Cassandra Nattrass

• Continued employment from Mona Vale Hospital
• Clinical nursing assessment, treatment and evaluation of paediatric patients in an acute 20 bed medical/surgical ward.
• Team leader, role model and preceptor for new staff, nursing graduates and students.
• Training and assessing staff in safe manual handling techniques and competencies.
• Completing and documenting patient records and conducting clinical handover using the ISBAR format.
• Administrating oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
• Continuing Professional Development through participation in simulation exercises, inservice education and online learning.

• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
• Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• Instructed patients on proper self-care techniques at home following discharge from the hospital.
• Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures.
• Provided emotional support and comfort to families during difficult times.

• Demonstrate autonomy and flexibility in regional paediatric wards by being able to quickly adapt to new environments with confidence to alleviate staff shortages in rural hospital settings across NSW.
• Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
• Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions, and provided home care strategies.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.

• Administered influenza vaccinations in the workplace
• Screened clients for safety and obtained valid consent
• Maintained privacy, confidentiality and respect to clients at all times
• Kept up to date records of vaccination administration and uploaded records to AIR
• Demonstrated effective cold chain management

• Administration of Influenza vaccinations to corporate clients in the workplace.
• Obtained valid consent and assessed clients for vaccine suitability and signs of any adverse reactions.
• Entered client consent and record of vaccine administration into the Australian Immunisation Register using Online Wellness Gateway software.

• Administrating Covid-19 vaccinations on the NSW Statewide Nurse Immuniser Pool (SHEOC) in diverse regional and suburban settings.
• Extensive 'hands on' experience in a multitude of different clinical settings including mass vaccination hubs, hospital hubs, quarantine hotels and mobile community outreach clinics (community centers, schools, social housing, homeless shelters, door to door vaccinations in at risk communities and specialized Indigenous vaccination centres)
• Setting up new vaccination hubs and mobile clinics, educating staff and vaccination workers and assessing IM injection technique and competencies.
• Communicating with clients from many different social and CALD backgrounds utilising interpreter services
• Adept at immunising adolescents and vulnerable clients displaying anxiety towards vaccinations and IM injections through reassurance and distraction techniques.
• Providing clients with current vaccine information and explanations on side effects to obtain informed consent
• Supervising post vaccination observation and management of adverse reactions (vasovagal episodes and anaphylaxis}

• See above job descriptions as same role was carried over from the Paediatric ward at Mona Vale Hospital to Northern Beaches Hospital

Specialised nursing care of infants, children and adolescents in a variety of clinical settings including;

- General medical wards

- Surgical,

- Orthopaedics,

- Accident and emergency,

- Intensive care (general and cardiac),

- Neonatal intensive care and special care.

• Nursing care of adults and children in an acute accident and emergency department.
• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Rendered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage.

• Nursing care of infants and children in a wide variety of clinical settings including general medical, infants, neurosurgical and neuromedical high dependency, accident and emergency and intensive care.
• New graduate program
• Paediatric immunisation clinic experience