JESSICA CADMAN
Flagstone,QLD
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with a proven ability to deliver exceptional customer care in fast-paced environments. Focused on enhancing the customer experience, utilising strong communication skills to establish professional relationships with customers and colleagues. Confidently providing support to team members, remaining calm and level-headed in high-stress situations. Equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage any adverse reactions.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Intensive Care Unit
Logan Hospital
06.2023 - Current
- Role model a person-centered approach to evidence-based care and support and maintain a unit culture reflective of the principles of high-quality care
- Provide effective communication to promote positive team functioning and facilitate person-focused care
- Participate in quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities, including projects and further education to meet best practice standards
- Contribute to the educational needs of all members of the multi-disciplinary team by teaching knowledge of the treatment and nursing care and support development of specialist nursing skills for patients requiring care
- Adhere to policies, procedures and instructions relating to work health and safety to ensure high quality and safe services in the workplace
- To actively engage patients and families in decision-making processes to promote independence and control over their own health
- To have self-awareness of own health, safety, and wellbeing, together with awareness of others needs and wellbeing
- Completes accurate documentation
- Patient advocate
Acting Clinical Nurse
Stomal Therapy and Wound Management
Logan Hospital
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Monitored patients, evaluated results, and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
- Stayed current with health system initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice and research into care routine.
- Provided wound care to promote healing and prevent infection.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
- Maintained accurate and comprehensive patient records in line with regulatory standards.
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage.
- Handled patient discharge planning, arranging for follow-up care after leaving healthcare facility.
- Reviewed patient health status and developed individualised care plans.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care.
- Evaluated patient progress, assessed outcomes and provided follow-up care.
- Documented patient progress and care interventions in medical records.
- Assessed effectiveness of clinical nursing interventions and programs.
- Facilitated patient and family education and counselling.
- Served as a clinical resource to staff, patients and families.
Registered Nurse
Intensive Care Unit
Redcliffe Hospital
10.2018 - 06.2023
- Coordinate clinical care in the work unit (including performing the role of access nurse and team leader as required) utilising well developed existing clinical and problem-solving skills
- Role model a person-centered approach to evidence-based care and support and maintain a unit culture reflective of the principles of high-quality care
- Provide effective communication to promote positive team functioning and facilitate person-focused care
- Participate in quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities, including projects and further education to meet best practice standards
- Contribute to the educational needs of all members of the multi-disciplinary team by teaching knowledge of the treatment and nursing care and support development of specialist nursing skills for patients requiring care
- Adhere to policies, procedures and instructions relating to work health and safety to ensure high quality and safe services in the workplace
- To actively engage patients and families in decision-making processes to promote independence and control over their own health
- To have self-awareness of own health, safety, and wellbeing, together with awareness of others needs and wellbeing
- Completes accurate documentation
- Patient advocate
Registered Nurse
Perioperative
Caboolture Hospital
07.2015 - 10.2018
- Provides primary support to the patient and anaesthetist throughout the anaesthetic procedure
- Continuous monitoring of patient's status, surgical equipment, and pharmacological management
- Facilitates workflow and communications with perioperative team
- Monitoring environment and managing associated risks to maintain an aseptic surgical field
- Assesses and anticipate the surgical team's requirements, including recognition of complications, and/or changes in the patient's condition and responds appropriately
- Autonomously manages the unconscious patient
- Assessment and management of patient airways and respiratory instability
- Provide medication in response to patient's condition and monitor and record response
- Check all documentation
- Provide complete patient assessment, including, but not limited to, skin integrity, wound sites, drains, cannulas
- Determine when the patient is safe to be discharged and provide handover to accepting staff guided by the ISOBAR format
- Provide patients with education where necessary
- Provides holistic care post-surgery
- Completes accurate documentation
- Patient advocate
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department
Redcliffe Hospital
11.2011 - 07.2015
- Create positive patient outcomes through the assessment and treatment of patients in the Emergency setting
- Have been an active member of the resuscitation team in critical presentations
- Assumed the role of Discharge Liaison Nurse, applying independent clinical judgement to patient's home situation and liaising with community care providers to ensure patient's needs are met
- Trained in all various nursing roles across the department
- For example, resuscitation nurse, triaging, ambulatory care, and short stay nurse
- Independently assess and treat a wide number of wounds and dress them with the appropriate dressings
- Patient advocate
Registered Nurse
Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
Mater Public Hospital, Brisbane
11.2010 - 11.2011
- Continuous assessment of patient's vital signs
- Time effective responses to changes in patient's condition and report to appropriate medical practitioner
- Managing the unconscious patient
- Assessment and management of patient airways and respiratory instability
- Provide medication in response to patient's condition and monitor and record response
- Check all documentation
- Provide complete patient assessment, including, but not limited to, skin integrity, wound sites, drains, cannulas
- Determine when the patient is safe to be discharged and provide handover to accepting staff guided by the ISOBAR format
- Provide patients with education where necessary
- Patient advocate
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Registered Nurse
Neurology Department
Mater Private Hospital, Brisbane
10.2010 - 11.2010
- Care of postoperative surgical patients
- Administering of medication and pain management
- Wound care
- Documentation
- Education to patients and families
- Patient advocate
Registered Nurse
Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
Oxford University Hospital, UK
01.2009 - 08.2010
- Continuous assessment of patient's vital signs
- Time effective responses to changes in patient's condition and report to appropriate medical practitioner
- Autonomously manages the unconscious patient
- Assessment and management of patient airways and respiratory instability
- Management of patients with tracheostomies
- Provide medication in response to patient's condition and monitor and record response
- Check all documentation
- Provide complete patient assessment, including, but not limited to, skin integrity, wound sites, drains, cannulas
- Determine when the patient is safe to be discharged and provide handover to accepting staff guided by the ISOBAR format
- Provide patients with education where necessary.
Registered Nurse
Specialist Surgery Department
Oxford University Hospital, UK
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Independently assess and manage chronic and complex wounds, including the use of negative pressure wound therapy
- Cared for a wide range of complex conditions including postoperative colorectal surgery patients, patients with Crohn's disease and palliative care
- Supporting patients and their families with the management of new stomas including education on all aspects of stoma care, as well as providing emotional support.
Education
Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing -
Griffith University
QLD, Australia01.2021
Facilitating and assessing workplace learning -
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, UK01.2009
Diploma of higher education with merit in adult nursing -
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, UK01.2008
Introduction to health Care -
Oxford College of Further Education
Oxford, UK01.1990
GCSE's -
The Marlborough School
Woodstock, UK01.1988
Skills
- Patient consultation
- Medical Screening
- Data Collection
- Patient Monitoring
- Infection Control
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Improvement
- Health Promotion
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification
- IT competent
- Blood and specimen collecting, labelling
- Ability to achieve time driven targets
Accomplishments
- Actively involved in the Critical Care Outreach Service trial.
- Partnered in the development of a quality improvement initiative to improve communication and handover.
- Actively participated in the ICU follow-up clinic service.
- Actively involved in the ICU of the future research, providing education for staff, engaging with consumers, conducting assessments, and gathering data.
- A member of the standard 'Partnering with Consumers' portfolio group, I provided presentations on massage therapy and ICU outreach.
- I have extended my role to include regular appointments as access nurse and team leader.
- Facilitated the implementation of a minor operations clinic within the operating theatre complex.
- Produced a student nurse booklet for students on clinical placement in the operating theatre.
- Have attended remote access anaesthesia for complex patients requiring admission to the operating theatre, as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- Previously undertook the role as roster coordinator.
- A previous member of the Bariatric Working Group, involved in the provision, planning and implementation of standards, and communicating information to the perioperative team.
- Assumed the position of "Discharge Liaison Nurse" during my time in the emergency department, utilizing my skills in the independent assessment of patients' home situation, liaising with community care providers and allied health to ensure patients are discharged into a safe home situation with appropriate services.
- Facilitated the appropriate placement of students within the emergency department during their practical experience, by designing and implementing a rostering template. This ensured all elements of their learning needs were met whilst allowing some flexibility for students to explore their own needs and interests.
- I attended the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) outreach to Papua New Guinea in December as a medical volunteer.
Registrations
- Current registration with AHPRA (Registration number: NMW0001481547)
- Queensland Nurses Union
Professional Development
- Metro South Hospital Learn-Phlebotomy Theory and Practical- current
- Queensland Health Transition to Practice Nurse Education Program- Transition support program Intensive Care Adult (2019)
- University of Tasmania Understanding dementia (2018)
- Chronic Wound care Conference (2017)CQ University
- Stoma Management (basic stoma care) (2017) CQ University
- Wound management (2017)
- Education for Practice in Queensland- transition support program Perioperative nursing: Post Anaesthetic Nursing Care, Anaesthetics, Circulating/ instrument nurse. (2015-2016)
- Emergency Nurse ETEK workshop (2013)
- Venipuncture & Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation (2012)
- Hand Hygiene Australia Auditor Workshop (2011)
- Recovery Care of Children (2010)
- Acute life-threatening Events: Recognition and Treatment Course (2009)
- Perioperative Environment Course (2009)
References
- Kellie Sosnowski, Nurse Unit Manager, Intensive Care Unit, Logan Hospital, Queensland, (07)32998049, kellie.sosnowski@health.qld.gov.au
- Sarah Trewartha, Clinical Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Redcliffe Hospital, Queensland, (07) 38837030, sarah.TREWARTHA2@health.qld.gov.au
Timeline
Acting Clinical Nurse
Stomal Therapy and Wound Management
05.2024 - 07.2024
Registered Nurse
Intensive Care Unit
06.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Intensive Care Unit
10.2018 - 06.2023
Registered Nurse
Perioperative
07.2015 - 10.2018
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department
11.2011 - 07.2015
Registered Nurse
Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
11.2010 - 11.2011
Registered Nurse
Neurology Department
10.2010 - 11.2010
Registered Nurse
Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
01.2009 - 08.2010
Registered Nurse
Specialist Surgery Department
01.2008 - 01.2009
Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing -
Griffith University
Facilitating and assessing workplace learning -
Oxford Brookes University
Diploma of higher education with merit in adult nursing -
Oxford Brookes University
Introduction to health Care -
Oxford College of Further Education
GCSE's -
The Marlborough School