Jane Malloch

Gold Coast, QLD,

10/2023 - Current

• Current. I am part of a team at Varsity Lakes Day Hospital booking endoscopy procedures for patients requiring upper and lower endoscopic procedures.
• This role involves assessing each patient prior to their booking to determine their suitability for treatment at the stand-alone day surgery facility.
• I ensure all patients are booked following the guidelines of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Service Implementation Standards (GESIS), as well as hospital protocols and procedures. This is to ensure each patient has fair and equitable access, while providing best practice processes.
• I contribute within the team to ensure that patients are booked within the allotted time their category allows, and that the procedure rooms are utilized efficiently.
• I also attend to any cancellations and rebook their procedure accordingly.
• This role requires knowledge of electronic systems, including HBCIS, Systemview, Scheduling Appointment Book, and Telstra Messaging.
• I effectively liaise with the doctors and the multidisciplinary teams involved in the patients' care.

• I was part of the Day Surgery Unit's second stage recovery, where we discharged day surgery patients to home.
• The role entails ensuring the patients are suitable to go home, ensuring discharge criteria are met, such as: they have a support person with them for 24 post general anaesthetic, as well as ensuring the patient has all their relevant documentation, such as a medical certificate, prescriptions, discharge instructions, and any planned outpatient appointment.
• Recently, I have had the opportunity to learn the Coordinator/Clinical Nurse role within the Day Surgery Unit (2nd Phase Recovery), where I ensure discharge criteria are met, ensuring all their relevant postoperative information requested by the operating surgeons is noted on their discharge information and communicated to the patients, liaising with members of the multidisciplinary teams, and coordinating the areas where the patients coming from Phase 1 recovery are assigned to.
• Instructed patients on proper self-care techniques at home following discharge from the hospital.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.

• I gained experience coordinating their daily placements within the perioperative specialty while facilitating and evaluating their learning performance and outcomes, thereby ensuring they perform within their scope of practice as student nurses.
• Providing holistic care focused on the patient throughout their surgical journey is encouraged, using critical thinking and reflection.
• In confirming the students' learning and assessment, I collaborate with practice partners within the specialty areas for their evaluation and feedback on the student's performance. For example, if they are motivated, eager to learn, and utilizing any educational opportunities made available to them.
• I made sure the assessment process is in accordance with the Registered Nurse standards for practice.
• I am familiar with the Australian Nursing Standards Assessment tool (ANSAT), and I have good communication skills.
• Coached and mentored student nurses on best practices related to patient care within the perioperative environment.

• For eight years, I had been a member of the Cardiothoracic Scrub/Scout team.
• I have gained valuable experience as a cardiac scrub nurse in all aspects of cardiac surgeries, including emergency sternal re-opening performed in the ICU, cardiac ward, and theatre.
• I performed in the role of Clinical Nurse, where I ensured effective working relationships, skill mix, provided support to junior and new staff, education, and respect for all team members.
• I ensured all policies, procedures, guidelines, and patient safety are always adhered to.
• Using a patient-centered approach to care with evidence-based practice for effective and efficient care.
• I was responsible for preparing the cardiac scrub scout roster, ensuring transparency, equality, and fairness, especially in delegating the cardiac on-calls.
• I was also responsible for collating the cardiothoracic team on-call roster, while ensuring that the appropriate stakeholders were in receipt of any changes that were required at the beginning of each week. I ensured that they were dealt with immediately and sent out to the appropriate stakeholders.
• In monitoring risk management, I ensured that infection control guidelines are adhered to, critical incidents are reported, and fatigue risk is managed appropriately.
• I participated in quality improvement projects and ideas to not only benefit the cardiac specialty, but also within the perioperative department, including the emergency theatre.
• I willingly performed in-service topics to benefit the perioperative staff in the event of emergency chest trauma, sternal openings.
• I also liaised with the ICU Clinical Nurse Consultant to provide in-services for the ICU nurses who may be involved in reopening the sternum following cardiac surgery.
• Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, and concerns.
• I performed the Performance Development Plans (PDP) for the nursing staff within the cardiothoracic specialty.
• I have updated policy instruments as required. Recent updates include Emergency Chest Re-Open after Cardiac Surgery (Document ID PRO1848) and Cardiothoracic Surgery On Call (Document ID PRO1339).
• I had to resign from this position because I could no longer stand for periods of time as a scrub nurse.

• Backfilled this role twice within this time frame.
• Coordinating the surgical booking of cardiac and thoracic patients, and case managing the patient's surgery journey from referral to date of surgery,
• I gained experience working with the following systems: HBCIS, iemr, Intelleconnect, SystemView, and Elective Management System (Electronic booking form). This role involved liaising with the multidisciplinary team, outpatients, consultant surgeons, and communicating effectively with the patients.
• In June 2022, I also backfilled sick leave for one week.

• This role gave me more insight into the management role within the perioperative department.

• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
• Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice.
• Performed in the scrub nurse and circulating nurse roles in multiple specialties before joining the cardiothoracic specialty.

• Performed in the scrub and circulating nurse roles for multiple surgical specialties.

• Deputized for the Charge Nurse in her absence in the management of the theatre.

• Worked as a Registered Nurse within the perioperative environment.

• Registered Nurse within the care home environment.
• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
• Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently.

• Registered Nurse within the care hole environment.
• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
• Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently.
• Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice.

• Registered Nurse within the care home environment.
• Provided patient care and education to patients with chronic illnesses.
• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
• Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently.

• Registered Nurse within the Perioperative Environment.
• Performed Scrub and circulating nurse roles in multirole specialties.

• In charge of the theatre in the absence of the Theatre manager

• Case managing the patient's surgery journey from referral to date of surgery
• I gained experience working with the following systems: HBCIS, iemr, Intelleconnect, SystemView, Elective Management System (Electronic booking form) This role involved liaising with the multidiscipline team, outpatients, consultant surgeons and communicating effectively with the patients