Karla Gregory
Caroline Springs,Australia
Summary
Adaptable Registered Nurse with 30+ years of experience across various roles in nursing. Committed to excellent patient care through evidence-based practice. Works effectively independently or in team-based settings. Passion for problem solving and streamlining processes.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Bank and Pool ANUM
Alfred Health
05.2025 - Current
REHAB ASSESSMENT NURSE IN RACCS
Alfred Health
03.2025 - 05.2025
- Short term cover (See below for role description)
NURSING FELLOW - NURSING SERVICES
Alfred Health
03.2024 - 03.2025
- Professional Development | Workforce | Quality and Safety
- Review of Nursing Education strategy.
- Promotion and further development of the AH Nursing Professional Practice framework
- Review of the Nursing Workforce strategy
- Recruitment activities
- Development of ward/department nursing builds
- Assisted with the preparation of Business cases and relevant Budget requests
- Workforce reporting
- Developed an understanding of the relevant EBA workforce components
- Participated in monitoring the quality of nursing care and patient outcomes
- Participate in the development of innovative practices to improve the quality of health care delivery
- Evaluated current practices in the clinical area by participating in clinical audits and other quality activities
- Ensured nursing practice is based on the best available evidence by developing and reviewing evidence-based nursing clinical guidelines.
REHAB ASSESSMENT NURSE IN RACCS
Alfred Health
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Integrating information from multiple sources to form a comprehensive perspective regarding patient complexity and provide consultation and direction to both internal and external stakeholders regarding patient needs, risk assessment and discharge destination in relation to subacute care
- Management and monitoring of waiting lists
- Assess referrals within agreed KPIs
- Representing clinical specialty and areas of clinical expertise in multidisciplinary working groups
- Provide consultation, direction and coordination through knowledge of RACC services and new developments in subacute service provision
- Obtaining input from other experts as required, to provide advice regarding patient treatment goals and best setting to achieve these
- Ensuring patients' and families' views about treatment and discharge destination are understood and valued
- Ensuring effective transfer of care.
- Liaise with Bed Access in a timely manner
- Maintain relevant databases of referred patients, assessments and outcomes, as required
- Manage Public in Private Partnerships portfolio to ensure timely assessment and transfer of patients from Alfred Health to private rehab and GEM facilities under the Alfred Health Agreement
- Cover bed access role at Caulfield as required
CARE COORDINATOR VIRTUAL ED
Alfred Health
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Care Coordinator meets via Telehealth with Ambulance Victoria paramedics, Patient and ED Physician. Patient is assessed for need to attend ED for Alfred catchment patients during daytime and Monash and Peninsula catchment patients overnight.
- If Patient is advised that ED attendance is not required, follow up referrals are made to appropriate service if required. i.e. B@H, HARP, Rapid response service, MATS, MAPS, COVID pathway team, ICT, GP respiratory clinics.
- Follow up phone call to patient after 24 hours to monitor progress, verify patients understanding of consultants’ recommendations and medication management, escalate any concerns to consultant. Assist with arranging further Virtual ED consult or transport to ED if required.
- Follow up phone call to patient after 7 days for feedback survey.
- Document progress in electronic medical record.
- Meet daily via telehealth with Monash and Peninsula Health to handover their catchment patients with any concerns or referrals to be made.
- Provide support to clerical staff.
- Roster management for Care Coordinators.
ROSTER LEAD ANUM - HOTEL SUPPORT SERVICES
Alfred Health
06.2020 - 04.2022
- Formulating rosters for Team Leaders, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Assistants in Nursing and Ward Clerks working in the Hotel Quarantine program across various hotels in Melbourne during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
- Opening and closing of roster request periods.
- Compiling Clinical and Surveillance rosters ensuring correct skill mix required.
- Posting of completed rosters to Kronos and the corresponding Hotel Teams pages.
- Weekly roster checks and pay period sign offs.
- Collaborating with Clinical Managers, Team Leaders and Hotel Support Services Allocations staff.
- Management of leave requests via eHub for 200+ staff.
- Assisting with staff enquiries via email or over Teams phone calls.
- Payroll enquiries.
- EHub variations.
- Participate in and chairing of daily Teams meetings with Allocations Staff.
- Developed roster templates for Allocations staff to use in SharePoint/Teams.
- Development of night duty rota.
- Educating Allocations staff in Kronos use.
- Calculated Employee stability payments during COVID and sent report to payroll.
ASSOCIATE NURSE UNIT MANAGER
Alfred Health
10.2002 - 06.2020
- Rehab A Caulfield Hospital - Spinal, Amputee, Orthopaedic and Neurological Rehabilitation Nursing
- Applied clinical judgment and comprehensive knowledge of facility policies to assist floor nurses with patient care decisions.
- Received and investigated complaints from families, patients and clinical staff, devising solutions to multifaceted challenges when acting as Nurse Unit Manager.
- Prepared ward staff for accreditation whilst acting as NUM for 7 months.
- Evaluated patient needs and preferences to build and update tailored treatment plans.
- Assessed effectiveness of patient interventions to maintain quality care.
- Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular, and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
- Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses, supporting personal growth and enhancing professional development.
- Supported Nurse Manager with employee development and care quality management.
- Collaborated with Medical and Allied Health staff to maintain continuum of care.
- Incorporated evidence-based nursing into practice environment.
- Monitored and documented patient care to oversee employee and patient safety, hygiene and protection.
- Evaluated and resolved potential patient safety issues with consideration to age and disability.
- Cared for patients directly with various nursing tasks such as administering medication.
- Coordinated with nurse manager to develop programs targeting nurse education, overall departmental competencies, individual performance, patient safety and service-related issues.
- HSR rep for the ward.
- Roster management.
- Addressed rapid response and code situations by strategically organizing and delegating tasks.
- Facilitated transition to home care by providing patients with continued care information and discharge instructions.
- Supported appropriate orientation, education, credentialing and continued professional development of associates.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviours and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- 4 months experience as a Rehab Assessment Nurse - assessing patients for suitability to participate in the rehabilitation program from Alfred Hospital at Caulfield Hospital.
SENIOR STAFF NURSE
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
01.2000 - 09.2002
- Senior Staff Nurse (E Grade) on Aged Rehabilitation Ward (Orthopaedic and Stroke)
STAFF NURSE
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Junior Staff Nurse (D Grade) on Parkinsons and orthopaedic rehabilitation ward
STAFF NURSE
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Junior Staff Nurse (D Grade) on Trauma and Surgical Orthopaedic ward
CATERING ASSISTANT
McDonalds Restaurant
05.1992 - 10.1992
- Cash register, taking orders, serving food, drive through, cooking food, close restaurant at night
CATERING ASSISTANT
Wimpy Restaurant
02.1990 - 02.1992
- Cash register, taking orders, serving food, cleaning tables, cooking food, open restaurant in morning, children’s entertainer.
RETAIL ASSISTANT
St John’s Market Shoe Shop
08.1989 - 02.1990
- Selling shoes and sundries, handling cash, customer service
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
John Moore's University
01.1996
Skills
- Relationship building
- Electronic Medical Records
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Maintaining Client Records
- Client Assessments
- Customer Service
- Attention to Detail
- Issue Reporting
- Care Plans
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Safety and Risk Assessments
- Client Advocacy
- Admissions Processes
- Medical Records Management
- Discharge Planning
- Goal Setting
- De Escalation Tactics
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Problem Solving
- Task Delegation
- Medical Administration
- Staff Supervision
- Emergency Response
- Patient Care
- Time Management
- Employee Work Scheduling
- Project Management
- Minute Taking
- Agenda Prepping
- REDCap Survey Creation
- Critical thinking skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to build strategic work relationships
- Commitment to the nursing care delivery system
- Commitment to research process and application to practice
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Demonstrated involvement in quality improvement at a local level
- Ability to operate in an environment of change
- Ability to use a range of contemporary computer applications (ie Microsoft office, Excel, Pivot Tables and web-based applications)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary
German
Elementary
Interests
Camping
Hiking
Cooking
Caring for pet
Timeline
Nurse Bank and Pool ANUM
Alfred Health
05.2025 - Current
REHAB ASSESSMENT NURSE IN RACCS
Alfred Health
03.2025 - 05.2025
NURSING FELLOW - NURSING SERVICES
Alfred Health
03.2024 - 03.2025
REHAB ASSESSMENT NURSE IN RACCS
Alfred Health
01.2023 - 03.2024
CARE COORDINATOR VIRTUAL ED
Alfred Health
04.2022 - 12.2022
ROSTER LEAD ANUM - HOTEL SUPPORT SERVICES
Alfred Health
06.2020 - 04.2022
ASSOCIATE NURSE UNIT MANAGER
Alfred Health
10.2002 - 06.2020
SENIOR STAFF NURSE
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
01.2000 - 09.2002
STAFF NURSE
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
01.1998 - 01.2000
STAFF NURSE
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
01.1996 - 01.1998
CATERING ASSISTANT
McDonalds Restaurant
05.1992 - 10.1992
CATERING ASSISTANT
Wimpy Restaurant
02.1990 - 02.1992
RETAIL ASSISTANT
St John’s Market Shoe Shop
08.1989 - 02.1990
Bachelor of Nursing -
John Moore's University