Welcome to the Mount Isa Base!

RFDS

The following information will provide an introduction to our base to help you settle in quickly.

Base Information

  • Address: Base – 11 Barkly Highway, Mount Isa. Hangar – Mount Isa Airport, Mount Isa.
  • Telephone: 07 4743 2800
  • Emai: **
  • Office Hours: 8:30am – 5:00pm
The Team

Key Contacts 

Base Support Manager: Leonie Saunders can be contacted on 0484 288 067 or at lsaunders@rfdsqld.com.au

Practice Coordinator: Tenielle McNeill can be contacted on 0456 770 821or at tmcneill@rfdsqld.com.au

Nurse Manager Aeromedical: Jamie-Lee McCall can be contacted on 0437 862 139 or at jmccall@rfdsqld.com.au

Senior Base Pilot:
Sam Love can be contacted on 0455 665 357 or at slove@rfdsqld.com.au

Medical Lead- Aeromedical: Dr Jason Coventry can be contacted on 0473 764 402 or at jcoventry@rfdsqld.com.au

Medical Lead- Primary Health Care: Dr Yvonne Doveran can be contacted on 0438 829 286 or at ydoveren@rfdsqld.com.au

  • Doctors
  • Nurses
  • Pilots
  • etc
Aircraft
  • x seated plane for clinics
  • x aeromedical plane
Services

Mount Isa is a traditional RFDS base, meaning we have both types of Primary Health Care Clinics: Aeromedical retrieval and Inter-hospital transfers. These are referred to as ‘fly and conduct’ clinics.

Getting to the base

  • directions?
  • parking?

Accessing the base

  • On your first day, please ask for your manager at reception
  • After hours, use your staff swipe card or contact the Base Support Manager
  • HOW TO GET A STAFF SWIPE CARD

Accessing the base car

  • Collect keys from Base Support Manager.
  • If after hours, the keys will be on the reception desk in an envelope with your name on it and car registration number.

Accommodation

There are a mix of apartments and houses for RFDS employees which are all equipped with washing machines and drier. You will be allocated one of these. Details for these properties are as follows:

Arranging travel

The Base Support Manager will coordinate all your flight and accommodation bookings. You should expect to receive communication from RFDS via email to confirm all your bookings. QLD health staff book in to travel out to clinics where they provide Allied Health services.

Nearby facilities

  • Groceries:  
  • etc

Lifestyle

Mount Isa ...

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