Diane Gellatly
Toowong,QLD
Summary
Healthcare professional with strong background in patient care and medical support. Known for collaborative work with medical teams to deliver high-quality care and adapt to evolving patient needs. Expertise in patient assessment and medication administration, along with compassionate care and reliability.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Self employed –Trading Business
10.2020 - Current
Transitional Nurse Practitioner/ Nurse Practitioner
Geriatric Flying Squad, War Memorial Hospital
05.2017 - 10.2020
- Transitional Nurse Practitioner Part-time (FTE: 0.8) . Endorsed March 2020 (FTE: 1) providing advanced and extended clinical assessment and management of older adults living in the community and in Residential Aged Care Facilities [RACF’s] with the aim of preventing avoidable hospital presentations. The service provides rapid response and short term case management to meet the individual needs of the patient.
- Approximately 50% of referrals were for dementia related care issues including behaviour management, delirium, progression of dementia, end of life care in dementia and advanced care planning in dementia management.
- Maintain key clinical data and service activity for reporting to meet KPI’s
- Provide education to in-patient nurses at the hospital and RACF’s
- Establish and maintain relationship with key stakeholders including aged care facilities, families, GP’s, other health professionals including palliative care services
- Achievements:
- Implementation of new service with positive outcomes resulting in securing ongoing funding
- Establishment of guidelines and policies to support the introduction of Nurse Practitioners and Transitional Nurse Practitioners into the service, including Nurse Practitioner Guidelines and an Anaphylaxis pathway/ Business Rule
- Winner of the HESTA Aged Care Awards for Team Innovation with our collaboration with NSW Ambulance and NSW Police Service
- Obtained scholarships from the Clinical Nurse Consultant Association and the Older Persons Working Group to support education fees for the Masters of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner degree
- Participation in quality improvements including accreditation standard for falls, including policy development for falls prevention in the community.
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Grade 2
Geriatric Flying Squad, War Memorial Hospital
08.2015 - 05.2017
- Full-time (FTE: 1) providing complex geriatric case management within a multi-disciplinary community team
- Manager and coordinator of service to ensure integrated and collaboration across the multidisciplinary team, hospital and district
- Operational management of service implementation and development
- Maintain key clinical data and provide monthly reports on KPI’s, this included both financial and service data
- Achievements:
- Participation in proposal to extend and expand service by securing funding to extend service into RACF’s with the addition of a Nurse Practitioner model of care
- Successfully proposed the regrading of the Clinical Nurse Specialist role from a Grade 1 to a Grade 2 to reflect the complexity of the patients reviewed within the role
- Successfully proposed an increase in nursing FTE within the service from FTE 1.3 to FTE 2 to meet the increasing referrals and demand for the service
- Successfully proposed the purchase of a portable bladder scanner to meet the needs of the community and further prevent avoidable hospital presentations
- Finalists in the SESLHD Innovation and Improvement awards for Collaborative Team
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Grade 1
Geriatric Flying Squad, War Memorial Hospital
07.2012 - 08.2015
- Part-time (FTE: 0.6) providing complex geriatric case management within a multi-disciplinary community team
- Act as Clinical Leader for the program as required
- Conduct case conference and presentations as required
- Achievements:
- Review and implementation of new falls screen to meet National Standards and NSW Fall Prevention Strategy
- Member of the Falls Committee at War Memorial Hospital
- Member of the National Standards Committee at War Memorial Hospital
- Maintain relationships with referrers and service providers for effective case management
- A resource for other members of the hospital on managing complex patient care and decisions
- Awarded scholarship through the College of Nursing for Masters of Gerontology program
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Grade 1 - Chronic Care Coordinator
Connecting Care Program, ESDGP & NSW Health
07.2011 - 07.2012
- Part-time (FTE: 0.4) healthcare case manager for those people with chronic disease helping them to remain in the community and prevent rehospitalisation.
- Role includes assessment, referral, coordination, and involvement in the expansion of the program within the Division and Area Health Service.
- Achievements:
- Participation in network events with other health services and professionals to develop partnerships for the benefit of the program
Geriatric Care Manager – Registered Nurse
SeniorBridge
06.2010 - 03.2011
- Full-time (FTE: 1) Geriatric case management in the community included conducting care planning assessments to identify problems, eligibility for assistance and need for services. Screen, arrange, and monitor in-home help and additional health and mental health services as needed. Liaise with family members and Guardians regarding care needs.
- Achievements:
- Successfully managed a complex and large caseload with positive supervisor feedback.
- Successfully recommended to be a student for the trial of the John Hopkins Guided Care Nursing Program to be a mentor for other nursing staff
Registered Nurse
Lenox Hill Hospital
09.2005 - 05.2010
- Full-time (FTE: 1) Staff Nurse on telemetry unit, the role involved the management and assessment of patients, including liaison with medical, nutrition, physical therapy, and social services.
- Achievements:
- Delegated preceptor for new graduated nurses
- Rotating Charge Nurse for unit
Assistant to Director of Resident Services
Madison York Assisted Living
10.2004 - 09.2005
- Full-time (FTE: 1) assistant to manager in managing all aspects of the residents in the aged care facility. This included collaborating with the service team, supervising and managing Medication Aids and Home Health Aids, assessing resident’s health needs, referrals and maintaining care plans, providing in-services to staff, reviewing and revising forms, policies and procedures.
- Key Achievements:
- Developed a new admission assessment tool which was awarded and utilized by the Nursing Homes Industry in New York
- This role was undertaken whilst I gained registration in New York as a Registered Nurse and successful completed the NCLEX Licensure exam.
Registered Nurse
Westmead Hospital
02.2003 - 11.2004
- Full-time (FTE: 1) Staff nurse on High Dependency Unit caring for critically ill patients
- Completion of New Graduate Program with rotations in Aged Care, Orthopedics and High Dependency
- Attendance at weekly in-services for New Graduate Nurses and Nursing Staff
Assistant in Nursing
Various Positions
04.1997 - 02.2003
- Part-time (FTE: 0.6-0.8) home care services to older people assisting with personal care, cooking, shopping, cleaning, appointments
- Full-time (FTE: 1) cared for children with disabilities in an institutional setting
Education
Masters of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW01.2019
Masters of Gerontology - undefined
Charles Sturt University
Albury, NSW01.2015
Bachelor of Nursing - undefined
University of Western Sydney
Parramatta, NSW01.2003
Skills
- Geriatric nursing
- Advanced multi-system physical assessment
- Palliative care assessment and management plan
- Cognitive Screening
- Case co-ordination/ management
- Electrocardiograph
- Phlebotomy
- Cannulation
- Bladder Scan
- Male and female catheterisation
- Wound care
- Patient assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
- Professional bedside manner
- Care plan development
- Documentation and charting
Certification
- Preventing Dementia 2008 MOOC, University of Tasmania
- Rethinking Ageing: Are we prepared to live longer? 2016 The University of Melbourne
- Living with Dementia: Impact on Individuals, Caregivers, Communities and Societies. 2015 The John Hopkins University
- Health Leadership 2015 The UNSW Australia
- Guided Care Nurse Specialty Certification 2010 The John Hopkins Institute for Nursing, New York, NY, USA
- Certificate III in Health and Community Care for Assistants in Nursing March 1997-April 1997 Mission Employment Services, Katoomba, NSW
Registration History
- APHRA Registration - Australia
- Registration Number: NMW0001056406
Timeline
Self employed –Trading Business
10.2020 - Current
Transitional Nurse Practitioner/ Nurse Practitioner
Geriatric Flying Squad, War Memorial Hospital
05.2017 - 10.2020
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Grade 2
Geriatric Flying Squad, War Memorial Hospital
08.2015 - 05.2017
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Grade 1
Geriatric Flying Squad, War Memorial Hospital
07.2012 - 08.2015
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Grade 1 - Chronic Care Coordinator
Connecting Care Program, ESDGP & NSW Health
07.2011 - 07.2012
Geriatric Care Manager – Registered Nurse
SeniorBridge
06.2010 - 03.2011
Registered Nurse
Lenox Hill Hospital
09.2005 - 05.2010
Assistant to Director of Resident Services
Madison York Assisted Living
10.2004 - 09.2005
Registered Nurse
Westmead Hospital
02.2003 - 11.2004
Assistant in Nursing
Various Positions
04.1997 - 02.2003
Masters of Gerontology - undefined
Charles Sturt University
Bachelor of Nursing - undefined
University of Western Sydney
Masters of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner
University of Sydney
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