Overview
Investigates, diagnoses and treats internal diseases and disorders in children from birth up to, and including, adolescence. Registration or licensing is required.
Skills
Most 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).
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
Specialisations
- Neonatologist
- Paediatric Thoracic Physician
Related Occupations
- Cardiologist
- Clinical Haematologist
- Endocrinologist
- Gastroenterologist
- Intensive Care Specialist
- Medical Oncologist
- Neurologist
- Renal Medicine Specialist
- Rheumatologist
- Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
- Specialist Physicians Nec
- Thoracic Medicine Specialist
Source: 1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition.
Note: The tasks associated with the occupation are to be used as guidance only. The tasks listing may include tasks associated with the grouping/category to which the occupation belongs.
Training Pathways
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