Emmylou Grauert
Youngtown, Launceston,TAS
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with several years of experience delivering high quality care for patients in various hospital and aged care settings, known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Has specialized in Neonatal Intensive Care and Postoperative surgical Unit. Possess strong communication skills, adaptability to high-stress environments, and ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary team environment. Committed to patient education and advocacy. Has strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Te Whatu Ora - Capital and Coast DHB
Wellington City, Wellington
08.2015 - 05.2024
- Provided intensive care to complex premature and extreme premature infants, ranging from 23 weeks to post-term newborns with complications.
- Delivered care to high-risk infants needing advanced life support techniques such as high-frequency ventilators, BRAINZ/cooling (therapeutic hypothermia), and caring for complex postoperative cases such as bowel resection with stoma formation.
- Assisted the medical team with complex procedures, such as intubations, chest tube insertions, central line insertion, umbilical line placements, lumbar puncture, urinary catheterization, and surfactant administration.
- Demonstrated expertise in caring for infants receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) and enteral nutrition via nasogastric/orogastric tube feeding.
- Skilled in operating various mechanical ventilators (conventional, HFOV), Drager Babylog, as well as SLE 5000 and 6000 machines.
- Expert in providing continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP), high flow, and low flow oxygen therapy.
- Assisted and provided education for mothers/caregivers on breastfeeding their premature newborns and infants with complex feeding regimens.
- Administered various blood products and other intravenous therapies to newborns.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members in caring for complex infants - neurodevelopmental therapist, SLT (speech and language therapist), physiotherapist as well as pharmacist and social worker.
- Helped parents and families understand and feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations.
- Participated in quality improvement activities related to NICU processes and outcomes by doing internal audits and surveys.
- Instructed and supervised medical students, nursing students, and junior colleagues on the care of premature infants.
- Maintained accurate records of patient assessments, treatments administered, and changes in condition by monitoring trends closely.
Registered Nurse - Postoperative Ward
Boulcott hospital and Specialist Centre
Hutt City, Wellington
02.2011 - 08.2015
- Communicate, prepare, assess, and act on patient and relatives' requirements when admitting a patient.
- Implement procedure-specific care plans for post-operative patients by performing ongoing nursing observations and assessments, administering IV therapy, managing pain, providing wound care medication, hygiene care, nutrition, and mobilization.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize post-operative complications and report any untoward events to appropriate team member quickly and accurately.
- Communicate and develop good working relationships with the members of multidisciplinary team and the other areas of the hospital.
- Assist with training others.
- Maintain clinical competence by attending internal and external training sessions. Takes responsibility for my own professional development.
- Act as a coordinator or team leader in the absence of the Team leader.
Registered Nurse (Agency)
ASTRA Healthcare
Wellington City, Wellington
01.2010 - 02.2012
- Demonstrate accountability for directing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care provided by nurse assistants, enrolled nurses, and other team members under my supervision.
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients in different wards - surgical, medical, paediatric, orthopaedic, short stay unit, MAPU both in public and private hospitals across Wellington Region (New Zealand) such as Wellington General hospital (public), Wakefield hospital (private), Hutt Valley hospital (public), Bowel hospital (private), Boulcott hospital and Specialist Centre (private) and Kenepuru hospital (public)
- Assessed, planned, delivered and evaluated nursing care in aged care facilities both in hospital and dementia area. Also provided respite care for residents with chronic illness.
Education
Competence Assessment Program - Nursing
Whitireia Community Polytechnic
Wellington, NZ11-2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
Baguio City, Philippines03-2007
High School Diploma -
Regional Science High School - Region III
Olongapo City, Philippines03-2003
Skills
- Good communication
- Cultural sensitive
- Neonatal expertise
- Surgical expertise (pre-operative and post-operative)
- Emergency response
- Works effectively under pressure
- Medical assessment
- Team player
- Excellent time management
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Compassion and Empathy
- Relationship Building
- Flexible
- Hardworking
- Easy to adapt
- Resourceful problem-solver
Certification
- Registered Nurse - Professional Regulatory Commission (Philippines) Registration no. 460191 - December 2007
- IELTS Passer - Band 7.5 - October 2008
- Registered Nurse - NCNZ Registration no. 172236 - November 2009
- Certificate of Complex Neonatal Nursing Practice - November 2018
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Te Whatu Ora - Capital and Coast DHB
08.2015 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse - Postoperative Ward
Boulcott hospital and Specialist Centre
02.2011 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse (Agency)
ASTRA Healthcare
01.2010 - 02.2012
- Registered Nurse - Professional Regulatory Commission (Philippines) Registration no. 460191 - December 2007
- IELTS Passer - Band 7.5 - October 2008
- Registered Nurse - NCNZ Registration no. 172236 - November 2009
- Certificate of Complex Neonatal Nursing Practice - November 2018
Competence Assessment Program - Nursing
Whitireia Community Polytechnic
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
High School Diploma -
Regional Science High School - Region III
Similar Profiles
Faafetai FisoFaafetai Fiso
Registered Nurse at Te Whatu Ora Capital Coast and Hutt ValleyRegistered Nurse at Te Whatu Ora Capital Coast and Hutt Valley
Carlisle VillanuevaCarlisle Villanueva
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse at Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand - Capital & CoastNeonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse at Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand - Capital & Coast
Catrina Rita AliCatrina Rita Ali
Registered Nurse, Medical at Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast And Hutt ValleyRegistered Nurse, Medical at Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast And Hutt Valley