Kelly Hanson
Brassall,QLD
Summary
I am a passionate and compassionate skilled Registered Nurse with comprehensive experience across several clinical settings, with over 12 years in the Ipswich Intensive Care Unit, combined with additional experience in Cardiac Rehabilitation, and several years of multi-sector Casual Pool nursing (Surgical, CCU, Medical, ED and Short-Stay). I have developed confidence in managing simple and complex clients, collaborating effectively with the multidisciplinary health care team to ensure quality, safe and reliable care is provided. My ability to provide respectful, compassionate and patient-centered care ensures integrity, accountability and excellence in all I do.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Farm Hand / Kitchen Hand
Watercress Creek Olive and Lime Farm
Pine Mountain, QLD
08.2022 - Current
- Part-time - Local family run olive and lime farm - Generalised farm duties
- Kitchen - Production of boutique products from farm produce
- Modified existing software systems to enhance performance and add new features.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction.
- Collaborated with others to discuss new opportunities.
Registered Nurse
QLD Health - Ipswich General Hospital - Casual Pool/ICU
Ipswich, QLD
12.2014 - 09.2020
- Full-time/Part-time / Casual Pool - Ipswich Hospital Intensive Care Unit, in addition with periods of generalised hospital wide casual pool placement. Provision of high quality patient care in a multi-sector Health facility.
- Ability to effectively liaise and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team throughout IGH
- Evaluated patients, recognised and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Trained and mentored new RNs and student RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
Registered Nurse
QLD Health - Ipswich Hospital - Intensive Care Unit
Ipswich, QLD
01.2008 - 08.2014
- Intensive Care Unit Ipswich Hospital - Full-time / Part-time
- Advanced clinical knowledge in the area of critical care nursing
- Provide advanced patient centered care
- High level problem solving skills
- Providing in-service education to the unit
- Providing bedside patient and family education
- Providing patient advocacy and ethical decision making
- Ensuring safety is given high priority
- Attending family conferences in regards to patient care trajectory
- Liaising and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team
- Providing mentorship, feedback, coaching and development of junior staff and nursing students
- Demonstrated ability to identify unsafe nursing practice and unprofessional conduct
- Advanced planning and coordination skills in the clinical management of holistic patient care
- Using the ANMC standards to guide education and practice of nursing students
- Providing feedback to staff and students
- Actively participate in team meetings
- Active participation in the FISH philosophy
- Providing Holistic care to patients and their families
Clinical Nurse
QLD Health - Ipswich Community Health - Cardiac Rehabilitation
Ispwich, QLD
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Ipswich Cardiac Rehabilitation Service Ipswich Hospital Community Health Plaza - Advanced clinical knowledge of Cardiac Care Nursing, particularly in relation to the management of post-acute cardiac care
- Provision of diverse and tailored education, support and guidance to individuals and groups of patients
- Provision of direction in the recruitment, triage, and transfer of information and overall management of rural patients of the Outpatient Phase Two Rural Cardiac Rehabilitation Service
- Provision of education, guidance and support to fellow colleges and Nursing and Exercise Physiology students
- Initiation of providing the first Telehealth service within the West Moreton Community Health sector, to address and rectify a significant gap in the successful treatment, management and support towards rural cardiac patients.
- Utilized evidence based practice to improve the quality of care provided to patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Educated patients about their diagnosis, treatment plans, and potential complications associated with their condition.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
Sole Trader
Sew What Ipswich
Ispwich, QLD
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Full-time - Owner and operator of own business
- Organised classroom materials including thread, scissors, needles and fabric swatches for easy access by students.
- Development of workshop programs and running of day to day business
- Employment of casual staff members and education into duties to be carried out.
- Evaluated student progress and adjusted learning plans to foster progress.
- Instructed students in the use of sewing machines, fabrics and patterns.
- Troubleshot machine malfunctions or operator errors with patience and understanding.
- Assessed student needs in context of qualifications, limitations, abilities and interests.
- Enhanced students' confidence and progress by promoting diligence and determination with difficult tasks.
- Diversified presentations with skilled use of technology and audio-visual aids.
USQ Educator
USQ - Ipswich Campus
Ispwich, QLD
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Tutorial Educator for the year 2016 to second year Nursing students at USQ Ipswich campus
- Planning class structure under the course guidelines and within time restraints
- Providing engaging education scenarios to a diverse range of students
- Marking of assignments and providing support for learning at a tertiary level
- Provided appropriate feedback on work, behavior, and attitude towards learning.
- Assessed student progress regularly through formal and informal assessments.
- Remained calm and patient in student interactions to support individual growth and development.
Registered Nurse
Ramsay Health
Greenslopes, QLD
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Medical/Dementia Ward - Greenslopes Private Hospital
Education
Bachelor of Health Science - Nutritional Medicine and Dietetics - Nutrition Sciences
Endeavour College of Natural Health
Brisbane, QLD05-2024
Graduate Certificate Critical Care Nursing - Healthcare
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD12-2011
Transition Program in Intensive Care Nursing -
Queensland Health
Ipswich, QLD12-2009
Bachelor of Nursing - Healthcare
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD12-2005
Skills
- Honesty, integrity, reliable and responsible are dominant qualities
- Ability and confidence to work both autonomously and in a team member setting
- Competent to assess, plan and evaluate individualised care plans, in partnership with patients/clients and treating teams
- Ability to develop professional realtionships with clients, their families and the multidisciplinary health care team
- Critical thinking and advanced research skills to provide evidence-based, person-centered clinical care
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Works within scope of practice, abiding by code of conduct and code of ethics
- Understanding of duty of care, confidentiality and reporting obligations
- Advanced understanding of Nutritional Science
Affiliations
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - AHPRA
- Queensland Nurses Union - QNU
Current Professional Development And Competencies
Current part-time studies in the Bachelor of Health Science - Nutritional Medicine with an interest in gut health
General Qualities And Attributes
- Possession of a bright, happy, and optimistic personality
- High level of discipline and dedication to any task that I undertake.
- Demonstrated capacity to exercise initiative, accept challenges and solve problems effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively within the team environment.
- Ability to effectively communicate with members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Provision of patient advocacy
- Participation in self-initiated learning opportunities to benefit in the progression of my professional development.
- Understanding of the importance of accountability and responsibilities in accordance with the Nursing ANMC competencies and Code of Practice.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with a diverse range of people evidenced by previous experience with cultural diversity.
- Complex Management of patients with diverse chronic and acute disease processes including patient education to provide understanding and empowerment.
References
- Kristine Ryan, Nurse Unit Manager - Intensive Care Unit, IPSWICH HOSPITAL, 3281 1321, kristine.ryan@health.qld.gov.au
- Kirsty Thorley, Clinical Nurse Consultant Nurse Unit Manager - Relief/Casual Pool, IPSWICH HOSPITAL, 3810 1493, kirsty.thorley@health.qld.gov.au
Disclaimer
I, Kelly-Ann Patricia Hanson, declare that this curriculum vitae is true and correct as of the 18th September, 2023.
Timeline
Farm Hand / Kitchen Hand
Watercress Creek Olive and Lime Farm
08.2022 - Current
Sole Trader
Sew What Ipswich
01.2018 - 01.2023
USQ Educator
USQ - Ipswich Campus
01.2016 - 12.2016
Clinical Nurse
QLD Health - Ipswich Community Health - Cardiac Rehabilitation
01.2015 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
QLD Health - Ipswich General Hospital - Casual Pool/ICU
12.2014 - 09.2020
Registered Nurse
QLD Health - Ipswich Hospital - Intensive Care Unit
01.2008 - 08.2014
Registered Nurse
Ramsay Health
01.2005 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Health Science - Nutritional Medicine and Dietetics - Nutrition Sciences
Endeavour College of Natural Health
Graduate Certificate Critical Care Nursing - Healthcare
Queensland University of Technology
Transition Program in Intensive Care Nursing -
Queensland Health
Bachelor of Nursing - Healthcare
University of Southern Queensland
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