Savannah Brown

Easily adapted to new health services, provided dialysis care for clients in the Kimberly region.

Confident using Fresenius 5008 machines

Monthly blood reports, updating haemodialysis regimes within scope of practice.

Trained to use Fresenius 5000 series

Cannulating AVF, accessing CVC lines for the purpose of haemodialysis.

Two contracts in Kalgoorlie Dialysis unit, in October for 8 weeks and in March to current

RDH inpatient, NIghtcliff outpatient

• Trained to use Artis Physio+ for haemodialysis purposes, Assessed vascular access ie AVF/Graft's/CVC's often assisting junior staff with difficult needling.
• Cared for COVID clients for their dialysis, assessing their suitability for satellite care versus acute inpatient care. Effectively using PPE, infection prevention and hand hygiene.

Renal Home Therapies - Home HD Training

• Providing patient education, training clients to return home for self-dialysis, machine troubleshooting, needling self, understanding their blood results managing their iron and erythropoietin medications
• Being on-call to assist those who are home/ in community with their self-dialysis, including medical assessment, speaking to clinics for reviews when client is clinically unwell and problem solving over the phone.
• Incredible level of trust, high rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait clients, adapting communication to each client

• Proficient using AK98 dialysis machines for haemodialysis therapies. Working with acute and long term HD clients in an outpatient unit and ICU setting.
• Assessing and cannulation of fistulas. Accessing tunnelled lines using non-touch technique whilst maintaining sterile fields.
• Responsible for primary patients including blood analysis, iron and erythropoietin management, and updating haemodialysis regimes as appropriate.
• Involved in updating policies and procedures to ensure the level of standard in practice is upheld.

• Easily adaptable to new environments with experience in the emergency department, medical and stroke rehabilitation wards, including time management to ensure the shifts run smoothly
• Caring for the critically acute, IV cannulation, fluids, blood transfusions, ECG basic interpretations, primary and secondary assessments to identify deteriorating patients, and following up on their care plans.
• In-depth handovers using ISBAR, liaising with multidisciplinary team to advocate for my clients