Geethu Martin
Forbes,Australia
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
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Full Time Registered Nurse (Acting Care Manager)
Catholic Health Care( JRV)
Forbes, NSW, Australia
10.2023 - Current
- Promote and maintain resident safety and provide quality care through respecting the dignity and rights of the resident.
- Supports the delivery of safe and quality residential aged care and documentation reporting to the clinical nurse and care coordinator.
- Formulate individual health care plans, collaborate, consult and communicate with the multidisciplinary team regarding the appropriate nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, interventions and evaluation of resident care that support continuity of care.
- Incident management and escalation.
- Outbreak management.
- Ensure safety and security after hours.
- Complaints and feedback management and escalations.
- Promotes a culture of continuous improvement.
- Assess resident needs, develop personalized care plans, and ensure their implementation and ongoing evaluation.
- Lead, motivate, and support the care team; manage staffing levels and performance; and provide training on compliance and best practices.
- Lead day-to-day operations, manage the budget, and ensure the facility meets all legal, ethical, and organizational standards.
- Build strong relationships with residents and their families, act as a point of contact, and ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.
- Ensure the quality of care meets professional and legal standards; manage incidents, hazards, and complaints; and participate in the accreditation process.
- Coordinate with other healthcare providers, such as doctors and allied health professionals, to ensure holistic and coordinated care.
- Helps residential manager with staff recruitment and training.
- Handling administrative tasks like record-keeping and reporting.
- Monitored vital signs and adjusted care protocols based on patient responses and clinical guidelines.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement effective treatment strategies.
- Administered patient care plans, ensuring holistic approaches to promote recovery and comfort.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Full Time Registered Nurse
Blue care Alkira Toogoolawah (Healthx- Agency)
Toogoolawah, QLD, Australia
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Provide expert care to formulate quality resident care plans and documentation that enables residents to achieve their care goals.
- Providing support and supervision to Frontline team members, to ensure the highest quality care to residents.
- Provide vitallink for residents with their families, doctors and other health professionals.
- Maintain and communicate residents progress by providing accurate documentation of resident’s current health and wellbeing.
- Supports the delivery of safe and quality residential aged care and documentation reporting to the clinical nurse and care coordinator.
- Assess, plan and provide resident care.
- Develop, implement, monitor and review care plans to meet resident care needs and to promote quality of life.
- Act upon reported changes in resident conditions and escalate as required.
- Monitor and Delegate personal care given by colleagues.
Full Time Registered Nurse
St. Phelims Nursing Home
Leitrim, Ireland
07.2020 - 11.2022
- Promote and maintain resident safety and provide quality care through respecting the dignity and rights of the resident.
- Develops relationship with resident, which facilitate resident autonomy, informed choice and evidence-based decision-making.
- Provide recognition of the resident as an individual.
- Promote resident health and wellbeing.
- Protect residents from abuse and report suspected abuse.
- Take the immediate action requirements to safeguard residents at immediate risk of harm.
- Be vigilant in recording the resident's inventory list to encourage safekeeping of resident's property.
- Engage with, and support new residents during their transition to the residential home.
- Encourage residents and key staff members to offer friendship and understanding to the new resident and their family.
- Ensure completion of appropriate resident assessments and reassessments as required by the resident's needs.
- Formulate individual health care plans, collaborate, consult and communicate with the multidisciplinary team regarding the appropriate nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, interventions and evaluation of resident care that support continuity of care.
Full Time Registered Nurse
Lisie Hospital
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
05.2016 - 05.2018
- Coordinate with health care team members to provide care, monitor health condition and to plan short/long term care.
- Perform admission, discharge and transfer procedures, and assist other health care members regarding patient care according to hospital policy.
- Assess the patient condition by collecting the history and prioritize the nursing diagnosis plan of care and evaluate it.
- Monitor and document the vital signs and initiate corrective action whenever the patient displays any adverse symptomatology and report to physician.
- Regular checking of crash cart, taking inventory, or any other assignment given by in-charge.
- Checks assigned Cath lab for complete carbolization and readiness for procedure.
- Ensures that the Cath Lab is uncluttered and clean at all times.
- Assist in other procedures both diagnostic and interventional in nature.
- Able to administer and monitor patient sedation to moderate levels.
- Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers and pressure lines.
- Monitor patient's fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
- Be prepared to provide emergency intervention if patients experience bleeding or serious side effects from the procedure.
- Understands sterile technique and handles sterile items appropriately.
- Solid knowledge of the physiology and anatomy of the heart.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lisie College Of Nursing
Ernakulam, Kerala, India01.2015
Skills
- Care planning
- Clinical documentation
- Service coordination
- Medical chart documentation
- Medication reviews
- Referral management
- Quality improvement
- Client assessment
- Patient & family support
- Decision-making
- Records management
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Training and mentoring
- Employee recruitment and hiring
- Risk management
- Performance monitoring
Timeline
Full Time Registered Nurse (Acting Care Manager)
Catholic Health Care( JRV)
10.2023 - Current
Full Time Registered Nurse
Blue care Alkira Toogoolawah (Healthx- Agency)
03.2023 - 09.2023
Full Time Registered Nurse
St. Phelims Nursing Home
07.2020 - 11.2022
Full Time Registered Nurse
Lisie Hospital
05.2016 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lisie College Of Nursing
Areas Of Experience
- Geriatric Care
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
- NeuroMedical Ward
Registration Details
- Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council, India, KL03201602304, 2016-02-24, 2026-02-23
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, 169021, 2020-07-27, 2022-12-31
- New Zealand Registration, 314964, 2022-03-03, 2022-09-30
- APHRA Registration, NMW0002604944, 2022-03-11, 2026-05-31
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