Charlie Kambouris

Committed and diligent final year nursing student currently working towards a Bachelor of Nursing degree, with 2 years of experience in drug and alcohol testing and specimen collection along with reception and administration.

Solid understanding of role of nurses in interdisciplinary environments including patient centred focus and evidence based practise. Excellent clinical and people skills including the building of relationships along with conflict resolution.

Acknowledged on placements for motivated self-driven learning and effective communication skills enabling to build therapeutic relationships with patients and professional relationships with members of healthcare teams. Demonstrating patient-centred care along with trust and respect in all interactions.

Passionate about providing skilled care to patients. Eager to learn with a drive and commitment for ongoing professional development including, seeking education and training. Excited to learn knowledge throughout my career. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to work autonomously and with others. Confident in handling multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

• Lorne Community Hospital, Aged Care Unit, 5 days, 12/2021
• Eastern Health Wantirna, Palliative Care Unit, 10 days, 01/2022
• Monash Health Casey, Mental Health Unit, 15 days, 11/2022
• Linacre Private Hospital, Surgical Ward, 20 days, 05/2023
• Monash Health Dandenong, Acute General Medical, 20 days, 04/2024
• Monash Health Casey, 25 days, 07/2024-09/2024 (Proposed)
• South Barwon Medical Centre, 5 days, 10/2024 (Proposed)

- Practised supervised complex procedures such as drain tube removal and pre-op patient prep.

- Usage of interpreters and translation applications to educate and inform patient.

- Identified patient deterioration and used nursing skills and knowledge to act upon, including medication administration.

- Actively involved and completing admission and discharge documentation, including assessment's on patient pre-op.

- First hand communication and involvement with patient's families to promote care and understanding of care for palliative patients. 

- ''Excellent attitude, initiative, eager to learn and extremely helpful.'' - Monash Health Dandenong.

- ''Charlie actively seeks out new learning opportunities within the ward environment.'' - Linacre Private Hospital.

- ''Excellent team player, shows empathy towards clients. Very pro active and writer does not need any prompting to do any tasks. Always works under her scope of practice.'' - Monash Health Casey.

• Maree Grech, Clinical Nurse Educator, Linacre Private Hospital, 03 9599 5521, GrechM@ramsayhealth.com.au
• Yin Tung Cheung, Clinical Nurse Educator, Monash Health Dandenong, 03 9554 8324, YinTung.Cheung@monashhealth.org