Summary
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Work History
Education
Continual Training
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Judith Elliott

Kiels Mountain,QLD

Summary

Seasoned nursing professional with over 30 yrs experience offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Queensland Health Department
09.2022 - Current
  • Blackwater Hospital is a Multipurpose Health care facility, which provides emergency, impatient, outpatient & residential aged care services to the Blackwater township and surrounding area
  • Provide nursing care to inpatients and aged care residents
  • Liaise with Doctors/Staff, Queensland Ambulance Service and Queensland Police, and Allied Health
  • Document data using written and computer based communication
  • Co-ordinated patient discharge and provided patient education
  • Provide nursing care during patient transfers to other health care facilities
  • Attend regular department training session, mandatory training and continuing education
  • Provide direction/mentoring for Post Graduate Nursing Students, Student Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Junior Registered Nurses and Agency Nurses
  • Participate in regular audit procedures - infection control, medication audits etc.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
  • Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
  • Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.

Registered Nurse/Senior Clinical Nurse

Blackwater Hospital
02.2013 - 11.2022
  • Blackwater Hospital is a Multipurpose Health care facility, which provides emergency, impatient and outpatient & residential aged care services to the Blackwater township and surrounding areas
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
  • Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
  • Assessed and planned nursing care for patients in emergency department
  • Prioritise emergency patient care based on the National Triage System
  • Assist Director of Nursing in improvements to processes
  • Provide nursing care to inpatients and aged care residents
  • Implement and assist with procedures - IV cannulation, blood sampling, ECG's and urine testing, intubation, and patient transfers/escorts
  • Liaise with Doctors/Staff, Queensland Ambulance Service and Queensland Police, and Allied Health
  • Document data using written and computer based communication
  • Coordinated patient discharge and provided patient education
  • Provide nursing care during patient transfers to other health care facilities
  • Attend regular department training session, mandatory training and continuing education
  • Provide direction/mentoring for Post Graduate Nursing Students, Student Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Junior Registered Nurses and Agency Nurses
  • Current Basic Life Support Trainer
  • Participate in regular audit procedures - infection control, medication audits etc.

Registered Nurse/ Workplace Trainer & Assessor

Australian Red Cross Blood Service
11.2002 - 07.2012
  • ARCBS is a Non-Government organisation that provides collection services of blood and blood components to recipients and CSL
  • Collected whole blood, platelets and plasma using Apheresis procedure
  • Team leader/ Acting Clinical Nurse for whole blood, plasma, platelet sessions - leading approx 3 - 8 staff
  • Workplace/trainer assessor - provided new staff training /assessment and monthly training sessions
  • Responsible for providing training updates for new processes/ products
  • worked with manager to target suboptimal staff performance
  • Assess donor health history, BP Haemoglobin weight at each donation
  • Allocated appropriate donation type according health, travel history and blood group
  • Educated donors regarding pre and post donation care
  • Monitored donors for adverse reaction and instigated emergency treatment
  • Provided friendly efficient donor communication
  • Accurately documented collection data as per guidelines to ensure a safe reliable blood product for recipients
  • Checked and packed samples and blood product according to strict guidelines
  • Liaise with medical officer per phone re donor medical condition if outside standard guidelines
  • Participated in continuous professional education
  • Actively participated in internal and external TGA audits, maintaining training folders and cleaning records etc.

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Queensland Health
02.1996 - 02.2003
  • My role required me to provide nursing care to Paediatrics to geriatric ages with various medical /trauma conditions including mental Health
  • Due to my extensive emergency experience, I was required to implement procedures prior to Doctor review to expediate patient throughput
  • Assessed and planned nursing care for patients in emergency department
  • Prioritized patient care based on presenting condition using National Triage System
  • Implemented procedures - IV cannulation, blood sampling, Spirometry, ECG's and urine testing, X ray requests, intubation
  • Liaised with doctors/ward staff, nurse manager and allied health
  • Assisted with minor surgical/orthopaedic procedures
  • Documented data using written and computer based communication
  • Co-ordinated patient discharge and provided patient education
  • Attended regular department training sessions.
  • Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
  • Collaborated with Doctors to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.

Registered Nurse - surgical/ medical wards

Buderim Private Hospital
08.1993 - 01.1996
  • Buderim Private Hospital provides surgical and medical care to patients
  • I worked closely with private consultants and allied health
  • Provided nursing care to patients in medical and surgical wards
  • Instigated and documented patient care using written and computer skills
  • Supervised enrolled and junior registered nurses
  • Liaise with doctors and other health professionals.

Registered Nurse - Aged Care

Buderim/Ninderry Nursing Home
09.1993 - 03.1994
  • Buderim nursing home was a 25-bed nursing home, which moved to Ninderry Nursing home
  • I provided aged care to residents including dementia
  • Provide nursing care to residents of nursing home
  • Supervise/direct Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing
  • Liase with doctors/allied health carers/other staff.

Registered Nurse - Accident and Emergency

Redcliffe Hospital
05.1991 - 08.1993
  • After completing my Registered Nurse Certification I continued to work in the Emergency Department where I displayed a good working knowledge of emergency procedures and responded particularly well in resuscitation situations
  • Redcliffe Emergency Department also staffed an Outpatients Clinic, Wound Clinic and Minor surgical procedure clinic - eg surgical removal of skin cancers, neonate circumcision etc
  • Assessed and planned nursing care for patients in emergency department
  • Prioritized patient care based on presenting condition using National Triage System
  • Implemented procedures - IV cannulation, blood sampling, Spirometry, ECG's and urine testing, X ray requests, intubation, wound management
  • Liaised with doctors/ward staff, nurse manager and allied health
  • Assisted with minor surgical/orthopaedic procedures
  • Documented data using written and computer based communication
  • Co-ordinated patient discharge and provided patient education
  • Attended regular department training sessions.

Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing Practice (Rural & Remote) - Nursing

University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD
01.2014

Graduate Certificate - Nursing

University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD
01.2014

Certificate IV - Training

Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Brisbane
03.2007

Registered Nurse Certification - Nursing

Redcliffe Hospital, Qld
Redcliffe, QLD
01.1991

Enrolled Nurse Certification -

Ipswich Hospital, Qld
01.1987

Continual Training

Basic Life Support Trainer/Assessor 

Clinical Nurse Workshop 

Annual Advanced Life Support Certificate 

Paediatric Advanced life Support Certificate 

Non - Midwives Workshop 

NeoNatal Resus Certificate

numerous other training as per CQ Learn 



References

  • Shastee Walmsley, Director of Nursing, Blackwater Hospital, (07) 49 801 800

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Queensland Health Department
09.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse/Senior Clinical Nurse

Blackwater Hospital
02.2013 - 11.2022

Registered Nurse/ Workplace Trainer & Assessor

Australian Red Cross Blood Service
11.2002 - 07.2012

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Queensland Health
02.1996 - 02.2003

Registered Nurse - Aged Care

Buderim/Ninderry Nursing Home
09.1993 - 03.1994

Registered Nurse - surgical/ medical wards

Buderim Private Hospital
08.1993 - 01.1996

Registered Nurse - Accident and Emergency

Redcliffe Hospital
05.1991 - 08.1993

Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing Practice (Rural & Remote) - Nursing

University of Southern Queensland

Graduate Certificate - Nursing

University of Southern Queensland

Certificate IV - Training

Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Registered Nurse Certification - Nursing

Redcliffe Hospital, Qld

Enrolled Nurse Certification -

Ipswich Hospital, Qld

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