Beth Harper-King

• Acting as the communication link between internal and external stakeholders as well as the patient and their family/carers in regards to coordinating discharges
• Working independently and with members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe, appropriate and timely discharge of patients
• Identifying patients with complex care needs to reduce unexpected increased length of stay and/or failed discharges/re-presentations
• Facilitated family meetings to further enable collaboration between a patient and their family/carer and internal/external stakeholders

• Collaborated with members of the multi-disciplinary team to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications and treatments to patients and monitored responses to adjust care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

• Worked effectively within a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient-centred care in the busiest Emergency Department in the southern hemisphere
• Performed a range of nursing assessments on patient to ensure that the appropriate care was being provided in order of priority
• Conducted a range of medical procedures such as venipuncture, ECG, cardiac monitoring, taking vital signs, urinalysis, administering medications etc.
• Maintained thorough, accurate, and confidential documentation within a critical care setting
• Assisted in medical emergencies wiithin the department
• Performed procedural sedation on patients who required it

• Worked effectively within a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient-centred care within a 20-bed acute care setting
• Performed a range of nursing assessments on patients to ensure that that appropriate care was being provided in order of priority
• Conducted a range of medical procedures such as venipuncture, ECG, cardiac monitoring, taking vital signs, urinalysis, administering medications and more
• Maintained thorough, accurate, and confidential documentation within a healthcare setting
• Assisted in MET (Medical Emergency Team) calls within the department
• Taking part in an internal Emergency Nursing Program to further enhance my critical care skills

• Identified and contact traced close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases
• Liaised with confirmed cases of Covid-19
• Made daily well-being phone calls to individuals in quarantine after returning to Australia on repatriation flights

• Worked on-site at hotels with the logistics and operations Health Emergency Control Centre team responding to/resolving requests and issues that have been identified

• Engaged in weekly shifts with a young child who had autism and ADHD
• Worked on fine + gross motor skills, critical thinking, and self-directed learning through a range of activities
• Liaised with family, members of the childs medical team, and the school to facilitate positive learning outcomes