264231 General Practitioner

Registration or licensing is required.

• General Medical Practitioner

• Skin Cancer General Practitioner

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

• Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience

New Zealand

• Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience

• Consults with, and conducts examinations on, patients to determine the nature of disorders and illnesses, and maintains patient records
• Creates patient-centric care plans as part of a treatment team with other health professionals, and refers patients to, and exchanges medical information with, specialist medical practitioners
• Requests laboratory tests, X-rays, and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets findings to assist diagnosis
• Provides overall care for patients, and prescribes and administers treatments, medications, and other remedial measures
• Monitors patient progress and response to treatment
• Performs medical and minor surgical procedures