Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Cooking
Referees
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Kelera Kotobalavu

Kingsgrove,NSW

Summary

Efficient Clinical Assessor with background as a Registered Nurse with 20+ years of experience, 12 years in residential aged care facilities (RACF) working as care manager for 1.5years, responsible for the care of residents with dementia, especially with behaviour challenges, and 10 years in respiratory nursing in a large Sydney-based teaching hospital Successful at providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Collaborate well with colleagues and members of the interdisciplinary team to provide the best resident outcomes. Caregiving professional with experience in providing quality care for elderly clients. Develops tailored care plans meeting unique needs of clients. Passionate about providing clients with high-quality care to improve quality of life.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Facility Manager

Estia Health Kogarah
10.2019
  • Estia Health Kogarah role whilst still in the Care Manager role –

03.2018
  • Estia Health Kogarah (EHB closed for rebuilding) working as RN I/C – Nightshift

Clinical Assessor

Access Care Network Australia
04.2022 - Current
  • (ACNA), one of six Assessment Management Organisations (AMO) responsible to carry out funding assessments in approved residential aged care facilities (RACF), to provide The Australian Government subsidies through the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model.

RN

Joined National Nurses Plus, NNP
06.2016 - Current

Nursing agency

Registered Nurse

Estia Health Kogarah
05.2020 - 02.2022
  • Night Shift in-charge RN - 72 bed facility

Care Manager

Estia Health
10.2018 - 05.2020
  • Estia Health Kogarah.

special project coordinator

12.2016 - 01.2019
  • For one resident’s care with complex care needs, one-two days a week, at St Basils Nursing Home, Lakemba
  • Involved in training new staff, dealing with concerns of the family and filtering concerns and solutions to the team of RNs involved in his care 24 hours round the clock and caring for the resident in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital when admitted there when acutely unwell.

Acting Care Manager

Estia Health Kogarah
07.2018 - 10.2018
  • Tuesdays to Fridays -
  • RN I/C Nightshift – alternate Saturday nights

RN

06.2018 - 07.2018
  • I/C Nightshift, Estia Health Kogarah - 72 bed facility

Acting Care Manager

05.2018 - 06.2018
  • Estia Health Kogarah (relieving the Care Manager who was on leave)
  • Working Tuesdays – Thursdays 0700-1530hrs and Fridays working -0700-1200hrs as Acting Care Manager and then as RN I/C Nightshift - Friday nights and alternate Saturday nights

05.2016 - 03.2018
  • Registered Nurse at Estia Health Blakehurst (EBH)
  • Resigned from Solutions Nursing Services - Nursing agency

Care Manager

Estia Health Blakehurst
10.2017 - 02.2018
  • Seconded to the position of Care Manager, working Wednesdays – Fridays
  • Still working as RN I/C Fridays nights and alternate Sat nights.

Montefiore Aged Care Homes
06.2016 - 12.2016

Agency RN

The Bay Nursing Home
11.2015 - 05.2016

Agency RN

Endeavour Nursing Home
12.2014 - 11.2015

Agency Registered Nurse

04.2014 - 12.2014
  • Solutions Nursing Services’ (SNS) (Aged Care specific) – worked at various nursing homes

Education

Certificate 3 in Commercial Cookery Certificate

TAFE NSW
Ultimo, NSW
12.2024

Certificate 2 - AUSLAN

TAFE
ST GEORGE, NSW
12.2021

Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing

University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW
1993

Skills

  • Work ethic
  • Critical thinking
  • People skills
  • Analytical
  • Team building
  • Active listening
  • Communication
  • Life Coaching
  • Computer skills
  • Leadership

Cooking

Enjoy experimenting and trying new recipes

Enjoy entertaining others with food I've created 

Referees

   

Felix Eistrup-Santos Risk Management & Compliance Consultant 0413307559


Dang Francisco Care Manager, Summitcare Aged Care, Randwick, 0450450324

  

Accomplishments

  • Quality Assurance: October 2018: Responsible for Estia Health Kogarah passing its 3rd yearly accreditation for all clinical outcomes in accordance with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s (ACQSC) quality standards.
  • Implementation: November 2019: Instrumental in bringing into the facility a new pharmacy for better resident outcome. The process included meeting with the new pharmacy proprietor, pitching their benefits to the Estia Procurement Department, discussing the new quality improvement idea at several residents and relatives’ monthly meetings and answering any of their concerns, training the administration staff in the new admission process that includes new prospects filling out paperwork on behalf of the new pharmacy, and organising several training sessions in the new online system for all the registered nurses.
  • Award: September 2019: Received the Clinical Award for Estia Health Kogarah at the annual Estia Leadership Conference, Gold Coast.

Timeline

Clinical Assessor

Access Care Network Australia
04.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse

Estia Health Kogarah
05.2020 - 02.2022

Facility Manager

Estia Health Kogarah
10.2019

Care Manager

Estia Health
10.2018 - 05.2020

Acting Care Manager

Estia Health Kogarah
07.2018 - 10.2018

RN

06.2018 - 07.2018

Acting Care Manager

05.2018 - 06.2018

03.2018

Care Manager

Estia Health Blakehurst
10.2017 - 02.2018

special project coordinator

12.2016 - 01.2019

RN

Joined National Nurses Plus, NNP
06.2016 - Current

Montefiore Aged Care Homes
06.2016 - 12.2016

05.2016 - 03.2018

Agency RN

The Bay Nursing Home
11.2015 - 05.2016

Agency RN

Endeavour Nursing Home
12.2014 - 11.2015

Agency Registered Nurse

04.2014 - 12.2014

Certificate 3 in Commercial Cookery Certificate

TAFE NSW

Certificate 2 - AUSLAN

TAFE

Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing

University of Sydney
Kelera Kotobalavu