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Kathleen Ferndale

Summary

Offering 14 years of service in the Royal Australian Navy, adept at delivering training and closely mentoring junior team members to optimise knowledge and performance. Intelligent, insightful, and well-organised with excellent decision-making abilities and sound judgement. I am currently trained as an ethical Mental Health Registered Nurse. Accomplished in developing individualised plans of care and performing mental health assessments. A personable individual possessing a positive attitude and excellent critical thinking skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse, Acute Mental Health

NSW Health
04.2023 - Current
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualised care plans.
  • Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
  • Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
03.2022 - 01.2023
  • Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
  • Educated patients and family members about medical conditions and mental health, medications, treatments and preventive measures.
  • Performed frequent ongoing assessments of patients' status to address changes.
  • Determined patient risk by utilising subjective and objective data obtained through patient interaction.

Logistics

Defence Force
09.2008 - 12.2020
  • Monitored and evaluated personnel performance to complete annual reviews, recommend advancement or address productivity concerns.
  • Established and developed highly efficient and dependable administrative team by delivering ongoing coaching and motivation and fostering career advancement.
  • Coordinated special projects and managed schedules.
  • Managed budgets, appointment scheduling, employee and event itineraries and accounts to improve productivity initiatives.
  • Developed standard operating procedures for all administrative employees.
  • Established efficient workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall effectiveness of personnel and activities.
  • Kept physical files and digitized records organized for easy updating and retrieval by authorized team members.
  • Planned and organized activities, details and timelines for various service chiefs of the Defence Force for both official hospitality and working meal events.

Education

Graduate Certificate - Mental Health Nursing -

Southern Cross University
Gold Coast, QLD
10.2024

Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing

Central Queensland University
Rockhampton, QLD
10.2021

Diploma - Alcohol And Other Drugs

Chisholm Institute
Frankston, VIC
08.2014

Skills

  • Accurate Documentation
  • Patient Care Assessment
  • Mental and Physical Assessments
  • Mental Health Support
  • Administrative skills
  • Advanced MS Office Suite
  • Business writing
  • Team Leadership
  • Training and Development
  • Excellent multi-tasking ability
  • Performance improvement
  • Organizational skills
  • Staff Management
  • Clear oral/written communication

Accomplishments

  • Received a professional excellence award (Commendation) for exceptional financial management. This included investigated, identified, and reconciled account discrepancies totalling $800000 in savings.
  • Supervised team of 35 staff members.
  • Coordinated 50+ special public and private events.
  • Implemented new, interactive employee scheduling system to monitor, gauge and project staffing needs.
  • Streamlined workflow by consolidating lengthy processes and redundant documentation that resulted in more effective business operation.

Hobbies

Acting in Television, Movies and Advertisements

Snowboarding

Hiking

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Acute Mental Health

NSW Health
04.2023 - Current

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
03.2022 - 01.2023

Logistics

Defence Force
09.2008 - 12.2020

Graduate Certificate - Mental Health Nursing -

Southern Cross University

Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing

Central Queensland University

Diploma - Alcohol And Other Drugs

Chisholm Institute

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