Georgia Johnson
Southport,QLD
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse bringing over six years of treating patients and coordinating care with other healthcare staff. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergency medicine settings.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Clinical Facilitator - Emergency Department
Gold Coast University Hospital
11.2023 - Current
- Maintain and role model advanced person-focused, evidence-based care and education
- Support the development of clinical specialty knowledge, skills and judgement in team members through direct and indirect supervision
- Work collaboratively with the Nurse Educator, contributing educational leadership to build capacity and foster a culture of learning and develop / review teaching and learning resources
- In collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager and Nurse Educator provide advice related to professional, clinical practice and education
- Participate in activities advocating for nursing and midwifery education
- Facilitate in-service programs at work unit level from a clinical, professional and organisational perspective
- Work collaboratively with the Nurse Educator to monitor and analyse mandatory and requisite training compliance
- Participate in the application of standardised education resources and processes
- Use evidence-based research findings and experience to support clinical decision-making
- Participate in developing and undertaking quality initiatives to optimise standards of care delivery, develop action plans to respond to audit outcomes to support our commitment to service improvement.
Acting Clinical/Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
Gold Coast University Hospital
01.2015 - Current
- Conduct clinical risk assessment as appropriate to the patient, using evidence-based practice to deliver and monitor interventions
- Facilitate continuity of care by coordinating services with other departments
- Create and maintain accurate clinical records
- Demonstrate clinical leadership, including contributing to the development and delivery of quality service, work well within my Paediatric working group and assist with quality improvement projects within the department
- Train and supervise junior members of staff and help familiarise to new pods within the department
- Provide professional advice and support to other divisions
- Evaluate needs of patients in accordance with professional standards and Code of Ethics
- Ability to triage and resuscitate both Adults and Children
- Mentor junior staff and colleagues
- Role model excellent patient focused, evidenced based nursing care at an advanced level
- Develop and conduct educational activities to support ongoing ED staff development in coordination with the Nurse Educator
- Manage conflict and incidents appropriately and at a professional level.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
Clinical Nurse/ Clinical Co-ordinator, COVID-19 Response
Gold Coast University Hospital
06.2020 - 02.2021
- Ensure triage occurred to a high standard
- Ensure testing was ordered correctly and discharge times were accurate
- Provided support to clinic staff when preforming patient assessments
- Help identify patients who might need assessment in Emergency and then facilitate transfer when required
- Orientate new staff to the Fever Clinic area
- Ensured staffing was adequate to ensure patient safety and timely screening
- Liaising with emergency managers, nursing casual pool and doctors casual pool on any changes with staffing needs
- Acted as the resource person for other departments to contact for advice and questions
- Ensured PPE and stores are stocked
- Liaised with Public Health, Infectious Diseases, and Infection Control for updates & with Pathology regarding any testing issues
- Help swab hotel quarantine patients and liaise with hotel quarantine staff
- Plot/ Plan rosters and identify rostering gaps within the clinic and liaise with the nurse manager ensuring award requirements were adhered too
- Educated and reassured patients regarding testing and swabbing requirements
- Assisted with the swabbing of prisoners at the Southport Watch House.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Griffith University
Gold Coast, QLD12.2014
Graduate Certificate - Nursing
Griffith University
Gold Coast12.2017
Skills
- Patient Education
- Interpersonal Communication
- Staff Development
- Medical Terminology
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Safety
- Active Listening
- Time Management
- Decision Making
- Clinical Supervision
- Quality Improvement
- Patient Flow Management
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Timeline
Acting Clinical Facilitator - Emergency Department
Gold Coast University Hospital
11.2023 - Current
Clinical Nurse/ Clinical Co-ordinator, COVID-19 Response
Gold Coast University Hospital
06.2020 - 02.2021
Acting Clinical/Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
Gold Coast University Hospital
01.2015 - Current
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Griffith University
Graduate Certificate - Nursing
Griffith University
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