative Title: General Medical Practitioner
Diagnoses, treats and prevents human physical and mental disorders and injuries. Registration or licensing is required.
Skill Level: 1
Specialisation: Medical Officer (Navy)
Indicative Skill Level:
In Australia and New Zealand:
Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification and at least one year of hospital-based training (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include:
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Conducting examinations and questioning patients to determine the nature of disorders and illnesses, and recording patients’ medical information
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Ordering laboratory tests, x-rays and other diagnostic procedures, and interpreting findings to assist in diagnosis
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Providing overall care for patients, and prescribing and administering treatments, medications and other remedial measures
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Monitoring patients’ progress and response to treatment
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Advising on diet, exercise and other habits which aid prevention and treatment of disease and disorders
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Referring patients to, and exchanging medical information with, specialist medical practitioners
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Reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities
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Arranging the admission of patients to hospitals