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Louise Fall
Registered Nurse
Riddells Creek,Victoria
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in inpatient,outpatient and community environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinates with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Kilmore & District Health Services
Kilmore, VIC
01.2020 - Current
- Covid Monitoring Team
- Last, ; KDH - Nurse Immuniser Vaccination clinic,
- KDH - District Nursing Team, Theatre and Acute Medical/Surgical ward
- Key Responsibilities:
- Commitment to ensuring clinical practice supports best practice and quality outcomes
- Proven ability to work as an independent clinician with sound clinical assessment skills and decision-making
- Building of rapport and to communicate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams across all areas of the hospital
- Risk identification, management and reporting skills
- Ability to perform effectively in minor emergency situations and to maintain professional preparedness and skills sets for the emergency response
- Demonstration of a commitment to change management and the role nurses play in the change process
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
RNDIV2 Psyche Nurse Community Case Manager
Melbourne Health
Broadmeadows, VIC
01.1999 - 01.2019
- North West Area Mental Health, Position within a multidisciplinary community team, collaborating at weekly clinical review meetings, completing admissions, interventions plans and discharges
- Providing psychosocial rehabilitation to clients with a dual diagnosis of chronic mental illness and substance abuse
- Assessing and ensuring the highest standards of holistic nursing care, assessing both physical and mental health risks and ongoing treatment plans
- Maintaining an awareness of clinical and professional relationships within the community
- Portfolio - Quit program and Diabetes Management.
- Developed and created programs and monitored effectiveness against individual participant needs.
- Referred families to shelters, legal resources and educational programs.
- Developed and implemented variety of innovative policies and strategies to promote client self-sufficiency.
- Coordinated individual referrals to obtain community services, advocate for client needs and resolve roadblocks.
- Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
Disability Community Support Worker
Department of Human services
Melbourne North West , VIC
01.1993 - 12.1999
- Yooralla, Interchange
- Key responsibilities:
- Empowering and supporting clients to achieve their goals Assessment and planning of services; whether it is housing, financial, mental health, disability, multicultural or family support services.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing BNRSG -
Charles Darwin University
Diploma - Remedial Therapies
Australian College of Massage & Natural Therapies
Certificate IV in Pathology Collection - undefined
Certificate IV in Nursing RN DIV2 – - undefined
Victoria University
Certificate IV in Community Services – Intellectual Disability Stream -
Victoria University
Skills
Active Listening
Excellent Communication
Flexible and Adaptable
Patient and family advocacy
Case management
Care Plan Development
Vaccine administration
Palliative care awareness
Medical office administration
Emotional intelligence
Data Collection
Call triaging
Affiliations
- AHPRA – NMW - 0001051635
- AMNF ACORN ACN PREREQUISITES FOR PRACTICE - VICTORIA National Police Certificate.
- Full Working with Children Check
- Immunizations requirements up to date for Victoria.
- CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Nurse Immuniser & ASCIA anaphylaxis
- Certificate MVEC & National Covid Vaccination Training
- The MERT Response and Managing the Deteriorating patient BLS, First Aid Level 2 certificate, CPR First Aid
- Blood Safe, Australia Clinical Transfusion, Collecting Blood Products
Software
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
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thursday
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saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Kilmore & District Health Services
01.2020 - Current
RNDIV2 Psyche Nurse Community Case Manager
Melbourne Health
01.1999 - 01.2019
Disability Community Support Worker
Department of Human services
01.1993 - 12.1999
Bachelor of Nursing BNRSG -
Charles Darwin University
Diploma - Remedial Therapies
Australian College of Massage & Natural Therapies
Certificate IV in Pathology Collection - undefined
Certificate IV in Nursing RN DIV2 – - undefined
Victoria University
Certificate IV in Community Services – Intellectual Disability Stream -
Victoria University