Occupation Description

Skill Level: -
The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification and one year's hospital-based training. Registration or licensing is required.

Tasks Include: -

• conducts examinations and questions patients to determine the nature of disorders or illnesses and records patients' medical information
• orders and performs laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic images and procedures and analyses findings
• provides overall care for patients and prescribes and administers treatments, medications and other remedial measures
• inoculates patients to prevent communicable disease
• advises patients on diet, exercise, hygiene and other health matters
• provides pre and post-natal care
• reports births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities
• refers patients to medical specialists and exchanges relevant medical details
• arranges the admission of patients to hospital
• may deliver babies or perform minor surgical procedures