Karen Burston

• Supervise and manage 18 nurses across 3 medical practices and Baw Baw PPCC, including rostering, recruitment and annual performance reviews
• Active presentation of clinical progress to weekly management meetings with partners and managers
• Weekly clinical training, including guest speakers, to maintain and enhance clinical skills for all medical staff
• Manage and assess risk within areas of responsibility
• Updating practice policy and procedure manuals as required
• Continuation of Accreditation, all clinical outcomes passed on latest review
• Inventory control, ordering medical consumables
• Co-ordination of scheduled equipment calibration and maintenance, procurement of new medical equipment, development of training programs, delivery where appropriate or coordination of training delivered by others
• Daily follow up of urgent pathology / Radiology results
• Assist nursing staff with nursing roles during periods of unexpected high demand

Significant achievements include, though are not limited to:

• Effectively led the nursing team through the COVID pandemic where significant unknowns existed
• Organised a highly successful drive through flu vaccination clinic (prior to COVID) and yearly vaccination clinics within the clinic
• Provided extensive clinical input in conjunction with designers for new practice, currently in detailed design phase prior to construction
• Established and managed a COVID Respiratory clinic which was successfully established then relocated approximately 6 months after initial establishment
• The provision of nursing staff, stock management and management of clinical performance was in addition to my obligations to support the Warragul and Drouin practices
• Established and managed a COVID vaccination clinic
• The provision of nursing staff, stock management and management of clinical performance was in addition to my obligations to support the Warragul and Drouin practices
• Established and managed a PPCC clinic which was successfully established then relocated approximately 6 months after initial establishment
• The provision of nursing staff, stock management and management of clinical performance was in addition to my obligations to support the Warragul and Drouin practices
• Actively supported the General Manager in the execution of their duties, there have been 5 different General Managers during my time at Central Clinic.

• Wound assessment and dressing management
• Assisting with application and removal of plaster
• Removal of Sutures
• Infection control and management
• Cold chain management
• Stock control including receipt and storage of stock, undertake stock takes and ordering
• Adult and Travel vaccinations
• Yellow Fever and Q Fever vaccinations
• Childhood immunisations
• Venesection
• Cannulation
• 24 HR BP monitor skills
• 24 HR ECG Holter Monitor
• Blood collection
• ABI's
• ECG's
• Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
• Sterilisation of reusable equipment
• Spirometry
• Diabetic reviews
• Iron Infusions
• Set up and assisting with excisions of lesions/skin cancers
• Set up and assisting with removal of foreign bodies
• Treatment of workplace injuries and assistance with development of rehabilitation and treatment plans
• GP Management Plans and EPC's
• Health Assessments
• High level proficiency in Best Practice, Medical Director and Pracsoft medical software
• Assist administration team with various administration tasks as required, e.g., assisting with patient bookings, maintenance of medical records, patient follow ups and general reception duties
• Excellent skills in communication, time management, prioritising including competency in Microsoft applications i.e
• E-mail and word processing
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team, to influence and enhance clinical practice.

• As per North Blackwater General Practice

• As per North Blackwater General Practice

• As per North Blackwater General Practice

• As per North Blackwater General Practice in addition to Use of Dermascope / Mole scanning
• Assisting with Photo Dynamic Therapy (PDT)
• Set up and assisting with Exercise Stress Testing
• Billing and end of day banking
• Botox injections
• Dermal filler injections
• Skin analyses.

• As per North Blackwater General Practice in addition to Assist with Coal Board Medicals
• Assist with Civil Aviation Safety Authority Medicals
• Assist with Rail Medicals
• Assist with Pre-employment medicals
• Drug and Alcohol testing
• Worksite Flu vaccinations at various minesites and construction sites.

• As per North Blackwater General Practice

• Visiting clients in the home setting to assess for services that will enable them to remain in the home for as long as possible.

• Provision of care in accordance with nursing care plan and ongoing monitoring of vital signs
• Documentation and ongoing progressive review of nursing care plan
• Liaison with Doctor's and Allied Health Specialists regarding patient progress
• Co-ordination of discharge
• Co-ordination of home care specialist visit visits and follow up appointments.

• February 1999 to January 2003 Responsibilities in role as Ward Preceptor: Supervising and providing workplace training and advice
• Tailoring workplace exposures to ensure the student's objectives are provided
• Responsibilities in role as Ward Registered Nurse: Provision of care in accordance with nursing care plan and ongoing monitoring of vital signs
• Documentation and ongoing progressive review of nursing care plan
• Liaison with Doctor's and Allied Health Specialists regarding patient progress
• Co-ordination of discharge
• Co-ordination of home care specialist visit visits and follow up appointments
• Duties of High Dependency Unit nurse on an as required basis
• Duties of Clinical Nurse Coordinator on an as required basis.