Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
References
Certification
Timeline
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Vivian Ra

Panania,NSW

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Oncology Nurse

Liverpool Hospital
Liverpool
03.2022 - Current
  • Complying with GCP, ensuring patient's informed consent for treatment is established
  • Access peripheral cannulation or venue puncture or Central venous access devices such as CVAD, PORTA CATH or PICC line with aseptic technique as per hospital infection control policy
  • Pharmacokinetics samples are collected as per study protocol pre and post treatment.
  • Assessed and monitored patient health conditions, including vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate, and blood pressure, and perform ECG . pre, during and post dose of clinical trial drugs according to study protocol.
  • Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patient's reaction to clinical trial drugs, comply to protocol to avoid deviation
  • Reporting AE ( adverse Event or SAE ( Serious Adverse Event) to Principal Investigator ( PI ) and coordinator, complying with hospital policy to treat patient's reaction and side effects
  • Educated patients on their diagnosis and treatment plans, providing emotional support when needed.
  • Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
  • Provided direct patient care to cancer patients in an outpatient setting.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create individualized plans of care for each patient.
  • Promoted kind, compassionate environment, utilizing active listening and effective communication skills for cancer patients receiving treatment.

Endoscopy Registered Nurse

Bankstown Hospital endoscopy unit
01.2010 - 03.2022
  • Delivering safe care for patients within 2 procedure rooms in Endoscopy unit to assist and support Gastroenterologists and Surgeons during extensive and complex endoscopic procedures Key responsibilities.
  • Provide safe care for patients and assist support consultants during Endoscopic procedures including: - Gastroscopy,Colonoscopy,Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography,Endoscopic ultrasound,Bronchoscopy,and Doubleballoon Enteroscopy, Palliative care procedures for cancer patients.
  • Providing a high standard of care during procedure, and post procedure to take responsibility to ensure the provision of safe,compassionate quality care for patients.
  • Ensuring effective time management to complete elective procedures within the time frame.
  • Effective communication skills to,liaise with Operative Theatre Manager, consultant,anesthetic team ,ward and emergency department to conduct emergency procedures from the hospital.
  • Actively involving supporting,teaching ,coaching motivating and promoting good leadership to enhance new graduate staffs and student nurse to blend in endoscopy Unit.

Registered Nurse

South Western Sydney, Health District, Liverpool
11.2005 - 01.2012

Registered Nurse

Sydney Private Hospital Ashfield
01.2003 - 01.2010
  • After Hour Overnight incharge Managing 31 surgical beds and 37 rehabilitation bed after hours and night in charge as a part time and providing range of patients care including Orthopedic procedure,general surgery, eye procedure and rehabilitation care.
  • Key Responsibilities.
  • Making informed decisions relating to care management , leading to hospital admission and implementation of clinical care and comply to hospital safety policy Providing ward leadership for health care assistant,junior and senior staffs to ensure monitoring of high dependency patients.
  • Proving safe practice to ensure postoperative high dependency patient receive optimal care by monitoring their condition, providing effective communication with multidisciplinary team,family and relatives to inform patients progress post procedure.
  • Ability to organise ,response and liaise with consultants to manage critical patients and transfer patients to more specialized unit.
  • Liaise with catering team to ensure each patient receive accurate dietary requirement according to their needs.
  • Attend customer care inservice and attend yearly basic life support program to maintain good customer care service.

Registered Nurse

Woodfield Retirement Village Harbourfield
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Delivering exemplary care within 25 beds in aged care to elderly patient with dementia Key Responsibilities.
  • Providing care for elderly patients managing from low to high category of care for their chronic conditions.
  • Conducting resident assessment planning and supervising the safe and compassionate delivery of care and carrying out evaluation on care effective when required through family conference .Ensuring and managing effective time management for completion of medication and documentation related residents best interest ensuring compliance to medication policy and guidelines,.
  • Collaborating closely with multidisciplinary team to provide optimal safe care practice for resident.
  • Delivering advice to residents family concerning diet and lifestyle commitment to complement the medication required for residential treatment.

New graduate Registered Nurse

Westmead hospital
01.1998 - 01.2001
  • Developing and providing professional care to gain extensive valuable experiences in Surgical, Geriatric and High dependency unit.
  • During New graduate program Rotation programs include Vascular colorectal ward,Geriatric ward and High dependency Neurosurgical ward Key responsibilities.
  • Providing safe monitoring of patients care post colorectal and vascular procedure.
  • Ensuring compliance of hospital safe practice and health and safety policy .Managing and assisting postoperative wound care.
  • Developing effective communication skills within multidisciplinary team.
  • Exploring and developing in charge role on the ward.
  • Conducting extensive training to monitor patients with post neurosurgical surgery and compliance to policy to administer safe delivery of drugs and medications.

Education

Bachelor's - Nursing

Western Sydney University
Sydney NSW
05.1998

Skills

  • Good Clinical Practice Certificate
  • Adult Peripheral Cannulation and Venipuncture Certificate
  • Accredited for Central venous access device ( PORTA CATH and PICC line
  • High dependency nursing
  • Act in charge roles ( Incharge role after hour in Private hospital, Acting nursing unit manager, and acting educator )
  • Clinical leadership ( Preceptor for new graduate staffs and nursing students )
  • Infection control and hand hygiene audit
  • Communication skills among staffs ,managers and multidisciplinary team
  • Patient’s safety risk assessment, quality care and occupational health and safety
  • Post operative wound management, management of medical care
  • Scrub and scout for Endoscopic procedures
  • Time management and assertiveness and excellent team work
  • Management of emergency procedures in theatre and endoscopy unit
  • Microsoft Outlook , Word and Excel
  • Hospital intranet, surginet access within perioperative area
  • Willingness to learn new electronic medical information,reporting and data capture system and venipuncture course,
  • Speak fluent Korean and simple Vietnamese language
  • Customer service skill

Affiliations

Registered Nurse in the provision of exemplary acute care, surgical and perioperative care ( expertise in Scrub and scout nurse ) in Endoscopy To maintain the health,safety and development of patients from post surgery and post endoscopic procedure with complex health care needs. With extensive knowledge of healthcare services,highly experience ( 21 years nursing, surgical 10 years,Endoscopy unit 11 years ) in the delivery of individual care whilst working with a multidisciplinary team,demonstrate strong leadership to lead and support staffs in the unit,ability to conduct patient’s assessment,supervise the provision of safe compassionate care and respects patients religious belief and culture background within multicultural area of health service. .Act with integrity and in the best interest of patients, while ensuring compliance with Registered Nurse Standard For Practice, Code of conduct for Nurses ,the Australian Nursing Council Inc (ANCI) Code of Ethics Australia to deliver safe practice to patients and teams in the unit

References

Jennifer Aung - Clinical Research Manager

  • Email: jennifer.aung@health.nsw.gov.au
  • Contact Number: 87385234

Leah Baker - Nursing Unit Manager Cancer Therapy Centre 

  • Email: leah.baker@health.nsw.gov.au
  • Contact Number: 87385293

Marina Privado Clinical trial coordinator Medical Oncology Ingham Institute 

  • Email: marina. privado@health.nsw.gov.au
  • Contact Number: 0493772742

Certification

  • IV cannulation and venipuncture at Liverpool hospital
  • administering chemotherapy drugs and providing education for patients and their families regarding chemotherapy information when patients receive the first cycle of treatment.
  • Registered Nurse - 1998
  • High Dependency Nurse - 2004
  • Preceptor - 2011
  • Hand Hygiene Auditor Certificate - 2014
  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP) 2021
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Training Certificate - 2021

Timeline

Medical Oncology Nurse

Liverpool Hospital
03.2022 - Current

Endoscopy Registered Nurse

Bankstown Hospital endoscopy unit
01.2010 - 03.2022

Registered Nurse

South Western Sydney, Health District, Liverpool
11.2005 - 01.2012

Registered Nurse

Sydney Private Hospital Ashfield
01.2003 - 01.2010

Registered Nurse

Woodfield Retirement Village Harbourfield
01.2001 - 01.2003

New graduate Registered Nurse

Westmead hospital
01.1998 - 01.2001

Bachelor's - Nursing

Western Sydney University

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