Mary Sarmiento
Doreen,Australia
Summary
- Seeking a challenging role in leadership and management opportunities where my clinical skills, empathy, and commitment to excellence can contribute to providing higher-quality patient care.
- Pursue further participation and continue to be proactive in quality and safety standards projects for the implementation of change, if needed, for patient safety and better patient outcomes.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Austin Health
Heidelberg, Australia
11.2010 - Current
- The CNS role gave me the opportunity for my career advancement in clinical area. Allowed me to explore my clinical expertise, leadership skills, and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams in surgical area.
Acting ANUM/ Covering ANUM Role
Austin Health
Heidelberg, Australia
01.2021 - 06.2024
- The ANUM role has given me exceptional leadership experience. The role gave me the chance to enhance and develop core leadership qualities such as empowering – by delegating tasks and responsibilities allowing team members to grow and develop their skills.
- Inspiring – I motivate and energize the team, encourage sense of purpose and commitment.
- Integrity – I act with honesty and ethical principles to earn the trust and respect of the team.
- The role intensifies my confidence level in managing stress and conflict, problem solve challenging clinical situations, assess and manage complex discharges and patient flow.
- Gave me the opportunity to amplify my understanding of quality, safety, risk orientation at management level.
- Ward 8 East has magnified my further experience in surgical field of nursing, strengthen my skills and knowledge so I can render exceptional quality care to my patients and recognising and responding to early signs of clinical deterioration in timely manner.
Tracheostomy Champion
Austin Health
Heidelberg, Australia
02.2019 - 12.2021
- The opportunity to be one of 8 East tracheostomy champion, enhanced my knowledge in tracheostomy care and demonstrate confidence and proficiency in looking after patient with tracheostomy.
- My role amplified my skills in tracheostomy care such as: delivering heated humidifier/AIRVO, delivering nebulisers, tracheostomy suctioning, cuff management, use of passy muir valve, tracheostomy dressing change.
- This showcased my experience in managing common tracheostomy complications such as airway obstruction, infection and skin breakdown.
- Highlighted my ability to educate/mentor junior nurses and other inexperienced staff about trache care and addressing their questions and concerns.
Wound Resource Nurse (WReN)
Austin Health
Heidelberg, Australia
01.2018 - 12.2020
- My role as WReN is to advocate and implement best practice wound management for the ward with the support of Austin Wound CNC.
- I assisted and facilitated audits specifically Pressure Injury Audits.
- My experience on this role increased my skills in thorough wound assessment and evaluation.
- It magnified my capability to recommend appropriate wound dressing regime and treatment methods in crucial manner in consultation with Wound CNC at Austin.
Nursing Full Time Clinical Instructor/Educator
Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc
Davao City, Philippines
11.2007 - 07.2008
- As a Clinical Educator I gained my expertise in teaching nursing students both in academic and clinical areas.
- I was responsible for teaching nursing students in Fundamentals and Theories of Nursing (NSG 100-subject description) with approved subject syllabi towards the attainment of the vision and mission of the school.
- I was responsible in preparing, organising, and delivering teaching material in an effective manner, implement various methods of instruction; adapt instruction to meet student needs in classroom setting.
- I also keep records of student attendance and evaluation.
- Refer students who have misconduct, behavioral problems and issues concerning academic grades/markings for counselling.
- It was my obligation to assist and supervise nursing students in the application of different nursing theories in the clinical area (hospital or community based).
- On this role, I solely developed my leadership skills, expertise in healthcare, teaching understanding and expertise, mentorship skills, student evaluation and feedback skills.
Hospital Internal Quality Auditor
San Pedro Hospital
Davao City, Philippines
01.2004 - 12.2006
- The opportunity to experience qualified hospital Internal Quality Auditor (IQA) in International Standard Organisation (ISO) environment, I have gained unremarkable knowledge and skills for reviewing and assessing Quality Management System (QMS) processes procedures to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations that contributes to continue improvement in patient care and hospital operations.
- My role is to conduct regular audits with the Quality Management System Team, identify non-conformances, create detailed audit reports, and ensure corrective actions are taken to address identified issues and monitoring their effectiveness and provide recommendations.
Clinical Nurse Educator
San Pedro College
Davao City, Philippines
06.2006 - 10.2006
- On this teaching experience, I Oversee and supervise senior nursing student in their related clinical experience in different clinical areas in affiliated hospitals and conducts clinical conferences with students.
- This experience/role elevated my passion in teaching as well as my mentoring skills.
- My sincere dedication to nursing student success to their future nursing career with emphasis on critical thinking, empathy and compassion was my ultimate teaching principle.
Nurse in San Lorenzo Ward - General/Neuro/OB-Gyne Surgery
San Pedro Hospital
Davao City, Philippines
07.1996 - 01.2006
- This 60 bed capacity ward provided me valuable experience within the surgical environment, specifically general surgery, neurosurgery, and OB-Gyne surgery.
- After 3 years of being employed in this ward I was given the massive opportunity to develop my leadership career by becoming a senior NIC and stepping up at times to a managerial role to cover my nurse unit manager leave and take responsibility of staff rostering in the unit.
- This clinical experience allowed me to gain considerable knowledge and skills in multidisciplinary/holistic patient care.
- I attend mortality and morbidity meeting with the surgeons/consultant in our special neuro surgical hence my ability and confidence to liaise and talk to the medical/surgical consultants with regards to their patient care is developed extensively.
Education
High Dependency Course -
Mercy Hospital for Women
Heidelberg, VIC10.2019
Return to Practice and Initial Registration (Overseas Nurses) Course -
Deakin University
Burwood, VIC09.2010
Master of Arts - Nursing
San Pedro College
Davao City, Philippines01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Pedro College
Davao City, Philippines01.1995
Notre Dame of Kabacan
Philippines01.1990
Skills
2023 -Ongoing Standard 5: Comprehensive Care – Rostering Staff
Ø Effective rostering is pivotal for ensuring that patients have access the necessary care as well at appropriate times I am able to establish as well designed rostering spread sheet used to create and manage rosters efficiently and to ensure there is adequate staffing levels , skill mix to meet patient needs
Ø Ensuring that Rostering complies with relevant regulatory frameworks , that the 4 F’s in rostering will be strictly consider as per Austin Employee Centred Rostering Principles which are: Foundation, Flexibility , Fairness and Fatigue management
Ø To ensure that the roster is 6 weeks in advance and submitted to the NUM for approval prior to the roster alignment date to facilitate seamless HWS for requesting supplementary staff to fill up roster vacancies
Ø Facilitating communication to the staff and giving them enough period of time(at least a fortnight)to request their roster through emails and writing in the roster request sheet, effective rostering can help optimise resource utilization and reduced absenteeism to improve productivity
Ø Update and discussion with the NUM prior to rostering ,with regards to staffing updates ,current EFT’s , and Leave balances/EFT to ensure that the right number of employees with the necessary skills are available to cover all shifts By accurately planning schedules/rostering it can help control labor expenses
2020- Ongoing Standard 3 : Preventing and Controlling Health Care Associated Infections
Ø This standard that I am involve with together with the rest of the members focuses on minimizing the risk of preventable infections in patients and effectively managing infection when they occur By demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement ,by doing regular quarterly audits as per Austin Infection control audit schedule in Aseptic technique(X15), PIVC Maintenance(X15), CVAD Maintenance(X10) ,Doffing Audit(X15) Donning Audit (X15)
Ø Through this regular audits made by 8 East Team, Standard 3, the collection of compliance and non- compliance results utilised in the implementation of new strategies to enhance infection control practices
2018 - Ongoing Standard 3: Preventing and Controlling Health Care Associated Infections
National Hand Hygiene Audit
Ø Hand hygiene is a core strategy in preventing the spread of infections and anti microbial resistance, my involvement in regular Hand Hygiene audit compliance ensure the effectiveness of the program and identify areas of improvement Help my NUM in implementation and re education of staff with their hand hygiene compliance through staff huddle
Professional Summary
Dynamic Clinical Nurse Specialist with extensive experience at Austin Health, excelling in tracheostomy care and patient advocacy. Proven leadership in multidisciplinary teams, enhancing quality assurance and clinical education. Recognized for empowering staff and implementing best practices in wound management, ensuring exceptional patient outcomes and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Professional Development
- Timely Access to Care: Bed Management Shadow shift, 10/01/24
- 15th Annual Urology Symposium, 09/09/24
- Associate Nurse Unit Manager Professional Day (8 East & 8 West), 09/25/24
- B-Braun Space plus Infusoport and Perfusor Training (Super User Training), 08/06/24
- Austin Frontline Leadership Training Program (6 month), 06/22/23 - 11/16/23
- Infection Prevention and Control Liaison Nurse Course, 10/04/23
- Interdisciplinary Tracheostomy Competency Program (Tracheostomy Champion), 02/20/19
- Austin Hand Hygiene Auditors Workshop, 06/01/18
- Austin Wound Resource Nurse Study Day & Advance Wound Study Day, 07/09/19
- Perceptorship and Mentoring Study Day, 06/01/17
- V.A.C. Therapy Skills Training, 11/11/14
Presentation and Education Of Others
ANUM -Allocated Perfrormance Review and Development of Nursing Satff -8 East
2023-2024
Action :
Ø Face to face meeting with nursing staff to discuss about their professional development,achievements, and challenges .
Ø Assess staff performance against established goals and objectives from previous performance review.
Ø Provide constructive feedback and help staff identify areas for improvement and discuss training or developmental opportunities
Ø During the PRD discussion, try to foster a sense of engagement and motivation by providing clear expectations and promoting professional growth.
Hand Hygiene Auditor – 8 East 2018 – Current
Action
Ø Conduct regular quarterly audits of hand hygiene by observing healthcare staff hand hygiene practices at the point of care, noting when and how they clean their hands
Ø At the end of the audit staff being observed for his/her hand hygiene practice will be offered constructive feedback and highlight areas of compliance and areas that need improvement .
Ø Participate in campaigns to raise awareness about the 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene and its importance to staff, patients ,and visitors
Standard 3 Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections -Lead Role 2024 -Current
Action
Ø Help in in maintaining comprehensive programs that address all aspects of infection prevention and control by conducting regular audits on Aseptic technique(X15), PIVC Maintenance(X15), CVAD Maintenance(X10) ,Doffing Audit(X15) Donning Audit (X15).
Ø Communicate with the team members ongoing audit updates through teams or in person if team meeting is unlikely to happen re: staff roster availability
Ø Liase with the NUM updates of the ongoing audit if there is low chance to complete the required number of audits due to some team member unavailability to conduct audit .
Team Leader 2018- Current
Action
Ø Overseeing and guiding nursing staff especially the junior staff to ensure safe and effective patient care, ensuring that every staff is following protocols .
Ø Managing the day- to -day operations of ward 8 East that includes patient flow, staffing allocations .
Ø Being involve in complex clinical tasks and procedures, provide coaching/mentoring to less experienced staff
Ø Communicating with other healthcare team and leaders to establish seamless patient care.
Ø If there are conflicts within the team staff to staff and to other allied heath , or conflicts with patients and visitors, family members, will be responsible for resolving in the most healthy and constructive manner
Clinical Perceptor for Nursing Students and Graduate Nurses 2015-2023
Action
Ø Supporting students and new graduate nurses , and mentoring them during their transition to practice .
Ø Providing guidance to grad nurses to develop their professional identity and integrate their theoretical/classroom learning in clinical area in a most safe and effective way.
Ø Offering constructive feedback to help them navigate the challenges of their first year of practice ,increasing their clinical confidence and judgment.
Ø Complete appraisals and provide helpful and constructive feedback both positive and negative to help new nurses identify areas of improvement.
Practical Intravenous Cannulation Accreditor to New Nursing Staff – 2017-Current
Action
Ø Authenticating and ensuring that staff nurse have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform intravenous cannulation safely and effective way
Ø Ensuring that the health care worker comply to the relevant policies and guideline/standards
Ø Providing evaluations of healthcare worker competency in performing IVC insertion , provide constructive feedback and areas of improvement.
Affiliations
- Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation, 401834, 11/01/10 - Present
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, Registered Nurse: Division 1, NMW0001530423, 11/01/10 - Present
Awards Nominations
- Austin Health Outstanding Nursing Preceptor, 11/22/18
- Austin Health Clinical Leadership Recognition (Clinical Nurse Specialist), 11/14/19
- San Pedro Hospital Outstanding Nurse Award, 11/01/03
Contact
0412099492, marybaylin12@gmail.co, Mary.sarmiento@austin.org.au
References
- Cathy Bui, Associate Nurse Unit Manager, 8 East, Cathy.bui@austin.org.au, 0413312159
- Lyn Ciancio, Associate Nurse Unit Manager (Previous), 8 East, 0403372123
- Jessie Matthews, Associate Nurse Unit Manager, 8 East, Jessie.matthews@austin.org.au, 0432917424
- Samantha Romeo-Mutch, Nurse Unit Manager, ACC Austin Health, Samantha.deriu@austin.org.au, 0418538552
Timeline
Acting ANUM/ Covering ANUM Role
Austin Health
01.2021 - 06.2024
Tracheostomy Champion
Austin Health
02.2019 - 12.2021
Wound Resource Nurse (WReN)
Austin Health
01.2018 - 12.2020
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Austin Health
11.2010 - Current
Nursing Full Time Clinical Instructor/Educator
Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc
11.2007 - 07.2008
Clinical Nurse Educator
San Pedro College
06.2006 - 10.2006
Hospital Internal Quality Auditor
San Pedro Hospital
01.2004 - 12.2006
Nurse in San Lorenzo Ward - General/Neuro/OB-Gyne Surgery
San Pedro Hospital
07.1996 - 01.2006
High Dependency Course -
Mercy Hospital for Women
Return to Practice and Initial Registration (Overseas Nurses) Course -
Deakin University
Master of Arts - Nursing
San Pedro College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Pedro College
Notre Dame of Kabacan
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