Casey Summers
Kelvin Grove,Australia
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive clinical leadership experience at The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Proven expertise in interventional radiology and procedural sedation, coupled with strong preceptorship skills. Recognized for effectively managing complex patient care and fostering a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment. Committed to enhancing patient outcomes and safety standards.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, QLD
01.2025 - Current
- Nursing care of acute inpatients in a busy public hospital, within a multidisciplinary team.
- Providing nursing care to complex inpatients and outpatients in medical imaging, in multiple modalities including angiography, MRI, fluoroscopy, and ultrasound.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions, sedation administration, and GA recovery.
- Working on-call and adept at scrub scout nursing skills.
- Clinical leadership as a shift coordinator and providing a preceptor role for new staff members.
- Clinical leadership and care for patients with complex needs, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Work Health Safety Representative for Medical Imaging.
A/ANUM & RN, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, QLD
11.2022 - 01.2025
- Clinical leadership for the medical imaging workforce and attending to human resource / financial management duties
- Development of work unit guidelines, consultation and collaboration with various health care professional and specialties to achieve medical imaging goals
- Provision of education, orientation, and training for nursing at RBWH & STARS
- Attendance and contribution to senior executive group meetings, leading safety & Quality portfolio
- Riskman incidents analysis, providing professional feedback and advice for nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members
- Clinical leadership and care for patients with complex needs as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Work Health Safety representative for Medical Imaging
- Successfully resumed RN duties temporarily before returning to the A/ANUM role
Registered Nurse, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, QLD
12.2021 - 11.2022
- Performing leadership role as shift coordinator, WHS representative and providing nursing care of acute inpatients in a busy public hospital within a multidisciplinary team
- Providing nursing care to complex inpatients/outpatients in medical imaging in multiple modalities including angiography, MRI, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound
- Sedation administration and GA recovery
A / Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, QLD
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Clinical leadership for the medical imaging workforce, working closely with NUM and ANUM
- Development of work unit guidelines, consultation and collaboration with various health care professional and specialties to achieve medical imaging goals
- Provision of education, orientation, and training for nursing at STARS
- Pyxis medication management
- Attendance and contribution to senior executive group meetings, assisting quality and safety portfolio
- Investigation and review of Riskman clinical incidents, providing professional feedback and advice for nursing staff
- Clinical leadership and care for patients with complex needs as part of a multidisciplinary team
Registered Nurse, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, QLD
10.2019 - 04.2021
- Nursing care of acute inpatients in a busy public hospital within a multidisciplinary team
- Providing nursing care to complex inpatients/outpatients in medical imaging in multiple modalities including angiography, MRI, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound
- Sedation administration and GA recovery
- Working on-call and adept scrub scout nursing skills, working within the SMILe team to setup the new STARS Medical Imaging Department
Registered Nurse, Medical Imaging
Mater Hospital
South Brisbane, QLD
04.2019 - 10.2019
- Nursing care of acute patients in interventional angiography, CT, ultrasound, and women’s procedures.
- Scrub, scout nursing for interventional procedures, and IVC insertion.
- Key achievement of taking a leadership role during the stressful period of outsourcing and redundancy in the Mater Medical Imaging Department.
Clinical Nurse, Nuclear Medicine
Gold Coast University Hospital
Southport, QLD
01.2013 - 01.2019
- Clinical leadership in the establishment and growth of a new service
- Education, orientation, and training/education for medical imaging workforce rotating through the department
- Complex nursing care for in-patients and outpatients in a diagnostic imaging environment
- NSQHS portfolio development and PDP management
- Setup and implementation of a stress testing service
- Providing Inservice education sessions and presenting at MINA state conference
Clinical Nurse, Hospital In the Home
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, VIC
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Clinical assessment, planning and care of inpatients within the community setting as well as assisting with patient referrals for the HITH service
- Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide nursing care such as IVAB therapy, warfarin management, complex wound care management, and assessment of aged care residents within subacute facilities alongside geriatricians and general practitioners
Registered Nurse, Casual Bank
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, VIC
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Providing nursing care in a busy hospital within a variety of settings including radiology, surgical and medical wards, cardiothoracic, cardiac day surgery, emergency, renal, infectious diseases, aged care facilities, palliative care, MEDISTAY and transit lounge
- Caring for patients requiring management of CVADs, intravenous medicines, IVABs, PCAs, methadone regimes, blood products, complex wound dressings, drain tubes, ICC, IDC irrigations and washouts
Registered Nurse, Department of Radiology
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, VIC
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Nursing care of acute patients in interventional angiography, CT, holding bay and ultrasound
- Scrub / scout nursing for interventional procedures and IVC insertion
- Inpatient nurse escort service to the wards
Registered Nurse, General Medicine
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, VIC
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Acute medical ward care of complex geriatric, palliative and delirium isolation management
- Responsibilities include performing as Nurse in Charge, No-Lift co-ordination and training, & preceptorship and education of graduate nurses & student
Graduate Nurse, General Surgical / Aged Care & Rehabilitation
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, VIC
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Care in an acute hospital Including management of patient-controlled analgesia, intercostal catheters & multi-infusions
- Specialties included vascular, urology & general surgery
- Meeting the complex medical & psycho-social needs of elderly patients including assessment, care & rehabilitation
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Deakin University
Geelong, Victoria01.2005
Skills
- Clinical Leadership and Management
- Shift coordinator
- Interventional Radiology Scrub/Scout
- Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation Competency
- Procedural sedation competency
- Post-General Anaesthetic Recovery competency
- Central Venous Access Competency
- Preceptorship
- Work Health Safety Representative
- QNMU workplace Representative
- Fire Warden
- AHPRA Registration: NMW0001108214
References
- Samantha Moses, Nurse Unit Manager, Department of Medical Imaging, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, 0422 947 784
- Anna Winfield, Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Department of Medical Imaging, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, 0466 346 282
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
01.2025 - Current
A/ANUM & RN, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
11.2022 - 01.2025
Registered Nurse, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
12.2021 - 11.2022
A / Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
04.2021 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse, Medical Imaging
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
10.2019 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse, Medical Imaging
Mater Hospital
04.2019 - 10.2019
Clinical Nurse, Nuclear Medicine
Gold Coast University Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2019
Clinical Nurse, Hospital In the Home
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2013
Registered Nurse, Casual Bank
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2012
Registered Nurse, Department of Radiology
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2009
Registered Nurse, General Medicine
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2008
Graduate Nurse, General Surgical / Aged Care & Rehabilitation
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Nursing -
Deakin University
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