253111 General Practitioner

ANZSCO Occupation Code: 
253111
ANZSCO Occupation Name: 
General Practitioner
Skill Assessing Authority: 
Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List: 
Yes
Short-term Skilled Occupation List: 
No
494: 
Yes
PMSOL Occupation: 
Yes
ANZSCO Occupation Description: 

253111 GENERAL PRACTITIONER

Alternative Title:
General Medical Practitioner

Diagnoses, treats and prevents human physical and mental disorders and injuries. Registration or licensing is required.
Skill Level: 1
Specialisation:
Medical Officer (Navy)

ANZSCO Skill Level: 
1

2531 General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers

ANZSCO Unit Group Code: 
2531
ANZSCO Unit Group Name: 
General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers
ANZSCO Unit Group Description: 

2531 GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND RESIDENT MEDICAL OFFICERS

GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND RESIDENT MEDICAL OFFICERS diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses, disorders and injuries, recommend preventative action and refer patients to specialist Medical Practitioners, other health care workers, and social, welfare and support workers.
Indicative Skill Level:
In Australia and New Zealand:
Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification and at least one year of hospital-based training (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include:

conducting examinations and questioning patients to determine the nature of disorders and illnesses, and recording patients' medical information
ordering laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures, and interpreting findings to assist in diagnosis
providing overall care for patients, and prescribing and administering treatments, medications and other remedial measures
monitoring patients' progress and response to treatment
advising on diet, exercise and other habits which aid prevention and treatment of disease and disorders
referring patients to, and exchanging medical information with, specialist Medical Practitioners
reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities
arranging the admission of patients to hospitals

Avg. weekly earnings - males (May 2012): 
2 197.80
Avg. weekly earnings - females (May 2012): 
2 345.80
Avg. weekly earnings - persons (May 2012): 
2 250.50