Geriatrician

Description

Investigates, diagnoses and treats aged-related medical disorders impacting on the cognition and functional status of older people.

Description

Investigate, diagnose and treat complex medical conditions chiefly concerning internal human disorders and diseases using specialist testing, diagnostic and medical techniques, and provide medical input into managing public health issues and infectious disease outbreaks and control measures.

Tasks include

• 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