Elizabeth Kersten
Summary
Considerate expert with passion for providing excellent patient care. Skilled in collaborating with healthcare teams to identify and implement patient-centred strategies to improve care quality and outcomes. Dedicated to promoting patient education and advocating for evidence-based practice.
Dedicated and compassionate nurse with proven ability to provide patient care in fast-paced environment. Calm and level-headed when handling high-stress situations. Uses strong communication skills to develop professional relationships with patients and families.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health Metro North
07.2014 - Current
- Redcliffe paediatric ward is a 14 bed general medical and surgical department, caring for children from neonates to 16 years old
- Participate in performance improvement activities, working alongside Clinical nurses to implement key areas of improvement within the ward
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Educate and instruct parents/patients
- Team lead, delegate, and support staff within their scope of practice
- Complete nursing cares in a timely matter
- Effective communication both written and verbal within the multidisciplinary team
- Coordinate the care of patents and family to receive appropriate safe practice
- Developed and implemented Nursing Discharge checklist.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
Acting Clinical Nurse
Queensland Health Metro North
Redcliffe Hospital, Paediatric Ward
05.2020 - 05.2021
- Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
- Utilized advanced assessment skills to identify early indications of deterioration in a patient''s condition, enabling prompt intervention when needed.
- Acted as a clinical resource for colleagues seeking guidance on best practices or challenging cases, contributing to a supportive learning environment within the unit.
- Streamlined workflow processes, improving overall efficiency within the unit.
- Served as a clinical resource to staff, patients and families.
Clinical Nurse
Mater Children's Hospital
03.2011 - 07.2014
- Team lead a team of nurses caring for 30 beds in a fast-paced paediatric tertiary hospital, both medical and surgical areas of nursing, from routine admissions/low acuity to high dependent care
- Take bookings of patients from paediatric consultants and coordinate patient care from booking to discharge
- Assist paediatric consultants in the management of patients without having a Junior Doctor on the ward or on call
- This involved having initiative, a think outside the box approach to nursing cares, advance paediatric nursing knowledge, and effective communication skills
- Assist nurse unit manager with maximizing nursing hours to meet budget requirements
- Attend daily bed meetings to support hospital Coordinators with staffing requirements and management of patients
- Coordinate the care of patents and family to receive appropriate safe practice
- Delegation of nursing activities within nurse's scope of practice
- Effective communication with the health care team to provide best practice of care
- Facilitation of building a successful team within the ward
- Act as a clinical resource and team leader
- Developed and implemented a Safe sleeping audit tool and educated nursing staff and parents of patients on sudden infant death
- This resulted in an improvement in safe sleeping practice of babies on the ward.
Acting Clinical Nurse- Pain Management Service
Mater Children's Hospital
06.2011 - 06.2011
- Conducted pain management audits
- Completed ward rounds with the pain service team
- Acted as a resource to nursing staff, patents, and families
- Assisted in the updating and implementing the Mater children's hospital pain management Boucher for patents and families.
- Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, promoting open communication channels for effective collaboration in treatment plans.
Registered Nurse
Mater Children's Hospital
02.2005 - 03.2011
- Conduct clinical assessment of paediatrics patients admitted for medical and/or surgical care
- Plan and coordinate best practice nursing care including discharge planning
- Effectively organize and prioritize own workload
- Identification of health care needs of patients and the initiation of referrals
- Respect the rights of health care consumers, maintaining patient confidentiality
- Preceptor and mentorship of undergraduate, graduate, and new staff members
- Effective communication within the health care profession.
Registered Nurse
Mater Children's Hospital
02.2006 - 06.2006
- Primary Care Nurse
- Clinical assessment of paediatric patients
- Nursing interventions to prevent/maintain patient's health
- Effective communication between the health care team
- Assist medical staff in medical emergency management
- Support families involved in critical incidents
- Assisted with private practice clinic
- Accurate and timely documentation
- Advancement in the assessment and treatment of a seriously ill child.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Griffith University
01.2004
Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and composure when handling difficult clients/ stressful situations
- Ability to address and resolve conflict in a professional manner
- Strong leadership skills: the ability to lower stress, empower, role model values and ward vision and form team cohesion
- Ability work independently yet in conjunction with a team
- Ability to work under pressure and meet workload demands
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to create a welcoming and clam environment
Registration Number
8340519510
Professional Development
- Blood safe clinical transfusion practice
- Advance Paediatric Life Support
- Recognition and Management of the Deteriorating Paediatric Patient- Core Skills
- Understanding Domestic and family violence
- Queensland Health immunization program-vaccine administration course
- Child safety Awareness Clinical
- Maternity and paediatric Mandatories program
- Optimus Core
- Newborn Bloodspot Screening NBS
- Cyber Security Essentials
- Public Interest Disclosure
- SaFE- Clinical staff working in high risk areas for child protection
- Team Leader workshop
- Mentoring for nurse or midwife
- Understanding Autistic Spectrum disorder
- Clinical Teaching & Learning workshop
- Joanna Briggs Evidence Based practice workshop
Timeline
Acting Clinical Nurse
Queensland Health Metro North
05.2020 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health Metro North
07.2014 - Current
Acting Clinical Nurse- Pain Management Service
Mater Children's Hospital
06.2011 - 06.2011
Clinical Nurse
Mater Children's Hospital
03.2011 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse
Mater Children's Hospital
02.2006 - 06.2006
Registered Nurse
Mater Children's Hospital
02.2005 - 03.2011
Bachelor of Nursing -
Griffith University