Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
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Bhavya Sasidharan Panicker

Clyde

Summary

Hardworking Registered Nurse, (currently working as Clinical Nurse Specialist) with more than 14 years of clinical experience, accustomed to treating diverse patient needs while managing dynamic conditions. Offering excellent clinical knowledge and judgment combined with strong documentation, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Well-versed in managing emergent cases with grace and efficiency. Expert in managing patient undergoing hemodialysis therapy .

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Fresenius Kidney Care Dialysis
08.2023 - Current
  • Expert in providing pre, intra and post dialysis care to patients undergoing hemodialysis therapy.
  • Worked as In charge of the Unit - patient allocation, liasing with nephrologists, accessing difficult AVF , management of complications.
  • Reviewed blood test results and tailored patient's dialysis prescription in consultation with nephrologists
  • Evaluated patient progress and responses to dialysis treatments.
  • Accessing new and complicated AVF under Ultra sonic guidance.

Registered Nurse

Protea Ward, Peninsula Private Hospital
01.2020 - Current
  • Provided comprehensive nursing care to 5 patients simultaneously - including bedside care, treatments, IV therapy and wound care.
  • Monitored patients before, during and after surgical operations to evaluate patient care and maintained aseptic techniques.

Registered Nurse - Hemodialysis

Fresenius Kidney Care Dialysis
08.2022 - 07.2023
  • Management of patients with hemodialysis.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Underwent training and worked as application speciaist of Fresenius 5008 dialysis machine.

Registered Nurse- Dialysis

Monash Health
12.2021 - 12.2022
  • Underwent training in Dialysis Nursing and became competent in successfully administering hemodialysis using Fresenius 5008s and Baxter Artis machines.
  • Safely administered pre,intra and post dialysis care to patients undergoing hemodialysis using aseptic techniques.

Registered Nurse - Psycho Geriatric Unit

Bupa Northhaven Retirement Village And Care Home
06.2017 - 01.2020
  • Demonstrated ability to provide comprehensive nursing care to the psycho geriatric residents, crisis management, diversion technique to manage challenging behavior
  • Facilitate and conducted multi disciplinary review meetings.

Registered Nurse

Orewa Secure Care
03.2017 - 06.2017
  • Oversaw delivery of care for all patients on 20-bed hospital - dementia unit, providing direct care to up to 3 patients, delegating nursing care to care staff and supervising team comprised of health care assistants, and house hold staff.

Registered Nurse, Hospital Wing

Bupa Northhaven Retirement Village and Care Home
02.2016 - 03.2017
  • Provided hands on care and supervised staff by delegating basic care needs of residents
  • Coordinated and conducted multi disciplinary review meetings.
  • Demonstrated leadership qualities as duty leader of entire facility, during after hours and weekends

Registered Nurse - Medical Ward and Emergency

Govt. Community Health Centre
05.2014 - 06.2015
  • Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion- both in inpatient and out patient department of Community Health Centre
  • Acute management of patients who attends emergency department of health centre

Registered Nurse - Special Newborn Care Unit

Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital, Medical College
01.2014 - 05.2014
  • Competent in IV cannulation and administration of intravenous medication of new born babies, oxygen therapy, blood sample collection, providing basic care to babies, intravenous fluid administration

Clinical Nursing Supervisor - Medical ICU

Government Medical college Hospital
01.2012 - 02.2013
  • Demonstrated competency in demonstrating nursing procedures to nursing students
  • Monitor, evaluate and supervise comprehensive nursing care provided by nursing students in clinical settings
  • Prepared training materials and instructional strategies to track student progress, accurately report skills and conduct competency assessments

Registered Nurse - Post Graduate Training

Medical College Thiruvananthapuram
12.2009 - 12.2011
  • Proven competency in providing comprehensive nursing care to patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, undergoing peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis
  • Preoperative preparation and post operative nursing care of patients undergoing renal transplantation and urological procedures

Registered Nurse, Intern

St. Joseph's Mission Hospital
03.2008 - 03.2009
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability
  • Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management

Education

Certificate in Registered Nurse Competence - Nursing

NorthTec | Tai Tokerau Wānanga
Whangarei, Northland
10.2015

Master of Science - Nursing

Govt.College Of Nursing, Medical College Hospital
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
01.2012

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St. Joseph's College of Nursing
Anchal, KL
03.2008

Skills

  • Hemodialysis - Competent with Fresenius 5008s and Baxter Artis machine
  • Pre intra and post dialysis care of patients undergoing hemodialysis therapy
  • Medication administration
  • Intravenous therapy
  • IV cannulation
  • Cannulation of AVF
  • Physical assessments
  • Obtaining peripheral venous blood
  • Nebulizer treatment
  • Administering and monitoring oxygen therapy
  • Pain management
  • Performing complex dressing changes
  • Palliative care
  • Strong clinical judgment and Case management
  • Critical thinking
  • Culturally-sensitive care

Certification

  • Registered Nurse in New Zealand, License number (189928)
  • AHPRA registered (NMW0002085035)
  • ARC ALS 1: Immediate Life Support certificate

Airway Management

Initial assessment and Resuscitation

Basic Life Support

  • Clinical Application Specialist _ Fresenius 5008

Accomplishments

  • Competent, agile and self motivated nursing professional, with proven experience in medical nursing
  • Instructed over 50 Nursing students during 2012
  • Leadership : Worked as Clinical Nurse Specialist of Dialysis clinic.
  • Provided hemodialysis training to new RN.
  • Performed as duty leader of 4 units in the aged care setting.
  • Research
    Completed individual study on effective educational interventions to increase compliance of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Continuous quality improvement : Participated in periodic departmental audit

Affiliations

  • Member, [ANMF], 2020 to Current

Timeline

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Fresenius Kidney Care Dialysis
08.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse - Hemodialysis

Fresenius Kidney Care Dialysis
08.2022 - 07.2023

Registered Nurse- Dialysis

Monash Health
12.2021 - 12.2022

Registered Nurse

Protea Ward, Peninsula Private Hospital
01.2020 - Current

Registered Nurse - Psycho Geriatric Unit

Bupa Northhaven Retirement Village And Care Home
06.2017 - 01.2020

Registered Nurse

Orewa Secure Care
03.2017 - 06.2017

Registered Nurse, Hospital Wing

Bupa Northhaven Retirement Village and Care Home
02.2016 - 03.2017

Registered Nurse - Medical Ward and Emergency

Govt. Community Health Centre
05.2014 - 06.2015

Registered Nurse - Special Newborn Care Unit

Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital, Medical College
01.2014 - 05.2014

Clinical Nursing Supervisor - Medical ICU

Government Medical college Hospital
01.2012 - 02.2013

Registered Nurse - Post Graduate Training

Medical College Thiruvananthapuram
12.2009 - 12.2011

Registered Nurse, Intern

St. Joseph's Mission Hospital
03.2008 - 03.2009

Certificate in Registered Nurse Competence - Nursing

NorthTec | Tai Tokerau Wānanga

Master of Science - Nursing

Govt.College Of Nursing, Medical College Hospital

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St. Joseph's College of Nursing
Bhavya Sasidharan Panicker