Registered Nurse

• May 2020 - Present

Registered Nurse

• May 2020 - Present

Community RN caring for locals in the Cassowary Coast Region of Far North Queensland.

Registered Nurse

• Aug 2017 - May 2020

Registered Nurse

• May 2017 - May 2020

Registered Nurse

• Jun 2016 - May 2020

I promote and restore patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members and/or student nurses. Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.I establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. Promote patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions. Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations. Resolve patient problems and needs by utilising multidisciplinary team strategies. Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel. Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.

Registered Nurse

• Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

Registered Nurse

• Apr 2014 - Nov 2015

Running and co-ordinating Treatment Room of large medical centre. Patient-related tasks include triage, first aid, wound care, cardiac and respiratory-related tests, assisting doctors with procedures, removal of sutures and staples, pathology testing (swabs, urinalysis etc), assisting/chaperoning pap smears, cancer checks, proctoscopies; vaccinations, medicals, observations and alike. Other tasks include liaising/collaborating with an excellent team of doctors, nurses, outside influences and all other staff; autoclaving and organising instruments and stock; as well as organising and maintaining all rooms in the facility.

Community Personal Care Worker

• 2012 - Apr 2014

Personal cares; liaising with families, colleagues, registered nurses and all facilities relating to clientele; transport, cleaning, shopping, medication prompts, stocking application, respites; or anything the patient/client would suggest. Worked throughout the Townsville community day-to-day, visiting retired servicemen and/or their spouses in their own homes. Providing the best possible care whilst in the patient/client's own safe, comforting surrounds. Personal cares; liaising with families, colleagues, registered nurses and all facilities relating to clientele; transport, cleaning, shopping, medication prompts, stocking application, respites; or anything the patient/client would suggest. Worked throughout the Townsville community day-to-day, visiting retired servicemen and/or their spouses in their own homes. Providing the best possible care whilst in the patient/client's own safe, comforting surrounds.

Graduate Registered Nurse

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

Part of Neurosurgical nursing team at Townsville Hospital. Worked alongside many highly skilled health professionals in a fast-paced ward full of a variety of different patients. Graduate Nurse Team Representative 2013/14. Resigned due to personal reasons. Part of Neurosurgical nursing team at Townsville Hospital. Worked alongside many highly skilled health professionals in a fast-paced ward full of a variety of different patients. Graduate Nurse Team Representative 2013/14. Resigned due to personal reasons.

Student Nurse

• Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

Worked alongside highly skilled nurses, doctors, surgeons and other allied health professionals in a highly acute health care setting. Was faced with various different types of high-care patients and acute/critical conditions and ailments. Worked at least 12 hours each shift learning many new skills that I would not have learnt anywhere else. Worked alongside highly skilled nurses, doctors, surgeons and other allied health professionals in a highly acute health care setting. Was faced with various different types of high-care patients and acute/critical conditions and ailments. Worked at least 12 hours each shift learning many new skills that I would not have learnt anywhere else.

Student Nurse

• Jun 2012 - Jun 2012

Worked in a fast-paced highly skilled cardio-thoracic unit with many highly skilled health professionals and other allied health professionals. Mainly heart and heart-related surgical patients, anything from minor to major ailments/conditions. Worked in a fast-paced highly skilled cardio-thoracic unit with many highly skilled health professionals and other allied health professionals. Mainly heart and heart-related surgical patients, anything from minor to major ailments/conditions.

Student Nurse

• May 2012 - Jun 2012

Worked alongside teams of incredibly skilled flying nurses, midwives, doctors and pilots in anything from transporting patients, to emergency care/transport to rural and remote clinic work. Travelled to and visited anywhere from Cairns to Brisbane and many rural and remote towns in between. Patients ranged from infants to pregnant mothers to critical care patients to elderly. Absolutely incredible rewarding experience. Worked alongside teams of incredibly skilled flying nurses, midwives, doctors and pilots in anything from transporting patients, to emergency care/transport to rural and remote clinic work. Travelled to and visited anywhere from Cairns to Brisbane and many rural and remote towns in between. Patients ranged from infants to pregnant mothers to critical care patients to elderly. Absolutely incredible rewarding experience.

Retail Staff Member

• Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

Worked in all areas of the store from registers to store-greeter to back dock employee. Helped train new staff members as needed. Contributive staff member during regular staff meetings and training. Worked in all areas of the store from registers to store-greeter to back dock employee. Helped train new staff members as needed. Contributive staff member during regular staff meetings and training.