Bianca Kotze

I am currently the Nurse Unit Manager for Acute/ MedSurg, Rehab and Oncology at Forster Private Hospital.

Key responsibilities:
• AROC and FIM
• Advocating for staff needs
• Hiring and training new staff
• Evaluating staff performances
• Hand Hygiene Auditing
• Building a professional relationship with Multidisciplinary team leaders and VMOs
• Ensuring high level of patient-centered care is delivered.
• Ensuring adherence of legislation and running the ward according legal standards.
• Managing staffing schedules and being able to flex up and down to adhere to good KPIs
• Maintaining all health, Safety and Infection Control Standards.

Achievements:
• FIM trained
• Emergency Coordinator
• In Service training

Key responsibilities:

• AROC and FIM

• Advocating for staff needs

• Hiring and training new staff

• Evaluating staff performances

• Hand Hygiene Auditing

• Building a professional relationship with Multidisciplinary Team leaders and VMOs

• Ensuring high level of patient-centred care is delivered. • Ensuring adherence of legislation and running the ward according legal standards.

• Managing staffing schedules and being able to flex up and down to adhere to good KPIs

• Maintaining all health, Safety and Infection Control Standards

Achievements:

• FIM trained

• Emergency Coordinator

• In Service training

Key responsibilities:

• Rehabilitation of patients according to Australian standards

• Secretary of Quality and Control Committee

• Hand Hygiene Auditing

• Building a professional relationship with Multidisciplinary team and working well as team member

• Giving Holistic Patient care.

• Ensuring adherence of legislation and running the ward according legal standards.

• Conducting basic duties delegated by the manager.

• Maintaining all health, Safety and Infection Control Standards

Achievements:

• FIM trained

• Emergency Coordinator

• In Service training

Key responsibilities:

• Rehabilitation of patients according to Australian standards

• Secretary of Quality and Control Committee

• Hand Hygiene Auditing

• Building a professional relationship with Multidisciplinary team and working well as team member

• Giving Holistic Patient care.

• Ensuring adherence of legislation and running the ward according legal standards.

• Conducting basic duties delegated by the manager.

• Maintaining all health, Safety and Infection Control Standards

Achievements:

• FIM trained

• Emergency Coordinator

• In Service training

Attending homebirth, water birth and ante natal appointments were one of the best experiences I could ask for. At Erna’s birth house I attended low risk pregnancies and also assisted with mother and child clinic.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifying Risk factors and referring to specialist when needed.

• Immunization of infants and kids of all ages according to the national immunizations program.

• Attending to family planning needs of patient

• Afrikaans

• Maintaining excellent patient care in accordance with Department of Health Standards.

• English

• Giving Holistic Patient care from Antenatal to Post-Partum.

• Home postnatal visit.

• Safe home births

• Ensuring adherence of legislation and giving care according legal standards.

• Maintaining all health, Safety and Infection Control Standards

Achievements:

• Mastering water births

• Ability to work independently without being in a medical setting.

Achievements

I was a midwife working in all aspects of the obstetric unit from Antenatal to Postpartum care alongside Advanced Midwives and Obstetric Doctors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• • Identifying Risk Factors in High Risk Patient and managing them accordingly while effectively managing the ward.
• Assisting the ward unit manager and Matron in managing budgets, including control of stock, maintenance of equipment and pharmacy stock.

• Building a professional relationship with Multidisciplinary team and working well as team member

• Giving Holistic Patient care from Antenatal to Post-Partum.

• Ensuring adherence of legislation and running the ward according legal standards.

• Conducting basic duties delegated by the manager.

• Maintaining all health, Safety and Infection Control Standards

Achievements:

• Champion of Infection Prevention Control

• Independently taking care of maternal patients preventing adverse effects, while being severely understaffed.

Achievements

Working 4000 hours over 4 years ,as required by South African

Nursing Council, in different disciplines like General Nursing,

Midwifery, Community and Psychiatric Nursing

Key responsibilities

• Working within scope of practice in each different department relating to the specific year of study.

• Qualifying as a Registered Nurse, Community, Psychiatric and Midwifery.

• Working well within my scope of practice while being a good team player.