Amy Wright
Tea Tree Gully,SA
Summary
Registered nurse, with 15 plus years’ experience
working in variety of roles in acute (medical and surgical), community and rehabilitation settings in in both metropolitan and rural/remote. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Consultant – Rehab Triage
Rehabilitation, Care, SALHN
06.2022 - Current
- Provide clinical nursing expertise for the assessment and triage of new referrals
- Effective co-ordination of Rehabilitation admissions
- Collaborating with all referring agencies in the promotion and utilisation of Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services in the Southern area of Adelaide.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
ACAT Assessor
Aged Care Assessment Team
08.2021 - Current
- Conducting of comprehensive aged care assessments that address the physical, medical, cognitive, psychological, environmental, and social aspects of a client’s situation, and consider individual complexity and/ or vulnerability
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Completing support plan reviews to ensure the changing needs of clients are addressed
- Providing education and support to clients, their families, and carers regarding options in relation to care planning, and to ensure the needs of the client, their family and/or carer are addressed
- Developing appropriate care plans and providing short-term case management to ensure appropriate onward referral to necessary services in accordance with the care plan
- Consulting and liaising with team members, GP’s, community health and other service providers, as appropriate, regarding individual assessments and care plans
Clinical Nurse
Metropolitan Referral Unit – SA Health
11.2016 - Current
- Liaising with referrers and nursing providers to organise appropriate discharge plans for patients being discharged back to the community.
- Working collaboratively with service providers regarding patient goals and discharge destinations
- Accountable for own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff.
- Assist service providers with case management and care coordination.
- Monitor patients care plans integrate evidence based practice and guidelines into decision making to implement and then evaluate care provided to achieve intended outcomes.
Clinical Services Officer - ANUM
Country Referral Unit
11.2020 - 06.2022
- liaising with referrers and nursing providers - discharge planning
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Clinical Nurse
Calvary Rehabilitation Hospital
11.2015 - 11.2016
- Responsible for taking care of patients on an inpatient rehabilitation unit.
- Experienced included working with patients diagnosed with: spinal cord injury, stroke (CVA), head injury, multiple sclerosis, Guillain Barre, Hip replacement, and Knee replacement.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Utilized evidence-based practice to assess and provide care for patients.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
- Served as a clinical resource to staff, patients and families.
- Worked as a part of a rehabilitation team to determine goals for patient care and to evaluate/monitor progress.
- Responsible for educating patients/families on their illnesses, disabilities, medications, and self-care techniques.
- Assisted patients to re-establish as much of an independent lifestyle as possible after debilitating incidents.
- Provided patients with encouragement and strategies to help them adapt to their disabilities.
- Attended and participated in family conferences and team meetings.
- Created educational materials for staff and patients.
- Facilitated and attended interdisciplinary meetings to discuss patient care.
Clinical Nurse
Lyell McEwin Hospital
08.2013 - 11.2015
- Provide proficient clinical nursing care and/or individual case management to patients
- Assess patients needs, plan, implement and coordinate appropriate service delivery options and communicate changes in condition and care;
- Oversee the provision of nursing care within a team or unit;
- Provide health education, counselling and rehabilitation programs to improve the health outcomes of individual patients/clients or groups;
- Plan and coordinate services including those of other disciplines or agencies as required to meet individual and/or group health care needs;
- Monitor client care plans and participate in clinical auditing and/or evaluative research to ensure appropriate patient care outcomes are achieved on a daily basis;
- Demonstrate and promote a risk minimisation approach to practice and support implementation and maintenance of systems to protect patients and staff;
- Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge, evidence from a range of sources and own experience to devise and achieve agreed patient care outcomes;
- Work within and promote a nursing model of client centred care
- Act to resolve local and/or immediate nursing care or service delivery problems;
- Support change management processes;
- Contribute to communication processes that effectively deal with challenging behaviours and the resolution of conflicts;
- Work within a local nursing leadership team to attain consistency of nursing practice standards and local service outcomes;
- Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experiences, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience;
- Act as a resource person based on knowledge, experience and skills
- Manage own professional development activities and portfolio, support the development of others and contribute to learning in the work area
- Participate in and/or provide clinical teaching and/or research;
- Contribute to the wider team working on complex or organisation wide projects such as clinical protocols, guidelines, and process mapping;
- Achievements:
- Falls clinical leader
- Aseptic technique trainer
- Developed polices for the hospital
- Member of LMH forms committee
- Member of LMH Falls committee
Registered Nurse
Royal Adelaide Hospital
02.2009 - 08.2013
- Function in accordance with legislation and common law affecting nursing practice
- Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with others
- Implement planned nursing care to achieve identified outcomes with scope of competence
- Evaluate progress towards expected outcomes and reviews and revises plans in accordance with evaluation data
- Contributes to the maintenance of an environment which promotes safety, security and personal integrity of others
- Acts to enhance the professional development of self and others
- Accepts accountability and responsibility for own actions within nursing practice
- Communicates effectively with others
- Collaborating with other members of the health care team
- Contributes towards the provision of a safe and healthy work environment for self and others by reporting all accidents, incidents & near misses
- Manages the nursing care of others effectively
- Conducting nursing care in a way that can be ethically justified
- Protecting the rights of others in relation to health care
- Carry out a comprehensive and accurate nursing assessment
- Utilise research and contribute to developments nursing and improve standards of care
- Achievements;
- Developed educational brochure for patients/ families following traumatic brain injury
- Successfully completed graduate diploma in acute care nursing
- Successfully completed graduate diploma in neuroscience nursing
Registered Nurse (Graduate Nurse Program)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
02.2008 - 01.2009
- Function in accordance with legislation and common law affecting nursing practice
- Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with others
- Implement planned nursing care to achieve identified outcomes with scope of competence
- Evaluate progress towards expected outcomes and reviews and revises plans in accordance with evaluation data
- Contributes to the maintenance of an environment which promotes safety, security and personal integrity of others
- Acts to enhance the professional development of self and others
- Accepts accountability and responsibility for own actions within nursing practice
- Communicates effectively with others
- Collaborating with other members of the health care team
- Contributes towards the provision of a safe and healthy work environment for self and others by reporting all accidents, incidents & near misses
- Manages the nursing care of others effectively
- Conducting nursing care in a way that can be ethically justified
- Protecting the rights of others in relation to health care
- Carry out a comprehensive and accurate nursing assessment
- Utilise research and contribute to developments nursing and improve standards of care
- Achievements;
- Successfully completed the requirements of the graduate nurse programme
Pre-Registered Nursing Assistant
Royal Adelaide Hospital
02.2007 - 12.2007
- Orthopaedic and Trauma Services- ward Q3, ;
- Carry out delegated tasks related to maintaining patient hygiene, personal care, dignity, safety and wellbeing
- Provide patients with oral nutrition, fluid and feeding support
- Assist with delegated indirect care activities within the ward setting
- Perform tasks related to comfort /mobility / exercise interventions
- Assist patients with elimination requirements / procedures
- Collect and deliver blood / drugs / other supplies for patient use
- Verbal and written communication in an appropriate, accurate and timely manner, while ensuring confidentiality.
Personal Care Assistant
Mount Pleasant Hospital
08.2006 - 12.2007
- Carry out delegated tasks related to maintaining patient hygiene,personal care, dignity, safety and wellbeing
- Provide patients with oral nutrition, fluid and feeding support
- Assist with delegated indirect care activities within the ward setting
- Perform tasks related to comfort /mobility / exercise interventions
- Assist patients with elimination requirements / procedures
- Manual handling – using lifters, slide sheets etc.
Personal Care Assistant
Gleneagles Private Nursing Home
02.2006 - 12.2007
- Carry out delegated tasks related to maintaining patient hygiene, personal care, dignity, safety and wellbeing
- Provide patients with oral nutrition, fluid and feeding support
- Assist with delegated indirect care activities within the ward setting
- Perform tasks related to comfort /mobility / exercise interventions
- Assist patients with elimination requirements / procedures
- Manual handling – using lifters, slide sheets etc.
Personal Care Assistant
Lutheran Homes Incorporated
11.2005 - 02.2006
- Carry out delegated tasks related to maintaining patient hygiene, personal care, dignity, safety and wellbeing
- Provide patients with oral nutrition, fluid and feeding support
- Assist with delegated indirect care activities within the ward setting
- Perform tasks related to comfort /mobility / exercise interventions
- Assist patients with elimination requirements / procedures
- Manual handling – using lifters, slide sheets etc.
Education
Masters - Neuroscience Nursing
University of Tasmania
Hobart, TAS11.2013
Graduate Diploma - Nursing (Neuroscience Nursing)
University of Tasmania
Hobart, TAS2012
Graduate Diploma - Acute Care Nursing
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA11.2010
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA11.2007
12 SACE -
Urrbrae Agricultural High School
Netherby, SA11.2004
Skills
- Triage Knowledge
- Excellent Communication
- Excellent time management skills
- Creative, innovative and flexible
- Attention to detail
- Excellent leadership skills
- Critical thinker
- Empathy
- Continuous learner
- Multitasker
- Computer literate; confident with Microsoft Office programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and medication programs, such as sunrise
Accomplishments
- Successful application to the National Bowel Screening portfolio which involves managing state-wide national bowel list and Medicare database. Successful application to present a presentation at the Neuroscience Nurses Association Conference, 2009: Completed Graduate Nurse Program at the QEH Deans’ Merit List at UniSA for academic high achievement
- COURSES UNDERTAKEN Successfully completed the growing leaders course through SA Health.Due to complete LAMP (Leadership and Management Program) for Level 2 RN this year through RAH staff developmentCompleted Aseptic Technique Train the Trainer workshop through the LMHCompleted Falls Clinical Leadership Training in November through LMH.Venepuncture Course through RAH Staff developmentIntra-venous Cannulation Course through RAH staff developmentCompleted Team Leader workshop through RAH staff development Completed Preceptorship course through RAH staff developmentCompleted Basic Wound Management Course through RAH staff developmentCompleted the Aggression Management workshop through RAH staff development
- MEMBERSHIP’S AND ASSOCIATION’SLMH Falls Committee LMH forms Commitee Currently Australian Nursing Federation
Affiliations
2011: SA Wound Management Association Inc.
2011 Australian Neuroscience Nurses Association.
Timeline
Nurse Consultant – Rehab Triage
Rehabilitation, Care, SALHN
06.2022 - Current
ACAT Assessor
Aged Care Assessment Team
08.2021 - Current
Clinical Services Officer - ANUM
Country Referral Unit
11.2020 - 06.2022
Clinical Nurse
Metropolitan Referral Unit – SA Health
11.2016 - Current
Clinical Nurse
Calvary Rehabilitation Hospital
11.2015 - 11.2016
Clinical Nurse
Lyell McEwin Hospital
08.2013 - 11.2015
Registered Nurse
Royal Adelaide Hospital
02.2009 - 08.2013
Registered Nurse (Graduate Nurse Program)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
02.2008 - 01.2009
Pre-Registered Nursing Assistant
Royal Adelaide Hospital
02.2007 - 12.2007
Personal Care Assistant
Mount Pleasant Hospital
08.2006 - 12.2007
Personal Care Assistant
Gleneagles Private Nursing Home
02.2006 - 12.2007
Personal Care Assistant
Lutheran Homes Incorporated
11.2005 - 02.2006
Masters - Neuroscience Nursing
University of Tasmania
Graduate Diploma - Nursing (Neuroscience Nursing)
University of Tasmania
Graduate Diploma - Acute Care Nursing
University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
12 SACE -
Urrbrae Agricultural High School