Compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse with over five years of diverse healthcare experience in acute hospital and aged care environments. Expertise includes patient assessment, medication administration, and complex clinical care, with a focus on palliative and dementia care. Currently enhancing skills through a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing, demonstrating a commitment to ongoing professional development. Recognized for strong communication skills and a proven track record of effective collaboration within multidisciplinary teams while delivering patient-centered, culturally respectful care.
Hi, I’m
DEEPA AMGAIN (She/Her)
Brookston Dr,,TAS
Summary
Overview
4
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Calvary Health Care
Registered Nurse
08.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Led comprehensive clinical assessments and advanced patient monitoring, promptly recognising and escalating deterioration using Q-ADDS and MET frameworks.
- Delivered high-risk medication management and IV therapies, ensuring compliance with NMBA standards, hospital policies, and patient safety protocols.
- Provided complex, evidence-based nursing care for acute and chronic medical conditions, including wound management, sepsis pathways, and oxygen therapy.
- Demonstrated strong multidisciplinary leadership, coordinating care, conducting ISBAR handovers, and mentoring junior staff and nursing students.
- Championed patient education, discharge planning, and quality improvement, supporting safe transitions of care and improved patient outcomes.
Queen Victoria Care
Registered Nurse – Aged Care
04.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Provided comprehensive clinical assessment and ongoing management of residents with complex chronic and acute conditions, ensuring timely escalation of deterioration.
- Managed and administered complex medication regimens, including Schedule 8 medications, and coordinated medication reviews with GPs and pharmacists.
- Led clinical decision-making and supervised ENs and care staff, providing mentorship, delegation, and after-hours leadership.
- Developed, implemented, and evaluated individualised care plans in compliance with Aged Care Quality Standards and AN-ACC requirements.
- Delivered resident-centred communication, palliative care, and family liaison, advocating for dignity, informed consent, and safe end-of-life care.
Queensland Health
Registered Nurse – Acute Medical Ward
04.2023 - 03.2025
Job overview
- Conduct comprehensive acute patient assessments and continuous monitoring, utilising Q-ADDS to recognise, manage, and escalate clinical deterioration in line with Queensland Health escalation pathways.
- Administer and manage high-risk and routine medications safely, including IV therapy, insulin, anticoagulants, and oxygen therapy, in accordance with NMBA standards and Queensland Health medication policies.
- Deliver evidence-based acute medical nursing care for complex conditions such as sepsis, respiratory and cardiac exacerbations, diabetes complications, and renal or electrolyte imbalances.
- Communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team, providing structured ISBAR handovers, participating in ward rounds, and coordinating care with medical and allied health staff.
- Ensure accurate clinical documentation and patient advocacy, maintaining EMR records, supporting discharge planning, and delivering patient education to promote safe transitions of care.
Anglicare Symes Thorpe
Registered Nurse – Aged Care
04.2023 - 03.2025
Job overview
St Vincent's Private Hospital
Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Unit
09.2022 - 04.2023
Job overview
- Delivered comprehensive pre- and post-operative orthopaedic care, including fracture management, joint replacements, and rehabilitation support in line with Queensland Health guidelines.
- Performed ongoing clinical assessments and neurovascular observations, utilising Q-ADDS to identify and escalate patient deterioration promptly.
- Managed pain and medication regimens safely, including IV analgesia, PCA, anticoagulants, and infection prevention measures.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to achieve rehabilitation goals, supporting early mobilisation, patient education, and safe discharge planning.
Blue Care Aged Care
Registered Aged Care
11.2021 - 07.2022
Job overview
Education
Victoria UniversityOnline
Graduate Certificate from Mental Health Nursing
04-2026
University Overview
Online
University of Southern QueenslandQLD
Bachelor from Nursing
01.2021
University Overview
Completed: 2021
TAFE NSWSydney, NSW
Diploma from Nursing
07-2019
University Overview
School Of Health Science CHitwan, Nepal
from Diploma, Pharmacy
06-2015
University Overview
Skills
- Nursing Procedures & Interventions
- Medication administration (oral, IV, subcutaneous, IM injections)
- IV cannula insertion and management; PICC lines and central lines
- Catheter care and IDC insertion
- Wound care including VAC dressing application
- High-flow oxygen management and chronic hypoxia care
- Fluid balance monitoring and management
- Palliative care and end-of-life care
- Dementia care with a compassionate approach
- Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) management
- Diabetes management and health monitoring
- Acute hospital nursing in medical environments
- Aged care nursing with a focus on dignity and quality of life
- Patient and family assessment and monitoring
- Clinical decision-making and critical thinking
- Crisis management and emergency response
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Patient education and health promotion
- Culturally respectful and person-centred care
- Excellent communication and active listening
- Independent and supervised nursing practice
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Quick learner with internal databases and clinical systems
- Proficient in electronic health record systems
Certification
- AHPRA Registration: NMW0002510005 (Registered Nurse, zero restrictions)
- Current First Aid and CPR Certificates
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Disability Worker Screening Check (Yellow Card)
- National Police Clearance Certificate
- National Police Clearance Certificate
Languages
English
Full Professional
Nepali
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Nationality
Nationality
Australian Citizen
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Calvary Health Care
08.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse – Aged Care
Queen Victoria Care
04.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse – Acute Medical Ward
Queensland Health
04.2023 - 03.2025
Registered Nurse – Aged Care
Anglicare Symes Thorpe
04.2023 - 03.2025
Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Unit
St Vincent's Private Hospital
09.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Aged Care
Blue Care Aged Care
11.2021 - 07.2022
University of Southern Queensland
Bachelor from Nursing
Victoria University
Graduate Certificate from Mental Health Nursing
TAFE NSW
Diploma from Nursing
School Of Health Science
from Diploma, Pharmacy