Angie Dorosz
Kewarra Beach,Australia
Summary
Diligent mental health clinician with strong background in family services management. Successfully led initiatives to improve family well-being and support systems. Demonstrated expertise in conflict resolution and strategic planning.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Academic- Seminal Teaching & Marking
James Cook University
01.2024 - Current
- Warm and collaborative interactions with all members of academic team at JCU
- Participate in pre-subject briefings through Zoom, facilitate open discussions directed at quality improvement relating to timetabling, scheduling and troubleshooting class delivery for both technical and academic procedures
- Use institutional systems, policies, procedures and data to create student-centred digital and face to face learning environments across attendance modes
Child Safety Specialist
Department of Child Youth and Justice
05.2024 - 09.2024
- Promoted a safe environment for children through regular home visits and welfare checks.
- Trained new Child Safety Officers towards best practices for effective casework management.
- Assisted families in developing and strengthening their parenting skills, contributing to a safer environment for children.
- Provided crisis intervention support, addressing urgent safety concerns as they arose.
Clozapine Coordinator
Queensland Health
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Oversee and facilitate for up to 40 Clozapine Patients through Medication Management adherence in governance to Clopine Central Program
- Collaborating timely with GP’s and Psychiatrists providing patient update on medication response and mental health assessments
- Engage in Monitoring and Assessment through Nurse Led Clozapine Clinics, Recording Nursing Observations through Metabolic Screening and Evaluate Clozaril Levels through Clinical Pathology and Data Entry using CPMS Applications that Liaise with Pharmacists on dispensation and facilitate medication collection and patient compliance for Standard 6 Medication Management under NPS Medication and NMBA Safety Standards
- Register GP and Community Pharmacist to Clopine Central to ensure responsibilities and arrangements are streamlined to ensure compliance by all members through patient initial transfer from Hospital to the Community
- Report any adverse events to Pfizer Drug Safety if required
- Provide ongoing communication and support through psychoeducation to Patients, Family Members, Pharmacists and GP’s
Senior Health Coach
Integrated Living Australia Pty Ltd
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of the physical, medical, psychological, cultural, social and restorative dimensions of clients’ care needs, and provide a choice of appropriate services to meet their needs under the 8-Week Short Term Restorative Care Program (STRC)
- Ensure that the client’s progress against therapy goals is regularly evaluated throughout their STRC episode and on exit, with changes in physical and cognitive function measured and recorded to demonstrate achievement of the client’s goals
- Provide information and refer clients to services – such as STRC – that are appropriate and available (including facilitating access to broader services under Commonwealth Health Support Plan (CHSP), Mental Health or Disability services) to meet client needs and preferences; and provide care coordination to the point of effective referral
Undergraduate/Graduate Nursing Coordinator
Ramsay Health
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Coordinate and manage student placements using ‘SPOT’ Student Placement Online Tool Software for capacity planning and feedback for Nurse Unit Managers
- Providing clinical supervision, debrief support, and facilitation for newly Graduated/Undergraduate Registered Nursing Students, enable students to undertake intensive 3-week block placements in Theatre/Rehabilitation/ Coronary Care Unit /Mental Health/ Intensive Care Unit
- Working to ensure best practices are ensued and ameliorate towards Safe Nursing Practice Standards (ACQSC) and NMBA Guidelines
- Liaising with Course coordinators providing Feedback on Student Performance and Conduct
- Providing clear and concise documentation of ANSAT Clinical Evaluation completion in a timely manner
Integrated Unit Lead- Department of Child & Family Services
12.2021
- Encompass integrated unit architecture and leadership with soft skills of unit marketing and development
- Managing integrated unit intake and assessment applying the principles of the child safety framework and monitoring client response for happiness and satisfaction with services provided
- Communicating Integrated Unit planning, direction and progress with all relevant key stakeholders that embed best practices and monitor staff performance and staff satisfaction
- Providing timely and accurate revenue forecasts and strategic advice to finance and management teams, and through continuously planning, managing, and monitoring budgets and apply Integrated Unit capacity planning
- Partnering with colleagues with colleagues across other integrated units to identify and manage shared dependencies and though removing and resolving all roadblocks to ensure efficient functions of the Integrated Unit
- Support culture for ongoing of professional development and providing in-house training sessions
Education
Master of Science - Mental Health Nursing
University of Newcastle
Newcastle, NSW01-2026
Graduate Diploma - Mental Health
University of Adelaide
12.2018
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
12.2007
Skills
- Compassionate trauma counselling
- Solution Base-Therapy
- CBT
- Motivational Interviewing Techniques
- Case Management Planning
- Integrative family counselling
- Clinical care
- Project coordination
- People management
- Inter-personal skills
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Time management
- Computer skills
- Data management
- EHealth
- Agile Project Management Systems
Certification
- Administering Mental Health Assessment, QCMHL
- Capacity Assessment, QCMHL
- Case Management, QCMHL
- Mental Health Act (2017), QCMHL
- Suicide Risk Assessment & Management, Queensland Centre Mental Health Learning
- Provide a Brief Intervention, QCMHL
- Trauma Response & Counselling, ASCA
- Family Therapy, COPMI
- Child Aware Supervision, COPMI
- Therapy Assisted Programs, BDI
- Medication Safety, NPS
- Responding to Clinical Deterioration, CSDS
- Cultural Awareness Training, QCMHL
Accomplishments
- Clinical Excellence Award, Corporate Services, People and Culture, Queensland Health, 2013
- Certificate of Peer Leadership, Rotary International, 2007
- Bronze Medallion, Glenelg SLSC, 2000
Affiliations
- James Cook University | University of New Castle NSW
Timeline
Child Safety Specialist
Department of Child Youth and Justice
05.2024 - 09.2024
Nurse Academic- Seminal Teaching & Marking
James Cook University
01.2024 - Current
Clozapine Coordinator
Queensland Health
04.2023 - 06.2023
Senior Health Coach
Integrated Living Australia Pty Ltd
10.2022 - 02.2023
Undergraduate/Graduate Nursing Coordinator
Ramsay Health
01.2022 - 07.2022
Integrated Unit Lead- Department of Child & Family Services
12.2021
Graduate Diploma - Mental Health
University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
- Administering Mental Health Assessment, QCMHL
- Capacity Assessment, QCMHL
- Case Management, QCMHL
- Mental Health Act (2017), QCMHL
- Suicide Risk Assessment & Management, Queensland Centre Mental Health Learning
- Provide a Brief Intervention, QCMHL
- Trauma Response & Counselling, ASCA
- Family Therapy, COPMI
- Child Aware Supervision, COPMI
- Therapy Assisted Programs, BDI
- Medication Safety, NPS
- Responding to Clinical Deterioration, CSDS
- Cultural Awareness Training, QCMHL
Master of Science - Mental Health Nursing
University of Newcastle
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