Emily Smyth
Aspley,QLD
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Total Veteran Healthcare, recently excelling in telehealth coordination and patient education. Proven ability to build therapeutic relationships while managing complex care plans. Skilled in cardiac rhythm analysis and team collaboration, ensuring optimal treatment outcomes for patients through comprehensive, patient-centered care.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Total Veteran Healthcare
Brisbane, QLD
01.2025 - Current
- Provide Coordinated Veteran Careplans via Telehealth for veterans, addressing their mental health, pain, and sleep needs.
- Write detailed referrals to specialists and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care.
- Monitor and manage care plans, ensuring timely follow-ups and optimal treatment outcomes for veterans.
- Collaborate closely with healthcare providers to ensure appropriate treatment for each veteran’s individual needs.
Registered Nurse
The Prince Charles Hospital
Brisbane, Australia
01.2020 - Current
- Working within a critical care cardiac unit that provides early assessment and intervention for patients experiencing acute or life-threatening events such as: Acute congestive heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrests, myocardial infarction and patient care pre/post cardiac intervention procedure.
- Care for patients stepped down from ICU post-open heart surgery (CABG and Valve replacement) and patients post- TAVI.
- Critically analysing and assessing patients through continuous cardiac monitoring, full physical assessment, maintaining a strict fluid balance, infusion management & completing daily bloods and ECG's.
- Implementation and actioning of clinical pathways for patients post-procedure or post-myocardial infarction.
- Practice in accordance with the code of ethics, professional standards and legislation.
- Maintaining current knowledge and competence within my scope of practice.
- Responding appropriately to sudden alterations in the patient's presentation by using comprehensive assessment and intervention skills, and escalating appropriately.
- Provide teaching to both the patient and their family to facilitate learning, enabling them to move towards independence.
Remedial Massage Therapist
GO2 Health & Sole Trader
Brisbane, Australia
01.2014 - Current
- Rehabilitation.
- Holistic healthcare.
- Anatomy and physiology.
- Health education.
- Injury Prevention.
- Healing muscle and joint injuries.
- Encouraging positive health and well-being.
- Establishing trusted relationships with patients.
- Develop treatment plans.
- Facilitate rehabilitation to optimum health.
- Emotional and physical support to patient and family.
- Teamwork and communication.
Assistant in Nursing
North West Private Hospital
Brisbane, Australia
05.2019 - 01.2020
- Developing skills in clinical areas such as; vital signs, performing ECG's, neurovascular and neurological observations, BGL's, delivering oxygen therapy, priming IV lines, removal of sutures and staples, dressings, obtaining and interpreting urinalysis and removing IVC's - all while under the supervision and guidance of a Registered Nurse.
- Providing holistic and direct nursing care to patients through clinical knowledge and practice.
- Ability to critically and competently assess patients to develop and implement appropriate care needs, as documented in the nursing care plan and clinical pathways.
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team to gain a greater understanding of the patients' needs, as well as implementing and evaluating the care plan to improve patient outcomes.
- Assisting with patient admissions and discharges.
Personal Trainer
The Training Ground
Brisbane, Australia
01.2013 - 12.2019
- Scheduled appointments with clients and communicated effectively with them via phone or email.
- Conducted assessments to evaluate clients' current physical condition, strength, flexibility, and body composition.
- Built and established relationships with members and guests to help in pursuit of fitness goals.
- Provided ongoing support and encouragement to help clients achieve goals.
- Assessed clients' physical fitness levels using standardized testing methods.
- Educated clients on nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices for improved results.
- Led group training sessions to enhance client engagement and motivation.
- Continuity of care and guidance.
- Holistic approach to health and wellbeing.
- Designed personalized fitness programs for diverse client needs.
Soldier
The Australian Army
Townsville, Australia
02.2008 - 01.2013
- Deployed to Timor Leste 2010 | 9 months.
- Deployed to Afghanistan 2012 | 8.5 months.
- Primary role as a heavy vehicle driver; responsible for resupplying all bases within Uruzgan Province.
- Working within in a war zone taught me multicultural communication skills and how to make integral decisions under highly stressful situations.
- The Military values have been embedded within me for life; integrity, respect, teamwork, punctuality and courage.
- Managing and supervising the work of others.
- Dependable and reliable.
- Persistence.
- Pristine personal presentation and discipline.
- Conscientiousness and attention to detail.
- Organisation and time management.
- Taking control and taking direction.
- Acknowledging and giving respect.
- Leading, motivating, and inspiring others.
- Self-sufficiency.
- Multicultural communication skills.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Australian Catholic University
Brisbane12.2019
Diploma of Remedial Massage -
Elite Body Management
Brisbane07.2014
Certificate 4 Personal Training - Personal Training
Fitness Institute Australia
Online12.2010
Higher School Certificate -
Kildare Catholic College
Wagga Wagga12.2007
Skills
- Non-invasive ventilation
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Care plan management
- Emergency response
- Cardiac rhythm analysis
- IV cannulation
- Haemodynamic monitoring
- ECG interpretation
- Advanced life support
- Blood transfusion management
- Arterial and central line removal
- Cross-cultural awareness
- Pressure management skills
- Patient education and follow-up
- Referral coordination
- Problem-solving initiative
- Therapeutic relationship building
- Team collaboration skills
- Time management proficiency
- Telehealth coordination
- Patient assessment expertise
- Clinical documentation accuracy
Certification
- ISAF North Atlantic Treaty Organisation medal - Afghanistan
- Australian Active Service Medal with ICAT clasp. Return from active service badge- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan Medal
- Timor Leste Solidarity Medal
- Australian Service Medal with Clasp- Timor Leste
References
- Philip Redicliffe, Nursing Manager, Coronary Care Unit, TPCH, Philip.Redicliffe@health.qld.gov.au, 31395570
- Ian Davidson, Clinical Nurse, Coronary Care, TPCH, Ian.davidson@health.qld.gov.au
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Total Veteran Healthcare
01.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
The Prince Charles Hospital
01.2020 - Current
Assistant in Nursing
North West Private Hospital
05.2019 - 01.2020
Remedial Massage Therapist
GO2 Health & Sole Trader
01.2014 - Current
Personal Trainer
The Training Ground
01.2013 - 12.2019
Soldier
The Australian Army
02.2008 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Nursing -
Australian Catholic University
Diploma of Remedial Massage -
Elite Body Management
Certificate 4 Personal Training - Personal Training
Fitness Institute Australia
Higher School Certificate -
Kildare Catholic College