Katie Rixon

Extra shifts as LC in NICU/SCN.

• Team Leader
• Continuity of care (own patient load)
• Student training and mentoring
• Rosters and co-ordination of staff
• Antenatal care
• Postnatal care - extensive support for breastfeeding
• Implemented initiatives to improve care for women and staff
• Specialised in supporting women living with Domestic Violence
• Specialised in supporting women currently under the SAFESTART program

• Birth Unit
• Postnatal care
• Antenatal Clinic including Outreach
• Women's health ward
• Midwifery at home (student rotation)

• Airway Management
• Basic and advanced life support
• Caring for acute surgical wounds
• Caring for a variety of drainage catheters
• Pain management
• Paediatric care
• Auditing

• Provide emergency medical care for neonates (Neonatal Resus Assessor certified)
• Assess Neonates and prioritise care
• Manage multiple unwell or critical neonates
• Provide information and support to parents and family members regarding condition, prognosis and treatment program
• Medication administration
• Attending emergency caesareans for neonate resuscitation
• CPAP and high flow oxygen management
• Collaborating with allied health team members
• Dealing with and directing various social issues to the appropriate department
• Senior Team Leader - directing and educating staff (Team Leader Certified)
• Education to parents/carers on the care of their newborn baby
• Breastfeeding and lactation education
• Document assessments, care plans and outcomes
• Hand selected by Neonatologist to be part of Neo Med group which is an initiative to uniform neonatal medications across NSW
• Hand hygiene/Infection control assessor certified
• Graduate certificate in Neonatal Nursing
• Implemented staff exchange program with Westmead NICU for continuous quality improvement within the Special Care Unit
• Experienced in caring for women in the Post Natal and Antenatal/ Gynecology wards

• Deliver and evaluate clinical education programs and other development strategies in the ward
• Monitor the achievement of clinical objectives of nursing staff and undertake competency assessments as required
• To liaise with designated professional development program coordinators
• To implement and evaluate clinical education programs
• To maintain and promote a professional standard evidenced by ethical nursing practice, adherence to the policies and standards of the Nursing and midwifery service
• Promote and participate in multi-disciplinary care working with a diverse range of clinicians to plan, implement and evaluate care delivery
• Delivery of high standard of patient care, education and family support
• Serves as a role model and clinical leader in the practice setting
• Embodies the codes of conduct and ethics endorsed by the nursing profession
• Orientate new staff and midwifery students

• Team Leader of AIN'S
• RCS documentation
• Wound dressing and management
• Medications/S8
• Personal Care

• Personal care of the elderly or disabled
• Respite Care