Bridget Mein
Melbourne
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
RESPECT
Sale
07.2024 - Current
- Worked as an RN including RN-in-charge
- RN-in-charge role coordinating the shift, managing RN's, EENs PCA's, overseeing delivery of care ensuring compliance with regulation standards and best practice to ensure optimal health and well-being outcomes for residents
- Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team.
- Managed multiple priorities simultaneously while providing safe, timely and efficient care for a diverse population of long-term (chronic conditions)
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Coordinated with the resident's clinical team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Provided patient care and education to patients with chronic illnesses.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times, including palliative care and death counselling.
- I became a specialist RN in providing palliative and end-of-life care to residents.
Disability Support Worker
Assist Gippsland
08.2021 - Current
- Working within a values-based organisation as a disability support worker
- Here I have enjoyed personalised friendships with clients and have been able to encourage a more Independent and empowered life because of this
- In this role I clients vary from physical disabilities to psychosocial based disability
Volunteer
Women's Climate Justice Collective
06.2021 - Current
- This is a grassroots activist organisation that aims to educate and influence change on a political level about how the climate crisis disproportionately affects the women of the world and ultimately pushes for strong action on climate change through a humanist lens
- This is a grassroots activist organization that aims to educate and influence change on a political level about how the climate crisis disproportionately affects the women of the world, and ultimately pushes for strong action on climate change through a humanist lens.
Disability Support Worker
Ohana Services
02.2019 - Current
- Working casually as a disability support worker with clients who presented with a range of mostly intellectual and social disabilities
- The role emphasised a social and active experience for the clients in both group settings and 1:1 settings
- Person-centred holistic care is at the core of what we do at Ohana Services
- I was able to utilise my training and experience as a Registered Nurse to assess client risk and predict needs
Registered Nurse
Ballarat Health
11.2021 - 02.2022
- I participated in a 3-4 month program designed by Ballarat health for Registered Nurses who have not practised for a period of time
- Here I was given educational support to work on an acute surgical ward
- It was a paid placement and I was keen on the opportunity to refresh and develop my professional nursing knowledge
Programs and Development Leader (Volunteer)
Doncare
06.2016 - 01.2019
- The iMatter program aims to empower young people to promote healthy relationships and recognise and respond to the signs of abuse in a relationship
- The program trains leaders aged 18-26 years to run workshops in secondary schools, community organisations and sporting clubs to empower young people to build their self-esteem, respect and resilience
- As an iMatter leader, I along with other young leaders visit high schools in Melbourne to deliver the iMatter program to young adults
- The program focus is creating discussion and providing education about healthy and safe relationships
- The leaders work under the supervision of trained psychologists and community health workers from Doncare
- The role involves talking to a classroom of young adults and facilitating group activities, discussion and educational videos
Customer Service Officer
Serco
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Company Overview: Serco is a large multi-national company where I had the opportunity to work within a large organisation under an Australian Government contract
- I worked as an Australian Government representative in an inbound call centre for the Department of Human Services
- I was able to deliver a high quality service
- Some key points include:
- Two weeks intensive training by social workers completing modules regarding privacy, social welfare issues, domestic violence, customer service training and more
- Communicating with a high volume of customers 8 hours a day
- Customers had different needs, backgrounds, circumstances, socio-economic status and communication, literacy and numeracy skills
- Up-skilling from customer-service based enquiries to assessing customers Newstart payment claims
- Assessing, approving and rejecting claims, which required communication with vulnerable citizens, and sound proficiency in the computer systems
- Serco is a large multi-national company where I had the opportunity to work within a large organisation under an Australian Government contract
Registered Nurse
Malvern Nursing Agency
02.2016 - 08.2018
- Working casually in a variety of clinical and non-clinical environments in order to enhance my nursing skills
- I worked in aged care facilities, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and provided in-home care
- This job provides flexibility and autonomy over my schedule
Social Media Manager and Community Engagement Officer
Action for Health
04.2018 - 07.2018
- In this role I worked with movers and shakers who had a vision to establish an organisation committed to improving the health of Melbournians by advocating for improved built environments
- I managed the social media accounts for some time, under the supervision of a marketing manager and marketing strategy
- I was also involved with the community's team, which involved engaging with youth organisations, to spread our message and recruit members of our volunteer club 'Action Agents'
- This was an incredibly rewarding and skill-building experience which led me to want to do more in the health promotion sphere
Graduate Registered Nurse
Epworth East Melbourne
02.2016 - 09.2016
- Company Overview: I followed policies and procedures, adhering to key nursing responsibilities, national standards and working under evidence-based practice guidelines
- I provided clinical nursing care to women on a Gynecology ward within a team and under the direction of Clinical Nurse Specialists in gynecology
- I provided safety, comfort, clinical interventions, assessment, education, documentation and more to patients under a comprehensive framework of care
- Overview of professional responsibilities:
- Working within a multidisciplinary team of specialist nurses, surgeons, physicians and allied health staff to achieve positive patient outcomes
- Assessing patients and providing evidence-based, policy guided care specific to individual needs, as well as prioritising care for 5 acute inpatients under my care
- Managing surgical patients preoperatively and postoperatively following established care guides to monitor, assess and provide clinical care to achieve optimum recovery from surgery
- Juggling acute medical and surgical patients within my scope of practice reporting to the nurse in charge and relevant consultant if needed, or else escalating care as the patient's condition changes
- Communicating effectively with all Epworth staff members and customers
- Developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with patients, including comforting anxious or emotionally upset patients
- Providing evidence-based advice and education specific to individual patients needs regarding a variety of gynaecology conditions
- I followed policies and procedures, adhering to key nursing responsibilities, national standards and working under evidence-based practice guidelines
Personal Care Attendant
Malvern Nursing Agency
03.2013 - 12.2015
Education
Graduate Certificate Primary Health - Primary Healthcare Nursing
Melbourne University
Parkville, VIC12-2025
Bachelor of Nursing -
Deakin University
01.2015
Victorian Certificate of Education -
Catholic College Sale
01.2011
Skills
- Self-directed professional
- Proven ability to lead others using a collaborative management approach
- Excellent collaboration skills
- Proven ability to communicate well
- Lead others
- High level of emotional intelligence
- Effective time-management skills
- Proven proficiency and dedication to excellence
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to think critically
- Sound oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage tasks independently
- Socially and culturally minded
- Driven by values and respect for others
Certification
- Registration with AHPRA
- Working With Children Check
- National Police Check
- Registration with AHPRA
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
RESPECT
07.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Ballarat Health
11.2021 - 02.2022
Disability Support Worker
Assist Gippsland
08.2021 - Current
Volunteer
Women's Climate Justice Collective
06.2021 - Current
Disability Support Worker
Ohana Services
02.2019 - Current
Customer Service Officer
Serco
05.2018 - 08.2018
Social Media Manager and Community Engagement Officer
Action for Health
04.2018 - 07.2018
Programs and Development Leader (Volunteer)
Doncare
06.2016 - 01.2019
Registered Nurse
Malvern Nursing Agency
02.2016 - 08.2018
Graduate Registered Nurse
Epworth East Melbourne
02.2016 - 09.2016
Personal Care Attendant
Malvern Nursing Agency
03.2013 - 12.2015
Graduate Certificate Primary Health - Primary Healthcare Nursing
Melbourne University
Bachelor of Nursing -
Deakin University
Victorian Certificate of Education -
Catholic College Sale
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