Geriatrician
OSCA 264335
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Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Geriatrician is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.
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About this career
Investigates, diagnoses and treats aged-related medical disorders impacting on the cognition and functional status of older people.
What they typically do
- Conducts and performs thorough assessments of older patients in partnership with their support workers and relatives
- Requests laboratory tests, imaging and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets findings to assist diagnosis
- Manages and monitors older patients' ongoing chronic conditions to ensure quality of life
- Provides acute medical care to older patients
- Works to reduce the incidence of post-acute syndrome and functional decline associated with hospitalisation
- Manages geriatric syndromes and disorders characterised by the combination of age-related changes
- Manages acute and long-term neurodegenerative disorders and stroke
- Coordinates and manages the rehabilitation of older people who have suffered a functional decline
- Provides specialist care to older people with complex or multifactorial problems in community settings
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Geriatrician.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.