Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct resident care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult residents and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with residents and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Unit Coordinator
Charles Brownlow Village - Ryman Healthcare
04.2022 - Current
Supporting and overseeing care team members in providing person-centered care of the highest standard.
Ensuring all care is continuously assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated to meet the needs of each resident.
Building, inspiring, motivating a strong team that act with kindness, strive for excellence, are resilient, communicate effectively and work to achieve our goal of delivering the world's best retirement experience.
Managing the unit roster to ensure all shifts are covered with appropriately skilled team members that primary care principles are always maintained.
Leading and modelling the Ryman Characteristics, motivating, and inspiring your team and contractors to deliver work safely and to a high standard - 'Do it safely or not at all'.
Encouraging team members and contractors to identify and raise health, safety and wellbeing risks and to report all incidents and near misses.
Participating as a positive and trusting. member of a team that works together as one.
Demonstrating care for others by understanding their needs and providing help and support.
Registered Nurse/ANUM/NUM
Wallace Lodge - Garden
06.2020 - 04.2022
Ensure continual delivery of high quality nursing care
Adopt and implement innovative nursing practices to improve our facility
Recruit, select and guide nursing staff
Ensure that nursing staff remains in compliance with professional development and regulatory standards
Maintain a healthy, collaborative team environment
Mentor the Associate Nurse Manager, charge nurses and clinical nurses
Provide leadership and be a role model to all staff.
Uphold legislative requirements so determined by the Aged Care Act 1997, including but not limited to the appropriate documentation and record keeping in relation to the ACFI assessments to maximize residential care subsidies.
Actively liaise, mentor and coach the appropriate employees in all matters relating to ACFI and documentation.
Attend meetings as required.
Submit all ACFI claims in a timely manner.
Manage the storage of current and superseded ACFI packs.
Demonstrates the ability to provide and assure the carrying out of the established nursing procedures utilizing the nursing process, and assuring the maintenance of a safe clean environment. Provides holistic, age appropriate total resident care demonstrating the ability to assess patient and situation needs and problems.
Assists Managers to ensures policies and procedures are up-to-date with current regulatory requirements.
Assists Managers to implement, review, apply and actively oversees the hospital’s policies and procedures.
Registered Nurse
Luson Health (Eden Park and The Vue)
12.2017 - 01.2020
Provide our residents with assistance as they accomplish daily tasks, including bathing, eating, dressing, grooming and using the restroom
Maintain all care records in accordance with company policy and audit care records weekly to ensure accuracy
Communicate any problems, concerns or issues to residents’ family members as needed
Ensure all resident take medications as directed by health care providers
Build rapport with residents by establishing personal connections and showing interest in their lives
Respond to any safety or medical issues
Lead daily group and individual activities for entertainment
Registered Nurse
Opal South Valley
12.2014 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse
First Call Health
04.2014 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
Kalkee Nangatta
01.2015 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse, Grade 2
Blakiston Lodge - Oak
02.2014 - 01.2015
Staff Nurse
San Pedro Hospital of Davao Inc.
06.2011 - 11.2011
Registered Nurse
Southern Philippines Medical Center
11.2010 - 06.2011
Education
Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care - ongoing -
AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF NURSING
02.2024
Immunisation for Health Practitioners -
AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF NURSING
2019
Bachelor of Nursing -
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
2013
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY
01.2008
Skills
Process Improvements
Accreditation Coordination
Performance monitoring
Progress Monitoring
Registration History
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, NMW0001878637, 05/31/24
Registered Nurse (Aged Care-Hospital Level) at William Sanders Retirement Village (Ryman Healthcare)Registered Nurse (Aged Care-Hospital Level) at William Sanders Retirement Village (Ryman Healthcare)