Katie Burke
Camp Hill,Queensland
Summary
Experienced Nursing Director skilled in strategic planning and stakeholder engagement. Successfully led operational improvements and program rollouts, showcasing strong leadership and adaptability. Proven track record of enhancing patient care and operational efficiency through effective communication and risk management.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
A/Nursing Director, EMCS
Healthcare Excellence and Innovation MNHHS
Fortitude Valley, QLD
04.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to improve operational processes and organisational efficiency.
- Recruited, trained, supervised, evaluated and mentored staff members.
- Identified opportunities for improvement in operational performance metrics.
- Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress on strategic initiatives.
- Prepared presentations and papers for board meetings summarizing key developments within the Emergency Departments in Metro North.
- Participated in several site visits within Metro North and to external stakeholders to create positive working relationships and understand the needs, strengths, and culture of each facility.
Assistant Nursing Director, PODSS QLD Expansion
Department of Reform and Health Improvement Unit - Clinical Excellence Queensland
12.2023 - 04.2024
- Assist six sites throughout QLD to roll out the Post Operative Discharge Support Service safely and efficiently
- Subject matter expert and implementation specialist
- Onboard new sites, engage essential stakeholders, stand up working groups and guide implementation of PODSS
- Provide the oversight of PODSS project implementation including data, communications, recruitment, project management and reporting
- Create a template for implementation guides to ensure project in delivered in time, within budget and delivering the best possible outcomes for the health care consumers
Clinical Nurse Consultant, PODSS Project
Surgical and Intensive Care Stream, Healthcare Excellence and Innovation
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Scope, develop and drive innovation through delivering a project in MNHS, specifically STARS
- Align with the strategic directive of MNHS to create new partnerships and networks to demonstrate high performance project management
- Work to a deadline, avoid creep of project, engage multi professional approach and leadership to PODSS
- Chair stakeholder meetings and leadership working group to ensure communication of PODSS is facilitated and strategies developed
- Develop templates to maintain meticulous data and present the outcomes to executive level managers
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Advice Line
Connect Your Care Program, Healthcare Excellence and Innovation
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Manage the complexities of running the trial phase of a program to improve relationships between primary care providers and inpatient specialists via asynchronous and synchronous modalities
- Participate in stakeholder engagement and networking to on board specialists, promote the service to GPs and broaden the uptake of the Clinical Advice Line
- Ensure all loops of documentation are fulfilled and communicated to all parties in a timely manner, including business operations manual and workflow documents
- Provide clinical expertise to ensure correct action is taken to most benefit users of program
- Perform clinical audits of specialist outpatient lists and assist to evaluate the program for true governance to be established
- Utilize virtual methods of communication to broaden networks and achieve timeframes
Registered Nurse, Anaesthetics & PACU
STARS - Herston
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Direct provision of high level, culturally appropriate, patient focused care in a day surgery and recovery setting
- Uptake of IT skills in iEMR
- Collaboration with multi-disciplinary professionals to ensure best patient outcomes
- Patient and staff education in both formal and informal settings
- Extension of networks across new hospital setting and widening awareness of community services available
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department and ICU
RBWH - Herston
Brisbane, QLD
07.2016 - 05.2022
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Trained new RNs and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care, and improve overall patient satisfaction.
- Facilitated patient flow during emergency situations, directing patient flow, admissions, and transfers.
- Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale, and satisfaction.
- Advanced nursing competencies through participation in simulation exercises and practice improvement projects.
- Provision of a very high standard of care for all patients presenting to the emergency department, including those requiring ALS, ECMO, Trauma Respond, and ICU.
Clinical Nurse Consultant: Trauma Service
RBWH - Herston
01.2008 - 07.2016
- Contribute to the development of a new service to QLD Health and oversee the rollout of the Trauma Service at RBWH and other sites in QLD Health
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely, safe and prioritized trauma care
- Attend all Cat 1 and Cat2 Traumas and follow the patients journey throughout their hospital stay to ensure best outcomes
- Participated in the tertiary survey of all multi trauma patients including chart review, imaging audit with Consultant Radiologist, pathology audit and frequent rounding with Surgeon
- Educated patients about treatment care plans
- Conferred with physicians during rounds, advised each on condition of patients and coordinated necessary diagnostic assessments to accomplish patient care goals
- Identified physical, emotional, and social needs of patients during daily planning and addressed critical issues immediately
- Reviewed charts for accuracy to reduce errors and verify completion of updates
- Pursued opportunities and leveraged expertise to optimize patient care, improve outcomes and optimize performance of nursing team members
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Retrieval Services Queensland - QAS Spring Hill
06.2006 - 01.2008
- Assisted the Medical Director of QAS to establish and deliver QLD Clinical Coordination
- Pioneered a novel role for nurses in QLD to triage and coordinate pre hospital care
- Triaged all cases and facilitated aeromedical retrieval of patients to the most appropriate health care facility in QLD
- Networked with Rural and Regional hospital staff to ensure they felt supported to provide high standards of care
- Collaborated with accepting bed managers, accepting specialists, aeromedical retrieval providers, Emergency Departments, ICU and QAS to ensure all transportation of patients across Queensland was achieved as promptly and safely as possible
Aeromedical Evacuation Officer
Aspen Medical - Soloman Islands
09.2005 - 12.2005
- Provided Critical Care to patients requiring aeromedical evacuation in the Solomon Islands
- Conducted audits on equipment and services to ensure all safety and standards were met
- Educated incoming AME staff on expectation of care and service provision
- Worked closely with ICU, ED and Anaesthetic Specialist when coordinating retrieval of patients
- Demonstrated high skill in operations such as winching and high risk extrication
Simulation & Clinical Nurse Specialist
Rural Generalist Program, Medical Education Solutions - Brisbane
06.2004 - 09.2005
- Plan, co-ordinate and execute high fidelity simulation training for Rural Generalist Program in QLD
- Travel to rural and regional areas of QLD to meet and educate GPs in their own settings
- Provide up-to-date, expertise level education utilizing high fidelity scenarios and simulations which are required by rural GPs to maintain competency and acquire new skills
- Obtain feedback and collate data on program and extract this data to ensure the program is reaching KPIs
Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department
RBWH ET&C - Herston, QLD
01.2001 - 06.2005
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions
- Triaged priorities, managed patient flow and strived for best patient outcomes
- Established strong networks within the hospital to assist to coordinate patient care
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress, and medication side effects
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in medical records
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care
Various Registered Nurse Roles - Critical Care
Townsville University Hospital,Hammersmith Trust NHS - London , UK
12.1997 - 12.2001
- Administered individualized nursing care, applying simple and complex techniques and processes specific to needs of patient
- Reported patient assessment findings and physical and psychosocial responses to nursing intervention for progress towards care goals
- Assessed patients by observing symptoms and collecting history and physical information to report to treatment team
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures
- Participated in bedside reporting and handoff at change of shift and for patient transfers
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress, and medication side effects
Education
Leading Through Projects
Helix Hub
Fortitude Valley03-2023
Pharmacology in Anaesthetics
STARS
Herston02-2023
Simulation Facilitator
PARTY Program
Herston09-2015
Trauma Nursing Core Course -
Australian College Emergency Nursing
Sydney01.2008
Perioperative Nursing Skills Course -
TPCH
01.2008
Rural Generalist Pathway Program
Medical Education Solutions
QLD05-2005
Post Graduate Certificate Critical Care -
QUT
Kelvin Grove01.2005
Bachelor of Science Nursing Science -
James Cook University
Townsville01.1997
Skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Stakeholder engagement
- Executive and department reporting
- Strategic planning
- Risk mitigation and management
- Positive culture cultivation
- Program / Project Evaluation
- Adaptability
- Strong leadership
- Effective communication
- High performance through operational outputs
- Change management
References
- Prof Jason Jenkins, Executive Director, Surgery and Intensive Care Stream, HEI, 0411 337 558, jason.jenkins@health.qld.gov.au
- Ila Stuer, A/Director Clinical Streams, HEI, 0408 471 343, ila.stuer@health.qld.gov.au
- Fiona Packwood, Nursing Director Critical Care, Redcliffe Hospital, 0410 427 401, fiona.packwood@health.qld.gov.au
Accomplishments
- Nominated for Metro North Excellence Awards, STARS PODSS 2024
- Metro North Nursing and Midwifery Showcase 2024: Best Education, Workforce, Implementation Award
Timeline
A/Nursing Director, EMCS
Healthcare Excellence and Innovation MNHHS
04.2024 - Current
Assistant Nursing Director, PODSS QLD Expansion
Department of Reform and Health Improvement Unit - Clinical Excellence Queensland
12.2023 - 04.2024
Clinical Nurse Consultant, PODSS Project
Surgical and Intensive Care Stream, Healthcare Excellence and Innovation
07.2023 - 12.2023
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Advice Line
Connect Your Care Program, Healthcare Excellence and Innovation
03.2023 - 07.2023
Registered Nurse, Anaesthetics & PACU
STARS - Herston
05.2022 - 03.2023
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department and ICU
RBWH - Herston
07.2016 - 05.2022
Clinical Nurse Consultant: Trauma Service
RBWH - Herston
01.2008 - 07.2016
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Retrieval Services Queensland - QAS Spring Hill
06.2006 - 01.2008
Aeromedical Evacuation Officer
Aspen Medical - Soloman Islands
09.2005 - 12.2005
Simulation & Clinical Nurse Specialist
Rural Generalist Program, Medical Education Solutions - Brisbane
06.2004 - 09.2005
Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department
RBWH ET&C - Herston, QLD
01.2001 - 06.2005
Various Registered Nurse Roles - Critical Care
Townsville University Hospital,Hammersmith Trust NHS - London , UK
12.1997 - 12.2001
Leading Through Projects
Helix Hub
Pharmacology in Anaesthetics
STARS
Simulation Facilitator
PARTY Program
Trauma Nursing Core Course -
Australian College Emergency Nursing
Perioperative Nursing Skills Course -
TPCH
Rural Generalist Pathway Program
Medical Education Solutions
Post Graduate Certificate Critical Care -
QUT
Bachelor of Science Nursing Science -
James Cook University
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