Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Professional Memberships
Volunteer Positions
Favourite Pastimes
References
Timeline
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Andrea Knauth

Andrea Knauth

Margate,Qld

Summary

Organised and dependable Registered Nurse with 17 years of experience in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, practicing with kindness, curiosity and empathy to build and maintain positive patient journeys and team cohesion.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Endoscopy RN

The Wesley Hospital
11.2006 - Current
  • Provide assistance with diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, including ERCP, EUS, stent insertion, PEG insertion
  • Provide assistance with diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies, including EBUS and valve insertion
  • Provide assistance with bone marrow biopsy procedures
  • Admit, assess and educate patients pre procedure
  • On call work
  • Decontaminate and reprocess endoscopes
  • Assist with airway management and basic anaesthetic requirements


Bowel Preparation RN

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
10.2017 - 01.2020
  • Assess patients for suitability for bowel preparation
  • Comprehensive education on bowel preparation regime
  • Effective and timely communication with gastroenterologists, GPs, nursing colleagues and office staff
  • Autonomous decision making
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills



RN Acute Haematology/ Oncology

The Wesley Hospital
08.2001 - 11.2006
  • Provision of empathetic care for patients with solid and haematological malignancies
  • Patient and family education
  • Sepsis management
  • Care of central venous access devices
  • Neutropaenia management
  • Effective communication with oncologists, haematologists, nursing colleagues and auxilliary staff

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD

Skills

  • Exceptional and intuitive interpersonal skills
  • Vast knowledge of endoscopic equipment and its uses
  • Excellent time and resource management skills
  • Comprehensive knowledge of endoscopic procedures
  • Empathetic, kind patient care

Languages

German
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

Professional Memberships

GENCA

Volunteer Positions

Peninsula Animal Aid

  • Dog walking
  • Cleaning
  • General Duties, i.e. driving, food preparation, gardening and anything that needs to be attended to


Favourite Pastimes

  • Pilates
  • Hiking
  • Cooking
  • Reading

References

Elizabeth Wardle

Manager of Infection Control at the Wesley Hospital

Nurse Unit Manager at the Wesley Endoscopy Unit until April 2023

email: elizabeth.wardle@uchealth.com.au

mobile: 0412 685 149


Robyn Riek

Clinical Nurse at the Wesley Endoscopy Unit

email: robynriek@hotmail.com

mobile: 0417 512 679



I would be happy to provide additional references if required. 





Timeline

Bowel Preparation RN

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
10.2017 - 01.2020

Endoscopy RN

The Wesley Hospital
11.2006 - Current

RN Acute Haematology/ Oncology

The Wesley Hospital
08.2001 - 11.2006

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Queensland University of Technology
Andrea Knauth