Casual Clinical Education Business Partner
Southern Cross Care Tasmania
2023 - 2023
- Deliver clinical education
- Mentor staff
- Record keeping
- Mentor new Care Manager
Heather Currant
George Town,Tasmania
Summary
Highly organised and detail-orientated Manager bringing over 20 years experience in the Aged Sector, with 7 years of leadership. Offering a proven aptitude for proactive issue resolution and enforcement of safe practices among personnel.
Work History
Deputy Executive Manager Residential North
Southern Cross Care Tasmania
- Manage and oversee 4 sites across North of Tasmania
- Ensure sites maintained regulatory compliance
- Ensure sites maintained budgets
- Chair statewide Leisure & Lifestyle meetings
- Manage statewide Continence contract
- Mange statewide education requirements for Continence Management
- Investigate and report SIRS
- Manage COVID-19 outbreaks
General Manager Care Services
Southern Cross Care Tasmania
- Mentor and assist Facility Mangers across 9 sites
- Assist with managing COVID-19 outbreaks
- Manage statewide Continence contract
- Mange statewide education requirements for Continence Management
- Assist sites to maintain regulatory requirements
- Chair statewide Leisure & Lifestyle meetings
- Investigate and report SIRS
Facility Manager
Southern Cross Care Tasmania - Ainslie Low Head
- Managing 68 bed facility
- Leading a team of 80
- Responsible for monitoring incident/accident reports
- Responsible for ensuring all mandatory education is completed within deadlines
- Regularly updating Medicare
- Engaging with local hospitals, social worker and GPs regarding bed vacancies and promoting facility as preferred option
- Meeting with potential residents and representatives and conduct tours of the facility
- Liaising with Customer Liaison to prepare resident agreements
- Manage resident/representative feedback
- Record keeping of all registers including Continuous Improvement
- Maintain facility budget
Clinical Care Coordinator
Southern Cross Care – Ainslie, Low Head
- Liaise with FM on a daily basis to ensure regulatory compliance
- Ensure delivery of clinical care is appropriate to each resident on a daily basis
- Provide clinical support to staff
- Confirm all care plans are current and have been reviewed as SCC policy
- Complete incident forms and ensure care plans have been updated as required
- Ensure ROD calendar is up to date, audit each month to ensure compliance
- Provide clinical guidance to students & complete relevant paperwork
- Liaise with general practitioners and other health professionals regarding treatments and medications
- Complete referrals as required
- Complete resident assessments and care planning process, documentation and evaluating of care outcomes
- Resident advocacy, case management and referrals
- Support carers with direct resident care
- Support and liaise with allied health professionals and engage in formal handover
- Ensure compliance with manual handling and Occupational Health and Safety policies (including infection control)
- Complete all audits as SCC schedule & act on any issues highlighted
- Maintain data bases for auditing purposes, including infection control, falls, aggressive behaviours & medication incidents
- Liaise with ACFI RN re ACFI submissions/documentation
- Involved in ACFI tabletops
- Roster staff for mandatory training & ensure compliance
- Provide education to staff via ‘tool box’ meetings
- Source & schedule education as required for staff
- Schedule staff appraisals
- Provide orientation to new staff & students
- Quality & Risk committee member
- Attend monthly staff meetings
- Document minutes from staff meetings
- Meet with perspective new residents & families
- Resident, family and staff mediation, crisis counselling and death, dying and grief support
- Autumn Care Implementation Officer
- Obtain quotes for equipment as required
- Stock control & ordering of medical supplies
Enrolled Nurse/ Care Coordinator
Southern Cross Care - Ainslie, Low Head
- Provide direct and indirect care to allocated resident in accordance with their care plans
- Medication administration and monitoring
- Vital/baseline observations
- Wound notification, management and documentation
- Perform ECG’s
- Admitting a resident to the facility
- Falls risk assessment
- Pressure ulcer risk assessment
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Effective hand washing skills
- Oxygen therapy delivery
- Chest pain management
- Diabetes management
- Resident advocacy, case management and referrals
- Support carers with direct resident care
- Support and liaise with allied health professionals (i.e
- Occupational Therapist, Diversional Therapist, Massage Therapist, Physiotherapist) and engage in formal handover
- Organise and delegate resident care and related activities to other staff
- Contribute to assessment and care planning process, documentation and evaluating of care outcomes
- Liaise with general practitioners and other health professionals regarding treatments and medications
- Quality and risk control committee member
- Complete audits, internal/external
- Stock ordering medical supplies
- ACFI documentation
- Submit ACFI online
- Orientation of new staff
- Patient evaluation
- Ensure compliance with manual handling and Occupational Health and Safety laws (including infection control) and other workplace policies
- Resident, family and staff mediation, crisis counselling and death, dying and grief support
- Continuous Improvement planning, including auditing of other facilities
- Time management and task allocation
Extended Carer Assistant
Southern Cross Care Tasmania
2002 - 2008
- All aspects of direct resident care including personal hygiene, elimination, mobility and nutrition
- Monitoring of resident condition changes
- Documentation of behaviour, bowel and fluid charts
- Progress notes when required
- Close liaison and communication with nursing staff and family members
- Occupational Health & Safety committee member. Including audits, reviewing and revising policy
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
12.2015
Certificate 1V Health (Nursing) -
12.2008
CHC40102 Certificate IV in Aged Care Work -
12.2006
CHC 30102 Certificate III in Aged Care Work -
12.2005
BSA40197 Certificate IV in Business (Office Administration) -
12.2002
Skills
- Highly organised
- Staff Management
- Problem solving
- Active listening
References
- Rebecca Eiszele, General Manager Quality & Compliance, Southern Cross Care Tasmania, 0428 391 205
- Julie Sutton, Facility Manger, Calvary Riverside Views, 0458 581 106
Timeline
Casual Clinical Education Business Partner
Southern Cross Care Tasmania
2023 - 2023
Deputy Executive Manager Residential North
Southern Cross Care Tasmania
General Manager Care Services
Southern Cross Care Tasmania
Facility Manager
Southern Cross Care Tasmania - Ainslie Low Head
Clinical Care Coordinator
Southern Cross Care – Ainslie, Low Head
Enrolled Nurse/ Care Coordinator
Southern Cross Care - Ainslie, Low Head
Extended Carer Assistant
Southern Cross Care Tasmania
2002 - 2008
Bachelor of Nursing -
Certificate 1V Health (Nursing) -
CHC40102 Certificate IV in Aged Care Work -
CHC 30102 Certificate III in Aged Care Work -
BSA40197 Certificate IV in Business (Office Administration) -
Similar Profiles
Swarnima ShresthaSwarnima Shrestha
Payroll Officer at Southern Cross Care (Tasmania) Inc (Head Office)Payroll Officer at Southern Cross Care (Tasmania) Inc (Head Office)
Divya JyotiDivya Jyoti
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator at Southern Cross Care TasmaniaLeisure and Lifestyle Coordinator at Southern Cross Care Tasmania
Shervinia TejadaShervinia Tejada
Care Service Employee at Southern Cross Care Orana Residential Aged CareCare Service Employee at Southern Cross Care Orana Residential Aged Care
Kiara ReevesKiara Reeves
Clerical Administrator at Expedite Travel ServicesClerical Administrator at Expedite Travel Services
Sujan Kumar ShresthaSujan Kumar Shrestha
Line Cook at Palm Height Hotel Tilli'sLine Cook at Palm Height Hotel Tilli's