CLARE PARK
Meadowbank,NSW
Summary
Dynamic Critical Care Nurse with extensive experience at NSW Health, excelling in complex case management and critical assessments. Proven ability to identify deteriorating patients and implement timely interventions. Strong leadership and communication skills foster effective teamwork, ensuring optimal patient outcomes in high-pressure environments. Committed to delivering exceptional care and education to patients and families.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Nurse
NSW Health
08.2010 - Current
- In-depth assessment and care of critically ill patients with respiratory failures, high risk post-operative patients, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Collection and interpretations of vital signs, blood results, ECGs and wound progression.
- Management and care for artificial airways, central lines and arterial lines according to policy.
- Administering and titrating of continuous intravenous infusions including vasopressors, vasoactive agents, heparin, insulin and anti-arrhythmic agent medication.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive patient care plans.
- Administered complex medication and treatment protocols to critically ill patients.
- Observe and report any changes in the patient's condition or any complaints about care to the manager, team leader or medical officer.
- Communicate and collaborate with nursing staff, MK and the multidisciplinary team about the patient's care and further interventions.
- Kept detailed records of patient care and treatment plans to ensure continuity of care.
- Provided education and guidance to patients and their families on preventive care, treatment plans, and self-care management.
- Trained and supervised junior care staff to support the delivery of safe and effective nursing care.
- Assessed severity of patients' conditions with in-depth assessments and determine appropriate level of care for each patient.
- Identify deteriorating patients and implement actions to determine acuity level of care.
- Managed patient, prioritizing care based on severity of condition and available resources.
- Assisted in advanced life support procedures during emergencies.
- Educated patients and families on treatment plans and procedures.
- Trained and mentored junior nurses on critical care protocols.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
Cardiac Rehab
NSW Health
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Assess and determine if in-patient is requiring cardiac rehab referral and cardiac staging.
- Educate inpatients and outpatients in different cardiac procedures or complications including pace maker, atrial fibrillation, angiograms, chest pain management and managing angina.
- Monitor the vital signs according to the out-patient's baseline.
- Observe the progress in exercise and how the outpatients are managing outside the clinic in their daily lives.
- Inform clinical nurse consultant for advice or any issues for direction or what has been observed.
- Collect data from Coronary Care Unit and outpatients with cardiac issues in analyzing the number of patients daily seen by Cardiac Rehab.
- Triaged any patients who showed signs of deterioration in clinics and identified the need for escalation for the patient to be admitted.
Perioperative and Anesthetic Nurse
NSW Health
03.2010 - 08.2010
- Proceed in admitting the patient according to the theatre list, including checking the right patient, observations, consent, and site markings, preparations that the patient was told prior to surgery.
- Educating the patient in pre-operative and post-operative expectations and prevention of postoperative complications.
- Observing and maintaining patient's airway through the sequence of ABCDE&G once patient come into the recovery unit with or without artificial airway.
- Ensuring patient is comfortable and administering oral or intravenous opioids as charted.
- Educating patients on using Patient controlled analgesia for particular surgical procedure only.
- Achieving to provide patient's post-operative instructions and concerns prior to discharge.
Education
H4F - Graduate Certificate in Nursing - Critical Care Nursing
University of Tasmania
Sydney, NSW11.2018
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Technology
Sydney11.2014
Skills
- Critical care assessment
- Problem solving
- Complex case management
- Identifying deteriorating patients
- Effective time management
- Leadership skills
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Effective communication
- Active listening
- Attention to detail
- Organisational skills
Certification
• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Certificate of Registration, NM50001948288
• Basic Life Support, 2015-present
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) Certification, 2016-present
• Basic Life Support, 2015-present
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) Certification, 2016-present
Volunteer Experience
Walk in Love Papua New Guinea Mission through Korean Catholic community, 10/01/2015-15/01/2015. As a registered nurse with alongside of other medical health professionals, we helped the Bada Bada Village people in attending to their general health checks and providing all that we can to improve their health. I was triaging and assessing patients who required further treatment according to their presentation of health issues.
Achievements And Developments
- 2015- International Nurses & Midwives Day Ryde Hospital Nomination for New Nurse.
- 2015- International Nurses & Midwives Day Ryde Hospital New Nurse of 2015 for continuing her growth in nursing.
- 2015 Transitional Registered Nurse Program at Ryde Hospital from March 2015-March 2016.
- Critical Care: Foundations of Clinical Practice 2016.
- Advance Life support (ALS) accredited and responding to clinical emergencies around the hospital.
- Participating in ward projects including NSW ACI ICU service model project 2017-2018.
- Acting Clinical Nurse Educator 2018-2019.
- Clinical Nurse Specialist from 2019-2023.
- Between the Flags Auditor 2019-present.
- Acting NUM 2025.
Custom Section 1
- Kabita Shadha - Nursing Unit Manager of Critical Care Ryde
- Kabita.Shada@health.nsw.gov.au | 9858 7240
- Roslyn Blewitt - Critical Care Nurse Consultant Ryde
- Roslyn.Blewitt@health.nsw.gov.au | 9858 7241
- Eva Choi -Critical Care Clinical Nurse Educator Ryde
- Yee.Choi@health.nsw.gov.au | 9858 7241
Timeline
Cardiac Rehab
NSW Health
04.2019 - 04.2020
Critical Care Nurse
NSW Health
08.2010 - Current
Perioperative and Anesthetic Nurse
NSW Health
03.2010 - 08.2010
H4F - Graduate Certificate in Nursing - Critical Care Nursing
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Technology