Duty Medical Officer - Yarrwaonga Health

Medical Officer

📍 Yarrawonga, Victoria

🕒 Full-Time (40 hours per week)

Part-time considered

📄 Classification based on experience

Step Into a Role That Truly Makes a Difference — in a Community That Values You

Yarrawonga Health is currently seeking a committed and capable Duty Medical Officer to join our clinical team, based in beautiful Yarrawonga, Victoria , along the Murray River. This role is ideal for a medical practitioner seeking to provide high-quality, patient-centred care in a regional setting across our Urgent Care Centre, Acute Ward, and Residential Aged Care Facilities , including any secondment sites.

As the Duty Medical Officer, you will be leading a dedicated team of multidisciplinary team that’s passionate about delivering exceptional healthcare to our local community. You will be a solo practitioner with robust referral pathways to larger regional health services.

About the Role

In this dynamic position, you will :

• Assess and manage patients across Acute and Urgent Care emergency
• Provide urgent medical assistance to residential aged care as required
• Apply evidence-based clinical practice in planning and delivering treatment
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams
• Contribute to continuous improvement, teaching, and safe patient care
• Provide accurate and timely documentation, handovers, and discharge summaries
• Undertake on-call requirements (for predominantly Triage Categories 1-3, Categories 4-5 are nursing led and assisted by VVED)

What You’ll Need

Essential :

Desirable :

Key Skills & Attributes

We’re seeking a candidate who :

Compliance Requirements

Before commencement, candidates will need to provide or be willing to obtain :

Why Join Yarrawonga Health?

Your Community, Your Career

Yarrawonga Health is more than a workplace—it’s a chance to make a meaningful contribution in a community that truly appreciates it. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the community we serve.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the Yarrawonga Health Careers Portal and include :

📩 For more information, contact : Junyi Shi, Executive Director Medical Services on email junyi.shi@yh.org.au

Applications close : 7th November 2025

Join Yarrawonga Health — where your work has purpose, and your career has room to grow.

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