More respect. Join the Care 24-7 team.
Working in a Care 24-7 private emergency department can feel like a breath of fresh air for doctors used to working in other hospital environments.
The patients you’ll care for in a Care 24-7 emergency department are as invested in their health as you are. This is because almost everyone, including those with private health insurance, chooses to pay an out-of-pocket fee to be treated by us.
It means fewer patients and shorter wait times, which helps keep anxious patients and carers from reaching levels of frustration that make providing quality emergency care that much harder.
Whether your shift is during the day or night, you can expect a calm and respectful working environment in a Care 24-7 private emergency department.
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Care 24-7 partners with leading Australian healthcare groups Calvary Care calvarycare.org.au and Uniting Care Australia unitingcare.org.au to provide hospital-integrated private emergency care to the communities of South Australia and the Sunshine Coast.
When you join our team of emergency specialists, we won’t just value your expertise, we will treat you as part of Care 24-7’s family of doctors.
86% of staff agreed or strongly agreed that they feel proud to work for Care 24-7
85% of staff agreed or strongly agreed that Care 24-7 is respected in the health sector.
"I love my job because of its ability to alleviate human suffering. At Care 24-7 I know I have the resources and the team behind me to achieve this. It's very satisfying to see a patient being at ease after coming in pain, being distressed, or scared."
Current Employment Opportunities
Seeking emergency doctors
We are currently looking for doctors to join our team in Adelaide and on the Sunshine Coast.
The Calvary Adelaide Emergency Department opened in 2020 and is the largest private ED in South Australia, with 23 patient bays. It is a tier 2 hospital emergency department.
The ED operates 24/7, features cutting-edge medical technology throughout, and offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services, 24/7 access to radiology including x-ray and CT scans, direct access and referral to on-call Specialist support, comprehensive cardiac and chest pain services (including on-site Angiography) and Level III Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units.
The Buderim Private Hospital Emergency Centre on the Sunshine Coast opened in 2018 with 11 patient bays. It is a tier 2 hospital emergency department.
The ED operates 24/7, features cutting-edge medical technology throughout, and offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services, 24/7 access to radiology including x-ray and CT scans, direct access and referral to on-call Specialist support, comprehensive cardiac and chest pain services (including on-site Angiography) and Level III Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units.
The Calvary Hobart Emergency Department, with 15 patient bays, is located at Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital and admits to both Calvary Lenah Valley and Calvary St John Hospitals. Calvary Hobart is the largest private hospital provider in Tasmania.
The ED features cutting-edge medical technology throughout and offers access to onsite private pathology and radiology services including X ray, Ultrasound, CT and MRI, direct access and referral to specialist, surgical and support services, comprehensive cardiac and chest pain services (including on-site Angiography) and Level III Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units.
We are seeking expressions of interest from:
- doctors who are FACEM, FACRRM, RNZCUC or FRACGP qualified or hold an equivalent qualification, and
- advanced trainees and medical practitioners with emergency department experience, and
- doctors who are registered or eligible to register in Australia with AHPRA
Contact us if you want to feel respected as part of an empowered team that makes a difference to community health, one patient, one family at a time.
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https://www.australia.com/en/places/adelaide-and-surrounds/guide-to-adelaide.html
The Sunshine Coast
https://www.australia.com/en/places/brisbane-and-surrounds/guide-to-the-sunshine-coast.html
Hobart
https://www.australia.com/en/places/hobart-and-surrounds/guide-to-hobart.html
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‘In Australia, the emergency department is for emergency medicine. . .We have the luxury of time and resources. . . I can really get the ball rolling, start the right treatments and the inpatient team carry on what I started. It’s not “they’re stable, now it’s your problem”.
Frequently Asked Questions
Working in a Care 24-7 private emergency department means you treat patients in a timely manner, assisted by emergency nurses, in a modern facility. You have fast access to tests and scans, are supported by a wide variety of medical specialists on call, with the ability to admit patients into the partner hospital. Care 24-7 doctors are involved in the department via informative monthly doctor meetings which include training.
Importantly, you will not be expected to perform any non-clinical work.
Care24-7’s EDs function as an integrated part of the hospital community and are supported by Intensive Care Units, Cardiac Catheter Units, and acute operating theatre availability.
Consistent with our values, our focus in on ensuring that patients have a seamless, safe journey from the front door to discharge.
Care 24-7’s average compensation is significantly higher than the public system. For working 12 nine-hour shifts, FACEMs can expect to earn an average of AUD $400,000; non-FACEMS will earn an average of AUD $300,000.
Our doctors are independent contractors, meaning you have the advantage of managing your own tax affairs. Many of our doctors also work shifts in the public system.
Read about UK doctors’ experiences of the Australian health system in this British Medical Association article:
Yes – we will invest up to AUD $10,000, conditional on you working with Care 24-7 for two years.
We support our doctors with dictation software, monthly patient satisfaction metrics and verbatim patient feedback.
Wait times can vary, but they are typically around 15 minutes at the Buderim Emergency Centre and 30 minutes at Calvary Adelaide Emergency Department. We also publish our live wait times publicly.
To arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our CEO Paul Langley at [email protected].
Our team puts care at the centre
Care 24-7 began with an emergency physician with a vision to put the care of patients and medical professionals at the heart of everything.
Our founder and Managing Director is Sharad Pandit, a FACEM with decades of experience working in emergency departments in Australia, UK, Germany, USA and India.
"With the Medical Directors, I take a personal interest in the success and wellbeing of every doctor. Join our team and we can assure you that you will be cared for, and able to enjoy genuine work-life balance in South Australia, Hobart or on the Sunshine Coast."
Like you, Sharad and our leadership team know what’s needed to deliver health care: less red tape and bureaucracy, and an ongoing focus on creating the right conditions so great people feel empowered and supported to do what they do best, helping the people at their greatest time of need.
Our team values:
- the safer and calmer environment, whether working day or night
- access to latest tech and fast, on-site imaging and other diagnostic services
- solving complex medical mysteries, without the intensity of tier 1 and acute mental health cases
- our supportive team environment, where management asks for input, listens and acts
- ongoing access to training and professional development.
If you value these as well, we’d like to hear from you.