Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Profile Skills Achievements
Work Related Skills Attributes
Weaknesses
Professional Development Activities
References
travelling
Languages
Timeline
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Harpreet Kaur

Tarneit,Australia

Summary

To embark on a position of responsibility that will utilize the educational preparation, personal strengths, allow me to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and work towards building a solid career as a mental health clinician.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Silver Oaks Hospital
09.2006 - 12.2007

Registered nurse Div 2

Registered Nurse Div 1

Mountain View Aged Care Plus Centre
01.2012 - 01.2015

Registered nurse div 1 -InCharge of the shift

  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
  • Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
  • Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
  • Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
  • Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.

RPN 3 Emergency mental health services

Mercy Mental health -werribee Hospital
12.2022 - Current

Case manager

Monash Health
01.2018 - 11.2022

ECT Coordinator

Dandenong Hospital
04.2019 - 04.2020

Dandenong CATT Clinician RPN (SECONDMENT)

Dandenong ACIS Dandenong CATT, MH HITH, ECATT, Springvale PARC, Moorabin PACER
09.2016 - 04.2018

Registered Psychiatric Nurse

The Canberra Hospital
09.2015 - 01.2016

Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Brian Hennessy Rehabilitation Centre (SECU)
01.2013 - 01.2015

Education

Bachelors of Science in Nursing -

Australian Catholic University
Canberra, ACT

General Nursing and Midwifery -

Baba Farid University, Mohali (Chandigarh), Punjab India

Post-Graduation Diploma in Mental Health Nursing -

RMIT
01.2019

Skills

  • De-escalation skills, professional relationship with clients and also student
  • Emergency Response
  • Home Visits
  • Team Coordination
  • At-Risk Patient Care
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Patient Assessment
  • Family Advocacy
  • Intake and Discharge
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Acute Care Expertise
  • Care Plan Development
  • Patient Health Education
  • Clinical Quality Improvement
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Counseling
  • Medication Administration
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Case Management

Profile Skills Achievements

  • Proven communication, rapport building, and consumer service skills.
  • Highly organized, ethical, and dedicated to quality job performance
  • Strong analytical ability and problem-solving skills
  • Cooperative, supportive team member with leadership abilities
  • Conduct comprehensive mental health nursing assessment
  • Ability to conduct mental state examination
  • Co-mentor students
  • Computer proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and E-Communication
  • EMR train
  • CMI train
  • ECT train
  • Mental health & well-being ACT 2022 training
  • Multiple portfolio holder – including police liaison and file reviews.

Work Related Skills Attributes

  • Case Formulations
  • Case Coordination
  • Shift leadership
  • Delegation of workload and patient allocation to nursing team
  • Management of Roster
  • Portfolio Management
  • Admissions and Discharges with associated documentation
  • Documentation
  • Perform assessments (risk assessment, family history, medical history, psychosocial data)
  • Mental State Examinations
  • Risk Assessments
  • Mentoring nursing students
  • Medication administration
  • Psychotherapeutic Interventions
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Time management skills
  • Facilitating group programs
  • Facilitating family sessions, multidisciplinary meetings with clients
  • Participation/attendance to Professional Development Presentations
  • Ability to form therapeutic relationships with clients, families and cares
  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Knowledge of national, state and organization policies and protocols
  • High standard of interpersonal skills
  • Covid safe practice
  • Recovery-oriented culture

Weaknesses

I take too many responsibilities at same time which I am still working on it. I sometimes find it hard to say “No”

Professional Development Activities

  • Annual training (BLS, fire training, infection control, occupational health and safety, de-escalation/restraint techniques)
  • ASSIST
  • Seawards
  • Social Media
  • Early Heart Attack Care
  • Neuro Intervention Stroke Plan
  • The Essentials of Bedside Shift Report
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Falls Prevention for RNs
  • Narcotic Waste
  • Pain Management
  • Identifying and Assessing Victims of Abuse
  • CARE- Risk Assessment/Management
  • Wellness Recovery Action Planning
  • Medication competency
  • Early in life: perinatal to youth
  • Milieu therapy & art therapy
  • CBT/DBT
  • Sensory Room
  • Exploring common dilemmas working with borderline personality disorders
  • Suicide Risk Assessment
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
  • Inspiring leadership.
  • EMR
  • ECT
  • CMI
  • Outcome measures

References

Bernard Mondon, Acting - Emergency Mental Health Services Manager, Werribee Mercy, bmondon@mercy.com.au, 03 8754 3577, 0466 869 681 Kevin Vere, SNUM/SECU UNIT 4 |Mental Health Program, Monash Health, Kevin.Vere@monashhealth.org, 0400981879

travelling

“Travel is like an endless university. You never stop learning.”

Languages

Hindi
Full Professional
Punjabi
Full Professional
Urdu
Limited Working

Timeline

RPN 3 Emergency mental health services

Mercy Mental health -werribee Hospital
12.2022 - Current

ECT Coordinator

Dandenong Hospital
04.2019 - 04.2020

Case manager

Monash Health
01.2018 - 11.2022

Dandenong CATT Clinician RPN (SECONDMENT)

Dandenong ACIS Dandenong CATT, MH HITH, ECATT, Springvale PARC, Moorabin PACER
09.2016 - 04.2018

Registered Psychiatric Nurse

The Canberra Hospital
09.2015 - 01.2016

Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Brian Hennessy Rehabilitation Centre (SECU)
01.2013 - 01.2015

Registered Nurse Div 1

Mountain View Aged Care Plus Centre
01.2012 - 01.2015

Registered Nurse

Silver Oaks Hospital
09.2006 - 12.2007

Bachelors of Science in Nursing -

Australian Catholic University

General Nursing and Midwifery -

Baba Farid University, Mohali (Chandigarh), Punjab India

Post-Graduation Diploma in Mental Health Nursing -

RMIT
Harpreet Kaur