Josephine Bong
Townsville,Australia
Summary
Dedicated and safety-focused Enrolled Nurse with a Diploma of Nursing and 5 years of perioperative experience. Expert in aseptic techniques, surgical instrument preparation, and providing high-quality pre- and post-operative care. Proven ability to remain calm in high-pressure theatre environments while ensuring optimal patient safety and supporting a multidisciplinary surgical team.
Overview
1
1
Certification
1
1
year of post-secondary education
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Enrolled Nurse (Perioperative Scrub/Scout)
Mater Private Hospital
01.2021 - Current
- Specialized in Urology, Urogynaecology, Robotics, General, Colorectal, and Laser safety officer duties.
- Prepare and maintain sterile field, ensuring highly accurate surgical instruments and intraoperative surgical count across various surgical specialties.
- Adhere to strict infection control policies and reduce the risk of surgical site infections.
- Collaborate efficiently with surgeon, anaesthetist and theatre team to maintain optimal surgical flow and patient safety.
- Assisted anaesthetic team and circulating nurses in safe patient positioning, monitoring, and transfer throughout perioperative journey.
- Provided compassionate pre-operative reassurance and post-operative recovery support, communicated critical updates to recovery and ward nurses.
Graduate Enrolled Nurse / Diploma Placement
Mater Education
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Assisted with medical procedures and conducted nursing assessments to ensure patient safety and care quality.
- Preparation and administration prescribed medication within established scope of practice using knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and procedures.
- Administered medication via oral, sublingual, intramuscular, intradermal, piggyback IVs, and subcutaneous routes.
- Monitor patients for reactions to medication and take appropriate action.
- Facilitated a smooth preoperative experience for patients by educating them about surgery and post-operative expectations.
- Assisted in a variety of medical procedures and nursing assessments.
- Participated in patient care planning, documented patient progress, and reinforced multidisciplinary team instructions to support self-care and follow-up.
- Collected specimens, recorded vital signs, performed IV therapy, wound care, observed, and documented all pertinent data regarding the physical and emotional status of patients.
- Communicated with multidisciplinary team members to discuss patient care strategies. resulting in patient centered care.
- Coordinated patient admissions and discharges at the facility..
- Managed post-operative care to facilitate smooth patient discharge and recovery.
Personal Care Worker
Bolton Clarke Glendale
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Providing health monitoring through observation and reporting to registered nurse.
- Assisted residents with daily living activities, including personal hygiene and mobility.
- Aided residents with daily tasks including hygiene, mobility, meal preparation, and transfers using hoists and walkers.
- Supporting resident well-being and quality of life.
- Provide companionship, socialization through activities, crafts, games, reading that meets the resident needs.
- Managed time efficiently and used critical thinking to prioritize care in a fast-paced environment with changing resident needs.
- Engaged residents in friendly conversation and activities to foster companionship., socialization through activities, crafts, games, reading that meets the resident needs.
- Facilitated clear communication between residents and nursing staff to ensure quality care.
- Maintain accurate, concise, up-to-date and timely records, documentation and reporting to Registered Nurse.
Assistant in Nursing
Logan Hospital Metro South Health
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Assisted nursing staff with clinical duties, ensuring accurate vital signs, charting, and preparing equipment for medical procedures to enhance patient care.
- Executed clinical duties for nursing staff by taking vital signs, charting, and preparing equipment for medical procedures.
- Supported safe patient transfers and repositioning through effective manual handling techniques, utilizing hoists, slide sheets, and standing aids safely.
- Assisted in complex manual handling for patient transfers using safe techniques., utilizing hoists, slide sheets, and standing aids safely.
- Maintained accurate inventory levels to ensure availability of necessary supplies., maintained accurate clinical documentation, and safely transported patients to and from hospital and within community.
Assistant in Nursing
Healthcare Australia
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Provided patient care in remote and rural hospital and nursing home settings, enhancing overall patient well-being.
- Assisted acute and aged care patients with daily living tasks, promoting dignity and comfort.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Assisted with patient care in various hospital settings. across Logan Hospital wards under Metro South Health standards.
- Monitored vital signs and promptly reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely response and care.
Personal Care Worker
Anglicare Services Queensland
Townsville, QLD
01.2007 - 01.2016
- Supplied high-standard personal care and daily living assistance to residents, adhering to safety, privacy, and clinical compliance protocols.
- Provided essential daily personal care support to residents at Bolton Clarke Glendale
- Provided assistance with showering, dressing, grooming, and toileting, ensuring residents' hygiene and well-being
- Observed resident wellbeing and communicated changes to senior care staff promptly
Education
Perioperative Enrolled Nurse - Graduate Program Enrolled Nurse Perioperative
Mater Private Hospital
10.2021 - 10.2022
Diploma of Nursing -
Mater Education
Skills
- Perioperative nursing
- Clinical Knowledge: Surgical procedures, surgical instruments, and medication administration
- Infection Control: Strict adherence to standards and sterile protocols
- Patient care management
- Regulatory compliance
- Emergency Response and Crisis Management
- Crisis Decision Making
- Effective Organizational Skills: Ability to prioritize workload
- Team collaboration
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Professional Collaboration
- Policy compliance
- Effective communication
- Empathetic Patient Care
- Independent Team Collaboration
Personal Information
Title: Enrolled Nurse (Perioperative)
Certification
- 2021 - Present: Enrolled Nurse Perioperative Scrub-Scout (Mater Private Hospital)
- 2020: First Aid & CPR
- 2011: Certificate IV in Disability Services
- 2004: Certificate III in Aged Care
- 2003: Certificate II in Bar and Gaming
Timeline
Perioperative Enrolled Nurse - Graduate Program Enrolled Nurse Perioperative
Mater Private Hospital
10.2021 - 10.2022
Enrolled Nurse (Perioperative Scrub/Scout)
Mater Private Hospital
01.2021 - Current
Graduate Enrolled Nurse / Diploma Placement
Mater Education
01.2020 - 01.2021
Personal Care Worker
Bolton Clarke Glendale
01.2019 - 01.2020
Assistant in Nursing
Logan Hospital Metro South Health
01.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant in Nursing
Healthcare Australia
01.2016 - 01.2018
Personal Care Worker
Anglicare Services Queensland
01.2007 - 01.2016
Diploma of Nursing -
Mater Education