BABITA
Brooklyn Park,SA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Flinders Medical Centre
03.2020
- Providing patient centred care by assisting clients in their journey through the Outpatient Support Service Unit, addressing referrals for consultation to the most appropriate specialty area, directing and assisting patients in completing any pre-operative documents, collecting and documenting relevant clinical information and providing relevant clinical information as directed
- Working knowledge of orthopaedic trauma, hand-plastics, paediatric orthopaedic trauma, upper elective surgery pre and post-operative
- Working collaboratively with health care team in outpatient support services in various specialities
- Setting up the clinics for smooth functioning and following the instructions as provided by the doctors
- Participation in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting
- Knowledge of different types of wounds and choosing the right product for right wound for optimum outcome and wound healing, suture removal
- Developed a working knowledge of EPAS, ATS, Oacis, PACS, Health direct and Referral live computer programs
- Learning casting principles and procedure
- Making myself aware of various types of fractures and interpreting the x-rays
- Knowledge of ANAL Rectal clinic and handling/sterilising Anal rectal scopes
- Working knowledge of neuro surgery clinic, booking MRI appointments for patients.
Registered Nurse
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Assessing the individual patient needs to plan and implement the care appropriately
- Working collaboratively with health care team in outpatients
- Participation in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting
- Assisting the doctors with various clinical procedures like punch biopsy, gynaecological procedures like Colposcopy etc., breast examinations etc
- Knowledge of VAC dressings, Profour compression dressings
- Experience in wound dressings of different types in orthopaedic and plastics like skin grafts etc
- MRU and Hospital at Home referrals and follow ups
- Experience in PICC dressings
- Removing drains and dressings
- Ward N2 (Orthopaedics and Plastics)- 16 March 2020 - 12 September 2019
- Knowledge of legislation and ethical framework that governs my practice as a RN
- Working collaboratively with the health care team
- Confidently managing patient load of 4 patients and developing a plan of care for my patients and update them after performing appropriate assessment on patients mobility, falls risk, pain etc
- Recognizing and responding to deteriorating patients
- Escalating MET call
- Monitor vital signs, neurovascular and neurological observations of patients
- Knowledge of Bellovac drain management and removal, PCA pumps, dressings
- Following infection control protocols and safe work practice procedures
- Administering prescribed oral, injectable and IV medications
- Providing care to patients with intellectual disability
- Discharge planning of patients and ISBAR handover.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate - Comprehensive Care of Older People
University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA06.2024
Bachelor of Nursing -
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA09.2018
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Documentation and Charting
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Wound Care
- Compassion and Empathy
- Intravenous therapy
- Care Planning
- Lab result interpretation
- Performing EKGs
- Maintaining privacy
- Relationship Building
- EMR / EHR
- High level of autonomy
- Staff Supervision
- Emotional Intelligence
Careerstatement
Currently working at Flinders Medical Centre in Surgical Outpatient Support Services as a Registered Nurse Since March 2020.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Flinders Medical Centre
03.2020
Registered Nurse
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
09.2019 - 03.2020
Post Graduate Certificate - Comprehensive Care of Older People
University of South Australia
Bachelor of Nursing -
Flinders University