Overview
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KATE FERRIER

178 McDowall Street, Roma,QLD

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Qld Health South West Hospital And Health Service
02.2023 - Current
  • Provide high quality nursing care, taking accountability and responsibility for my practice. Utilising critical thinking skills to prioritise nursing interventions based on patients acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
  • Team Leader and Shift Coordinator responsibilities including ensuring a safe working environment, providing support to nurses, compliance with policies and protocols and appropriate escalation to management.
  • Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams in morning meeting to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
  • The ability to change and adapt, to work across different departments and having the willingness to be flexible.

Enrolled Nurse

Pinaroo Roma
11.2018 - Current
  • Taking observations, medication management, maintaining accurate and detailed documentation and records, reporting to the registered nurse.
  • Provision of quality wound care, in line with current best practice.
  • Liaison between residents and physicians to ensure comprehensive treatment.
  • Provide educational, emotional and psychological support to residents and their family members.
  • Developed rapport with the residents and their families.
  • Assists residents with personal care needs, including showering, dressing, continence care, meal times.

Enrolled Nurse

Red Cross Blood Service
11.2016 - 09.2017
  • My role at the Red Cross Blood service was to effectively and efficiently take the donors through the donation process, whilst at the same time adhere to the strict regulations that govern the collection and production of blood and blood products.
  • Undertake Autologous and Directed donations.
  • Conducting complex donor assessments.
  • Provide a positive experience for all donors by respecting their time and demonstrating genuine appreciation of their generous gift
  • Providing the donors with great customer service.
  • Participate in the resolution of adverse donor reactions quickly and appropriately, inclusive of first line recovery procedures in the event of donor reaction and initiate allergic reaction treatment.
  • Uphold the privacy and confidentiality of information provided by donors and the Blood Service.
  • Committed to maintaining competence and ongoing professional and personal development.
  • Adhere to the cGMP.
  • Strictly follow operation procedures across the control points of all collections.
  • Ensure documentation is completed and entered correctly and within the required timeframe.
  • As part of the team, ensure that all materials, equipment and environment meet the specified standards, including temperature control.

Personal Care Worker

Spinal Life Australia
12.2014 - 10.2015
  • I delivered a high standard of patient care by offering assistance with personal cares and activities of daily living.
  • These duties include assisting with showering, drying, skin care and dressing.
  • Manual handling (transfers using hoist, slide board & sheet)
  • Bowel and bladder care (administering enemas & suppositories, manual bowel therapy, emptying urine bags, positioning & changing continence aids).
  • Assisting with personal hygiene like skin checks and wound care
  • Preparing of breakfast, lunch and/or dinner, beverage preparation and assisting the client to eat.

Reservations and Training Supervisor

Topdeck Travel
05.2010 - 10.2014
  • Responsible for the overall operations and training of the reservations team and supervising a team of 15.
  • Management duties including responding to complaints, emergency phone, holding weekly meetings, rosters, hiring, contracts, cancelled departures.
  • Development, implementation and ensuring the continuation of a high quality training program.
  • General administration and reservation duties including making reservations over the phone and via email, responding/following up email enquiries in an efficient and timely manner, processing payments/sending documentation/processing tradesite bookings.
  • Assisted with the implementation of a new reservation system, new phone system, staff restructure.
  • Frontline sales at tradeshows/expos.

Activities and Entertainment Supervisor

Daydream Island Resort and Spa
06.2006 - 03.2010
  • Responsible for overseeing five areas of operation and supervising a team of eight;
  • Activities Desk - Ensure professionalism and accuracy of information and billing for tours, making and amending reservations, maintaining a positive selling approach to maximise commission and revenue opportunities, maintenance of budget reports, ensuring a high level of customer service.
  • Daily Activities - Producing the Activities weekly schedule, ensuring all activities are being conducted in a timely, fun and professional manner.
  • Organising monthly events for 200+ staff members, contiki parties
  • Groups - Meeting and greeting groups, e.g
  • Contiki, AAT Kings, P&O cruise ships, host VIP guests, guest Liasion.
  • Non-motorised Watersports - Updating procedures and manuals to comply with current legislation, involved with takeover of snorkeling hire small business and fitting out store, briefing guests on how to use and operate catamaran and kayaks, rescuing guests and administrating first aid, maintenance of equipment, Assisting in “Best job in the world” advertising campaign – organising a catamaran and kayak regatta for 15 candidates with more than 100 worldwide media, set up of Banana Winds – Sunset Cruise new business operation.
  • Other responsibilities - Stock control, Handling complaints, problem solving administration duties, weekly rosters, liaising with management and staff, conducting educational presentations in Living Reef lagoon system.

Education

Graduate Certificate - CL16 - Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing

Central Queensland University
Rockhampton, QLD
02-2024

Bachelor of Nursing

University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba
01.2023

Diploma of Nursing - Nursing

Navitas, Health Skills Australia
Brisbane
06.2015

Diploma of Management, Dive -

William Angliss Institute of Tafe
Melbourne
11.2005

Highschool Education

Ballarat And Queen's Anglican Grammar School
Ballarat, VIC
11.2003

Skills

  • Highly developed communication skills and the ability to develop rapport
  • Strong time management and planning skills
  • Ability to work with initiative and as a valued team member
  • Work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, patient and their family
  • Recognises, escalates and manages patient deterioration, whilst following the hospitals policy and procedures
  • Actively adheres to infection control procedures and upholds workplace health and safety principles
  • Takes accountability for own actions and always strives to deliver best patient outcomes and person-centered care

Accomplishments

  • Currently completing a Lung Foundation Australia course - COPD Management
  • Mandatory Training – Fire & safety, manual handling, infection control, BLS
  • Current CPR, senior first aid, Emergency first aid response
  • Wound management in general nursing
  • Managing UTIs in aged care
  • Diabetes Management update for General Practice
  • Privacy & Confidentiality: A Guide for General Practice
  • Fundamental Principles and Current Immunisation Best Practice
  • Early Management of Anaphylaxis
  • Blood Safe elearning Modules – Clinical Transfusion Practice & Critical Bleeding
  • Asthma first aid for the workplace
  • Mental health first aid certificate
  • AusSwim instructor qualification
  • Scuba Instructor OWSI #482279 and Coxswains boat handling license

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Qld Health South West Hospital And Health Service
02.2023 - Current

Enrolled Nurse

Pinaroo Roma
11.2018 - Current

Enrolled Nurse

Red Cross Blood Service
11.2016 - 09.2017

Personal Care Worker

Spinal Life Australia
12.2014 - 10.2015

Reservations and Training Supervisor

Topdeck Travel
05.2010 - 10.2014

Activities and Entertainment Supervisor

Daydream Island Resort and Spa
06.2006 - 03.2010

Graduate Certificate - CL16 - Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing

Central Queensland University

Bachelor of Nursing

University of Southern Queensland

Diploma of Nursing - Nursing

Navitas, Health Skills Australia

Diploma of Management, Dive -

William Angliss Institute of Tafe

Highschool Education

Ballarat And Queen's Anglican Grammar School

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