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Adrian Biasi

301/2205 Hirst St, Arncliffe,New South Wales

Summary

Highly experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Consultant with over a decade of combined direct clinical and education experience.

Proven capability to work with patients, carers, clinical and executive stakeholders to ensure the highest level of safe patient care is delivered.

Extensive experience with policy and process design and review, as well as multidisciplinary and senior staff training and assessment.

Demonstrated strengths include critical thinking skills, communication abilities, and patient advocacy. Contributed significantly to improving patient care standards by developing and implementing evidence-based nursing procedures.

Strong leadership skills with a record of success in coordinating teams towards achieving set objectives and removing barriers to access and providing a high level of patient acre in complex chronic cardiac disease management in the outpatient setting.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Westmead Hospital
01.2023 - Current
  • Developed clinical guidelines to improve patient care processes.
  • Actively participate in clinical research.
  • Work within multidisciplinary chest pain and heart failure clinic services providing detailed care and intervention plans for patients with complex chronic disease.
  • Provided expert consultation to nursing staff on complex cases.
  • Facilitated training sessions for new nurses on best practices.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes.
  • Conducted assessments to identify patient needs and care plans.
  • Implemented evidence-based practices in clinical settings.
  • Reviewed and evaluated nursing protocols for compliance and efficiency.
  • Mentored nursing and junior medical staff in advanced clinical skills and decision-making.
  • Evaluated new technologies related to patient care delivery systems and made recommendations accordingly.
  • Served as a resource person for nursing staff regarding current trends in clinical practice.
  • Documented clinical information according to established standards of care.
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements concerning patient safety, privacy laws, infection control measures.
  • Facilitated communication between medical, nurses, allied health and administrative staff to ensure optimal outcomes for patients.
  • Attended conferences related to clinical nurse consulting and disseminated knowledge gained at these events among colleagues.
  • Conducted educational sessions for nurses, medical students and other healthcare professionals on relevant topics.
  • Coordinated interdisciplinary teams for the development of best practices in patient care delivery.
  • Collaborated with consultant cardiologists and other healthcare professionals in delivering comprehensive patient care.
  • Assessed patients' condition, developed plans of care and monitored progress towards goals.
  • Assisted with developing strategies for the implementation of advanced clinical techniques into routine practice.
  • Mentored junior staff members on professional development activities such as research projects and presentations.
  • Provided support to nurses who were struggling with complex cases or challenging situations.
  • Supervised hiring, training, and development of nursing and staff.
  • Promoted self-advocacy in patients to aid in mitigating family and healthcare-provider relationships throughout treatment.
  • Oversaw primary care, case management and medication management.
  • Contributed to nursing assessments, certified nursing training and orientation programs.

After Hours Clinical Nurse Educator

Westmead Hospital
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Clinical leadership
  • Role modeling
  • Nursing and medical staff support
  • Teaching and assessment of clinical skills
  • High level of autonomy working closely with Senior and After-Hours Nurse Managers
  • Reporting to stakeholders from senior nurse management and standard leads
  • New graduate RN induction, teaching, assessment and clinical support
  • Casual pool RN induction, teaching, assessment and clinical support
  • AiM induction, teaching, assessment and clinical support
  • Medical officer induction, teaching, assessment and clinical support
  • CERS clinical support
  • Design, implementation and review of standardised AH CNE shift report template with Workforce Manager
  • Completion of Increased Supervision risk matrix project

COVID Clinical Nurse Educator

Westmead Hospital
08.2021 - 12.2021
  • COVID ward set up
  • Design, implementation and review of PPE and infection control processes with key stakeholders
  • Training and assessment of PPE for all clinical and ancillary staff
  • Policy design, implementation and review for COVID ward processes with key stakeholders in executive, senior and ward nurse management and Infection Control service
  • Clinical induction, teaching, assessment and clinical support for re-assigned perioperative nursing staff
  • Subject matter expert for combined nasopharyngeal COVID-19 swabbing - implemented, reviewed, improved and upscaled staff surveillance swabbing program

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Westmead Hospital
09.2019 - 02.2021
  • Cardiology / Coronary Care Unit
  • Provided expert consultation on complex clinical cases to nursing staff.
  • Educated patients and families on disease management and treatment options.
  • Implemented evidence-based practices to enhance quality of care standards.
  • Mentored junior nurses in advanced clinical skills and best practices.
  • Facilitated continuous professional development through training sessions and workshops.
  • Evaluated patient care needs, prioritised treatment and maintained patient flow.
  • Interpreted laboratory results, diagnostic tests, and imaging studies as necessary.
  • Provided clinical expertise and support to nurses on a variety of patient care issues.
  • Facilitated communication between medical staff and nurses about patient progress and treatment plans.
  • Consulted with medical staff about changes to current practices based on latest research findings.

Registered Nurse - CCU

Westmead Hospital
02.2016 - 10.2019

Acting Clinical Nurse Educator - Cardiology

Westmead Hospital
04.2019 - 08.2019

Education

Grad. Dip. Critical Care Nursing - ICU

University of Sydney
12.2018

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Nursing - Sociology

University of Sydney
12.2014

Skills

  • Clinical guideline development
  • Research participation
  • Staff education
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Patient education for chronic and complex disease management
  • Advanced clinical skills including ECG interpretation, phlebotomy and pathology interpretation, cardiac investigation interpretation
  • Quality improvement
  • Complex case management
  • Mentoring junior nurse and medical staff
  • Professional networking
  • Clinical assessment
  • Advanced nursing practice for patients with chronic and complex cardiovascular disease
  • Clinical leadership
  • Performance improvement

Languages

English, Italian, German

Accomplishments

  • Published co-author in Heart, Lung and Circulation Journal (2024)

Certification

  • Advanced Life Support (level 2)
  • Manual Handling Assessor
  • Basic Life Support Assessor
  • Assessor - WSLHD

Timeline

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Westmead Hospital
01.2023 - Current

COVID Clinical Nurse Educator

Westmead Hospital
08.2021 - 12.2021

After Hours Clinical Nurse Educator

Westmead Hospital
01.2021 - 12.2022

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Westmead Hospital
09.2019 - 02.2021

Acting Clinical Nurse Educator - Cardiology

Westmead Hospital
04.2019 - 08.2019

Registered Nurse - CCU

Westmead Hospital
02.2016 - 10.2019

Grad. Dip. Critical Care Nursing - ICU

University of Sydney

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Nursing - Sociology

University of Sydney

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