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Mara Mikulic

Corio,VIC

Summary

Patient-oriented Nurse/Carer with 6 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with dmentia care specialty.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Enrolled Nurse/ Recruitment Assistant

Compassionate Healthcare Partners
04.2024 - Current
  • Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
  • Maintained accurate records of all interviews, ensuring data integrity for reporting purposes.
  • Handled sensitive candidate information with discretion, maintaining confidentiality throughout the entire recruitment process.
  • Managed high-volume interview schedules while maintaining strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Provided emotional support to patients'' family members during critical incidents, strengthening overall trust in the healthcare team.

Medication Endorsed Personal Carer

Cultural Care
02.2024 - Current

• Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.

• Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.

• Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.

• Attended to wound management alongside RN and changed Wound dressings.

• Taken vital signs and managed diabetes patients.

• Attended to wound care and updated charts.

  • Completed Resident of day paper work and followed up with families improvements needed and assisted with care plan updates.

• Managed outbreaks.


Medication Endorsed Personal Assistant

Victorian Croatian Aged Care Services
05.2021 - 02.2024

• Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.

• Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.

• Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.

• Continence management.

• Documented vitals, behaviours, and medications in client medical records.

• Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.

• Managed time efficiently to complete all tasks within deadlines.

• Assisted Dr’s with rounds and provided recommendations for patients.

• Assisted with accreditation preparedness.

• Worked alongside RN’s to provide up to standard care.

• Attended to wound care and updated charts and discussed wound management with wound nurse specialists and nursing team.

Personal Care Assistant

Tender Love & Care
03.2019 - 06.2021

• Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.

• Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.

• Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.

• Assisted patients with personal requirements for housekeeping and grooming assistance.

• Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.

• Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.

Community Aged Care Worker

Multicultural Aged Care Services
11.2019 - 03.2020

• Attended to consumer’s ADL’s.

• Administered medication.

• Housekeeping and meal preparation.

• Attended appointments with consumer’s.

• Reported changes to case managers and followed care plans to provide care.

Education

Diploma of Nursing - Nursing

The Institute of Health And Nursing Australia
Melbourne, VIC
07.2024

Statement of Attainment - Provide Support To People Living With Dementia

Dementia Australia
Geelong
03.2023

Certificate III in General Education For Adults - Bridging Into Nursing

The Gordon
Geelong, VIC
12.2017

Skills

Medication and IV administration

Medication Administration

Direct Patient Care

Patient Assessment

Clinical Documentation

Patient Education

Clinical judgment

Family Education

Healthcare ethics

Wound Management

Care plan implementation

Critical Care Nursing

Mental health care

Nursing Placement Experience

Arcare Hillside Aged Care 13/06-03/07/2023

• Provided ADL’s such as bathing, grooming, assisted with feeding.

• Observed dressing change

• Used commodes such as sara steady and hoists to transfer consumers.

• Repositioned consumer’s

• Completed admission process and taken vital signs •  Obtained Urinalysis

The Melbourne Eastern Private Hospital Rehab 02/0121/01/2024

• Attended to patients ADL’s such as grooming and showering.

• Administered medication and subcutaneous injection alongside RN supervision.

• Attended to wound care and changed dressing along with RN supervision.

• Completed care plans.

• Completed admissions and discharge paper works.

• Attended to medical codes.

• Obtained vitals and reported changes.

• Completed Delirious charting and falls risk documentation.

• Promoted patients rehab and promoted independence.

• Worked with multidisciplinary team to complete patients care.


Grampians Health Ballarat Acute 24/06-21/07/2024

• Medication Administration.

• Canula removal.

• IV setup.

• Attending to patients ADL such as showering, continence change and grooming.

• Obtaining Vitals.

• Attending to wound dressing change.

  • Completing care plans.
  • Completing admission and discharge paperwork.
  • Observing patients on critical level catching any change to their health.
  • Working with multidisciplinary team to reach patients goal of care.
  • Venopuncture and blood culture collection.

Timeline

Enrolled Nurse/ Recruitment Assistant

Compassionate Healthcare Partners
04.2024 - Current

Medication Endorsed Personal Carer

Cultural Care
02.2024 - Current

Medication Endorsed Personal Assistant

Victorian Croatian Aged Care Services
05.2021 - 02.2024

Community Aged Care Worker

Multicultural Aged Care Services
11.2019 - 03.2020

Personal Care Assistant

Tender Love & Care
03.2019 - 06.2021

Diploma of Nursing - Nursing

The Institute of Health And Nursing Australia

Statement of Attainment - Provide Support To People Living With Dementia

Dementia Australia

Certificate III in General Education For Adults - Bridging Into Nursing

The Gordon
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