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Geoff Stevens

Deception Bay,QLD

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Job Search Status

Open to work

Desired Job Title

Hospital Coordinator/ Bed ManagerRehab Nurse Unit ManagerDuty Nurse Manager/ Nursing WorkforceHospital Educator/ Nurse Educator

Work Type

Part TimeFull Time

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid
Location: Deception Bay, QLD, AUDeception Bay, QLD
Open to relocation: No

Salary Range

$130000/yr - $150000/yr

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time offPaid sick leaveTeam Building / Company RetreatsCareer advancement

Summary

I believe that effective leaders lead by example displaying their morals and values and by showing their presence on the floor. It is my mission to encourage my colleagues to learn, utilising effective communication strategies to help organisations succeed.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Hospital Coordinator/ Bed Manager

PENINSULA PRIVATE HOSPITAL
01.2025 - Current
  • Managerial lead of the coordination of 60 medical, surgical, rehab bedded facility and overseeing the clinical coordination/management of peri-operative theatre.
  • Proficient in risk screening of admissions, fund check process for our private patients and how to admit patients as public/private patients for accuracy.
  • Clinical afterhours lead ensuring patient concerns/ deterioration are addressed promptly- utilising graded assertiveness skills to overcome barriers. For instance- to ensure deteriorating patient concerns to VMO were addressed, in collaboration with RMO On-Call and executive team for patient safety.
  • Management assessment of our PICC lines-from leading the clinical training of staff in PICC sterile technique in re-dressing for staff in practice, how to measure external PICC length for consistency, ensuring staff are aware of key parts and turbulent flushing technique to ensure PICC lines remain patent.
  • Helped de-escalate a patient before a complaint was raised which identified delays in patient cares- clear communication, collaborating with our patients & in respect.
  • Demonstrated experience of coordination, allocation of staff appropriately to align with staffing to patient KPI, ensure patient/ staff safety maintained; and mirroring budgetary requirements.

Acting Staff Development Coordinator/ Hospital Educator

PENINSULA PRIVATE HOSPITAL
08.2023 - Current
  • Successfully lead the learning and development of 170 staff from: Allied health team, Rehab and surgical ward staff. Administration services and Food and kitchen services. Ensuring mandatory training compliance with Healthscope KPI of 92% for all mandatory training, running hospital orientation, planning fortnightly/ impromptu in-services for staff based on organizational needs, training new staff for the service, compliance monitoring through running regular reports and ensuring feedback received is actioned on by planning further training to cover educational gaps analysis.
  • I also ensure handovers are monitored to align with ISBAR best practice, being a resource for training staff in PICC/Portacath CVAD accessing, dressing/use and ensure appropriate flushing technique. I am the clinical lead for clinical deterioration and Standard 8. I am the hospital ALS/BLS instructor, Manual handling champion and fit tester. I have also run three CSR (Critical Systems Reviews) and three HAC (Hospital Acquired Complications) on looking at processes and ensuring corrections occur, aligning with evidence-based practice.

Rehab Nurse Unit Manager

PENINSULA PRIVATE HOSPITAL
05.2025 - 06.2025
  • Successfully led the coordination of 50 permanent and casual staff in our Rehab ward
  • Ensured staffing KPI mirrored budgetary needs/expectations
  • Commenced the preparation for short-notice accreditation recently by identifying staff outstanding for mandatory training/ PDP's.
  • Regularly rounded with VMO's and clinical department leads to ensure patient concerns were addressed promptly and respectfully.

Duty Nurse Manager/ Nursing Workforce

BRIGHTON HEALTH CAMPUS
07.2022 - 12.2024
  • Replacing Emergent leave and roster deficits through MNHHS Community and Oral Health (COH) facilities to ensure adequate nursing staffing across all 16 Metro North HHS Community facilities with 700 staff, utilising permanent pool & casual nursing staff. Proficient in IWFM/ Trendcare/ MS Office systems.
  • Forward looking and overcoming nursing deficits on future shifts through open conversations with nursing management in each facility during business hours.
  • Operational leadership/ management of all 16 Metro North HHS community facilities and appropriate escalation to COH Medical and Nursing Executive.
  • Critical Incident Management and Facility Management in Afterhours space.

Clinical Nurse, Ward 4 West (CCU/MAU)

REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL
03.2022 - 12.2024
  • Successfully lead teams per shift with up to 30 (31- when over-census) patients in beds. Of these bed spaces are four High Dependency or Coronary Care Unit beds.
  • Helping achieve patient flow needs in a high acuity medical ward to meet organisational needs and KPI's.
  • Promoting Redcliffe Hospital Values/ Professional Practice Model, utilising clear communication and graded assertiveness strategies as required.
  • Lead Delirium awareness and education on floor.
  • Achieved- Educating staff on the need for appropriate risk assessment eg 4AT on admission to identify Delirium.
  • Partnering with/ supporting staff.
  • Completed Manage 4 Improvement Program improved patient safety by streamlining patient cannulation in the Afterhours space by training nurses in the use of USS for PIVC insertion to reduce time for treatment, reduce incidences cannulation failure/ tissueing for (DIVA) patients.

Acting Nurse Unit Manager, Ward 4 West (CCU/MAU)

Redcliffe Hospital
12.2023 - 12.2023
  • Accountable for the professional standards of the department.
  • Directly prevented two Ryan's Rules through early communication with families and ensuring their care needs were met with clear explanations for patient/family understanding.
  • Obtained permission from NUM to research and fund 4x ICD Magnets missing in dept for 2 years. Completed QLD Health Financial Delegations training: SAP 4/S4Hana Delegations.
  • Manage-Up conversation with DON, approval for Short CN EOI recruitment due to late CN release for Higher duties.
  • Ensured staff Mandatories were identified/ plans address identified. Performed 4x staff PDP.
  • Operational lead- ensuring Riskmans appropriately/timely addressed- closed; & SAP 4/4 Hanna resource approvals.
  • Successfully addressed all open Riskman's, ensuring daily compliance monitoring for Defib and Resus trolley, hypo kit, medication fridge and DD cupboard check for S4/S8 Medication storage- entering in IAuditor on completion.

Acting Nurse Manager, Critical Care Service Stream

Redcliffe Hospital
10.2022 - 04.2023
  • Replacing emergent leave across a 290 FTE (370 headcount at the time) service line including Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Maternity and Children's specialties.
  • Recruitment for the staffing turn-over and staff moving into high duties opportunities.
  • Collaborating with Nurse Unit Managers/ Nursing Support Unit staff at Redcliffe Hospital.
  • Utilising and maintaining Anaplan, Trendcare and MyHR data. Budget Build exposure/ aligning Anaplan to future needs.
  • Roster auditing monthly for every dept to align with BPF and ensure QLD Health Best Practice Rostering Guidelines.
  • Lead MNHHS New Graduate RN Panel Interviews as Panel Chair/Member, ensuring accuracy/accountability/ collation of panel paperwork before submission to MNHHS.

Clinical Nurse, RAMS/EMU/DUIT- MAU

The Prince Charles Hospital
01.2020 - 03.2022
  • Clinical lead for Standard 8- Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration. I have achieved this by delivering educational in-services honed on medication safety, quality end of bed checks/ patient checks at the start of every shift and on the use of AIRVO 2- High Flow Nasal Cannula for humidification and for oxygenation purposes to ensure patient safety is maintained and foster a learning environment.

Clinical Nurse COVID Safe Monitor (CSM)

Hotel Quarantine Management Team
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Acting After-hours Nurse Navigator- The Prince Charles Hospital.

Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ)

Acting Clinical Nurse Co-ordinator
08.2018 - 01.2020
  • Acting Afterhours Hospital Co-ordinator and Nursing Workforce- Caboolture Hospital, August 2018- October 2018
  • Registered Nurse- Caboolture Emergency Department, Nov 2016- Oct 2018
  • Acting Clinical Nurse- Hervey Bay Emergency Department, Feb 2015- Feb 2016
  • Registered Nurse- Hervey Bay Emergency Department, Jan 2013- Nov 2016
  • Registered Nurse- Ipswich General Emergency Department, Aug 2011- July 2013
  • Registered Nurse- Townsville Emergency Department, Nov 2009- Aug 2011
  • Registered Nurse- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Jan 2008- Nov 2009

Education

Master of Nursing - Emergency Nursing

Griffith University
01-2015

Bachelor of Nursing - undefined

Southern Cross University
01-2007

Skills

  • Taking responsibility for decision-making and early escalation
  • Operational Leadership and Clinical Governance
  • Advanced level of Autonomous clinical/ professional practice
  • Advanced level decision making
  • Partner with key stakeholders to plan education needs delivery
  • Nursing Education experience, clinical teaching and teaching at University of Coast Bachelor of Nursing students
  • Utilising MDT to provide evidence-based effective care to our stakeholders
  • Knowledge of ACHS Standards and quality improvement
  • Career planning, job performance and leadership development

Affiliations

Member of the Australian College of Nursing

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Rehab Nurse Unit Manager

PENINSULA PRIVATE HOSPITAL
05.2025 - 06.2025

Hospital Coordinator/ Bed Manager

PENINSULA PRIVATE HOSPITAL
01.2025 - Current

Acting Nurse Unit Manager, Ward 4 West (CCU/MAU)

Redcliffe Hospital
12.2023 - 12.2023

Acting Staff Development Coordinator/ Hospital Educator

PENINSULA PRIVATE HOSPITAL
08.2023 - Current

Acting Nurse Manager, Critical Care Service Stream

Redcliffe Hospital
10.2022 - 04.2023

Duty Nurse Manager/ Nursing Workforce

BRIGHTON HEALTH CAMPUS
07.2022 - 12.2024

Clinical Nurse, Ward 4 West (CCU/MAU)

REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL
03.2022 - 12.2024

Clinical Nurse COVID Safe Monitor (CSM)

Hotel Quarantine Management Team
09.2021 - 12.2021

Clinical Nurse, RAMS/EMU/DUIT- MAU

The Prince Charles Hospital
01.2020 - 03.2022

Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ)

Acting Clinical Nurse Co-ordinator
08.2018 - 01.2020

Bachelor of Nursing - undefined

Southern Cross University

Master of Nursing - Emergency Nursing

Griffith University

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