264334 Gastroenterologist

Registration or licensing is required.

Paediatric Gastroenterologists are included in this occupation.

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

• Conducts gastrointestinal health assessments on patients
• Requests laboratory tests, imaging, biopsies, and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets findings to assist diagnosis of digestive disorders
• Prescribes medication and administers treatment for patients with gastrointestinal issues
• Liaises and consults with a multidisciplinary team for optimised patient care
• Manages and monitors gastroenterology and hepatology complications in critically ill and perioperative patients
• Provides diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy services