Kellen Norris
Longreach,QLD
Summary
Current Registered Nurse with a strong sense of work ethic and a large focus on safety, communication and planning skills. Dedicated to constant professional development and optimum patient outcomes. Recent experience as a haemodialysis nurse in a tertiary hospital has fostered further leadership, critical thinking and clinical skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Station Hand
North Australian Pastoral Company
02.2024 - Current
- Station hand on Portland Downs Cattle Station
- Stock handling, machine operating and construction
- Dangerous tasks in isolated environments requiring safety, critical thinking and effective communication
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Working as registered nurse at PA Haemodialysis unit
- Chronic unit treating up to 50 patients per day
- Acute unit treating up to 20 acutely unwell inpatients per day
- Out of unit haemodialysis in ICU, CCU and Infectious Diseases unit
- Managing inpatients from ward perspective whilst under care
- Fast paced work environment with high patient load
- Wide variety of non renal specific co-morbidities
Orderly
St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
04.2021 - 01.2022
- Transporting patients throughout hospital
- recovery of patients in PACU and ICU
- Assist medical emergency response teams
- Maintain medical equipment
Education
Transition Support Program - Renal Replacement Therapies
Queensland Health
Princess Alexandra Hospital08.2023
Graduate Nursing Program -
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Brisbane, QLD03.2023
Bachelor of Nursing -
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD11.2021
High School Diploma -
Downlands College
Toowoomba11.2017
Skills
- Arteriovenous fistulas and graft cannulation
- Ultrasound cannulation
- central venous access devices and cannulas
- Acute out of unit haemodialysis
- Tracheostomy management
- IV medications and antibiotics
- Cytotoxic medications
- Intradermal injections
- Blood and specimen collection
- Wound care
- Infection control
- team nursing
- inter-unit collaboration
- interprofessional collaboration
- PAH mandatory competencies
Additional Information
Kylee McMahon: NUM Haemodialysis Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital. kylee.mcmahon@health.qld.gov.au 07 3176 2311
Vicki Makejev: CNC Acute Haemodialysis Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital. vicki.makejev@health.qld.gov.au 07 3176 3914
Shane Ferriday: Manager, Portland Downs Station, Isisford QLD 0448 237 457
Timeline
Station Hand
North Australian Pastoral Company
02.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2024
Orderly
St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
04.2021 - 01.2022
Transition Support Program - Renal Replacement Therapies
Queensland Health
Graduate Nursing Program -
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Bachelor of Nursing -
Queensland University of Technology
High School Diploma -
Downlands College
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