Glynis Anderson R.N. M.A.C.N
Barooga,NSW
Summary
I am a Registered Nurse of over 27 years combined experience in the nursing and health industry, delivering high quality care to patients in multiple roles with the NCN Health Network, Cobram campus. I have a wide and diverse background in both tertiary referral major hospitals, country and remote area settings, with my focus being in primary health care most recently in the Urgent Care Centre, Acute ward and operating theatres, of Cobram District Hospital. I have in addition, had experience in tertiary environments in I.C.U., operating theatres and various emergency departments.
I am a self motivated and dependable employee, whilst achieving high performance in managing rapid turnover of patients within the urgent care environment, acute wards and operating theatres, with minimal supervision.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
NCN Health Network - Cobram Campus
Cobram, VIC
01.2018 - Current
- Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
- Improved patient outcomes and quality of care by determining and suggesting changes to processes.
- Designed strategies to resolve nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and propose plans to enhance quality and safety initiatives hospital-wide.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Boosted patient outcomes by prioritizing nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reporting on each patient's status.
- Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
- Coordinated with clinical staff to keep patients updated and informed on care issues, including discharge delays, equipment inaccessibility and procedure postponements.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Completed daily chart audits and assessed clinical records to verify accuracy, evaluate performance against goals and check for appropriate education of patients and families.
- Cared for patients in recovery from medical procedures by caring for wounds, monitoring vitals and managing pain.
Registered Practice Nurse
Fullerton Health
Coffs Harbour, NSW
09.2014 - 12.2018
- Monitored multiple databases to keep track of all patient information.
- Provided onsite training- to new staff and GP's.
- Conducted analysis to address hazards which led to changing policy and procedure documents,
- Managed day to day patient flow through the clinic.
- Ensured High standards of Clinical Practice adhered to at all times.
- Responsible for maintaining and record keeping of sterilising surgical items.
- Ensuring specimens labelled and recorded correctly for pathology collection.
- Responsible for maintaining sterile surgical and disposable clinical items in stock.
- Writing of individualised care plans for Chronic Disease patients.
- Managing operating lists for GP's and skin surgeons.
- Wound Care, removal of sutures, INR's, BGL's and recording observations such as resps, BP Pulse and O2 sats.
- Managing Triage emergency patients according to rural protocols.
- Reporting to the AIR online system for immunisations and responsible for record keeping and recalls.
- Occupational Pre-Employment assessments.
Registered Nurse
North Coast Area Health Service
Coffs Harbour, NSW
05.2010 - 10.2014
- Complied with NSW Health and ACORN regulations and standards.
- Communicated with patients in a manner that provided compassion but kept medical information private.
- Addressed any patient or team member concerns immediately.
- Created and implemented policies and procedures for effective practice management.
- Checked the entire office and waiting areas regularly to ensure they were kept neat, clean and free of debris.
- Cultivated close working relationships with the entire staff, including medical officers, other registered nurses and managers.
- Monitored patients with acute conditions.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in deteriorating condition and relaying concerns to the duty medical officer.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift.
- Regularly evaluated employee performance, provided feedback and assisted, coached and disciplined staff as needed.
- Frequently commended for maintaining the safety, respect and dignity of residents.
- Provided ongoing care and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems, including MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD, pneumonia.
- Tested patients' blood glucose levels.
- Worked as part of team to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient.
- Helped physicians examine and treat patients by assisting with instruments, injections and suture removal.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses.
- Jumped in to fill gaps for on call rotation when necessary.
- Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
- Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit.
- Maintained patient privacy and confidential patient information.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.
- Treated patients with strokes, head traumas, comas and intracranial haematoma's.
- Evaluated accuracy and compliance of all documentation and reports.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.
- Evaluated patients presenting with asthma, appendicitis and hernia.
Registered Perioperative Nurse
Mater Misericordiae Private Hospital
Brisbane, QLD.
01.2009 - 05.2010
- Completed 460 hours of clinical work in ENT, Urology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Breast and Endocrine surgery, Plastics surgery, anesthetics and recovery respectively during this year. 2-3 months rotations.
- Actively participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program.
- Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care in day surgical environment.
- Partnered with team of Registered Nurses to ensure over all well-being of all patients.
- Responsible for the day to day operations of an operating theatre list which involved preparation of cases according to surgeon's preference.
- Provided on-call care at all times of day and night.
Registered Perioperative Nurse Level Two
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Brisbane, QLD
01.1998 - 01.2009
- Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to manage day to day operations of surgical operation lists for patients.
- Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit.
- Responsible for primary care during surgery , anaesthetic management in co-ordination with the anaesthetist and recovery management.
- Responsible for the procedural requirements of operating theatre lists in the specialists of ENT, Opthalmic, Orthopedics, General surgery, Plastics surgery, Urology, Vascular , Thoracic and transplant surgeries.
- Revised policies and procedures in accordance with changes in local, state and federal laws and regulations.
- Completed many hours of clinical work in most specialties.
- Planned and organized staff development and orientation programs for nursing services.
- Actively participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program.
- Developed and managed budget and revenue expectations while actively seeking ways to eliminate or reduce expenses.
- Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines.
- Managed team of medical support personnel.
- Served as liaison between management, clinical staff and the ward staff.
- Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.
- Set and managed patient operation schedules using hospital software.
- Delegated staff nurse duties.
- Assigned staff to meet patient care needs and address productivity standards, while adjusting for census, skill mix and sick calls.
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
- Provided on-call care at all times of day and night.
- Maintained all confidential personnel files, licensing and CPR compliance records.
- Tracked and escalated compliance, care and quality issues.
- Conducted or approved the performance evaluations for all nursing department employees.
- Evaluated accuracy and compliance of all documentation and reports.
- Monitored staffing patterns and nursing care hours for efficiency and made changes when necessary.
Education
Certificate - First Aid
Royal Life Saving Society Australia
2018
Post Graduate Certificate in Immunisation - Immunisation
NSW College of Nursing
2008
Certificate in Laser Surgery - Laser Licence
Queensland Health
2004
Post Graduate Certificate - Frontline Management
Queensland Health
2000
Post Graduate Certificate - Perioperative Nursing
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
1992
Diploma - Applied Science
University Of Western Sydney
12.1989
Certificate in Nursing (Enrolled). - Enrolled Nursing
Royal Ryde Rehabilitation Hospital
1987
Post Graduate Certificate in Health.(RIPERN). - Remote And Isolated Practice Nursing.
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba12.2020
FLECC Certificate - Emergency Nursing
Goulburn Valley Health
Shepparton, VIC.01.2021
Advanced Life Support - Emergency Nursing
Goulburn Valley Health
Shepparton, VIC.02.2021
Rural Urgent Care Nursing Course - Rural Urgent Care
The Alfred Rural Emergency Education Centre
Melbourne, VIC.06.2021
Skills
- Proficiency in Time Managing large patient volumes whilst maintaining high standards of nursing practice
- Quick learner in various scheduling and data programs used by health organisations
- Reports generation and analysis in keeping with local policy and procedures in collaboration with current guidelines and best practices
- Excellent communication in assessing patients and liaising with GP's and other allied Health professional
- Training and development - is always ongoing with both internal mandatory education such as First Aid Certification and current studies at Tertiary level
- Proficient in maintaining vaccination records and uploading to the AIR
- Patient monitoring
- Coordinating referrals
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Unit administration
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Taking vitals
- Nursing staff leadership
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Medical assessment
- Nursing Plan Development and Modification
- Clinical Information System Management
- Medication and IV administration
- Immunization skills
- IV drug therapy management
- Diagnostic tools experience
- IV and venipuncture certified
- OR and ER experience
Affiliations
Member, active and current Australian College of Nursing.
Awards
Rural Nurse Scholarship awarded in 2007 to study Immunisation Course.
Professional Recognition award from Queensland Health in 2004 for outstanding performance and results in the Laser Surgery Course.
Community Service
Previous member of the State Emergency Service, NSW: from 2013 until 2016.
Have been an active member of the Girl Guides and Rangers as a teenager.
Interests
Music - Piano , violin.
Sewing - embroidery and machine.
swimming, walking and cycling.
References
1. Nomvula LaKosa
Associate Nurse Unit Manager
NCN Health Cobram.
Ph: 0429074924.
email: mvulazama@optusnet.com.au
2. Victoria Calleja
Nurse Practitioner
NCN Health Cobram.
Ph: 0402 508 509
3. Sunil Surrendran
Nurse Practiioner
NCN Health Cobram.
0434393431
Professional Memberships
Member, Australian College of Nursing.
Member, Australian Primary Nurses Association.
Member, ANMF,
Timeline
Registered Nurse
NCN Health Network - Cobram Campus
01.2018 - Current
Registered Practice Nurse
Fullerton Health
09.2014 - 12.2018
Registered Nurse
North Coast Area Health Service
05.2010 - 10.2014
Registered Perioperative Nurse
Mater Misericordiae Private Hospital
01.2009 - 05.2010
Registered Perioperative Nurse Level Two
Princess Alexandra Hospital
01.1998 - 01.2009
Certificate - First Aid
Royal Life Saving Society Australia
Post Graduate Certificate in Immunisation - Immunisation
NSW College of Nursing
Certificate in Laser Surgery - Laser Licence
Queensland Health
Post Graduate Certificate - Frontline Management
Queensland Health
Post Graduate Certificate - Perioperative Nursing
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Diploma - Applied Science
University Of Western Sydney
Certificate in Nursing (Enrolled). - Enrolled Nursing
Royal Ryde Rehabilitation Hospital
Post Graduate Certificate in Health.(RIPERN). - Remote And Isolated Practice Nursing.
University of Southern Queensland
FLECC Certificate - Emergency Nursing
Goulburn Valley Health
Advanced Life Support - Emergency Nursing
Goulburn Valley Health
Rural Urgent Care Nursing Course - Rural Urgent Care
The Alfred Rural Emergency Education Centre
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