MARY ROSE CALIMBAS
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience, specialising in Neurosurgery and surgical assistance in both adult and paediatric patients. Proven team leader with strong clinical judgment and effective communication skills, ensuring high-quality patient care and safety. Recognised for excellence in quality assurance and Covid-19 training facilitation, ensuring high standards in surgical environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
St. Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne
Fitzroy, VIC
03.2025 - Current
- Specialty in neurosurgery (both head and back surgeries)
- Capable also of doing general and colorectal surgeries
Staff Nurse, Level 8 Theatres
Te Whatu Ora -Te Toka Tumai Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
03.2018 - 01.2025
- Specialty in neurosurgery (adult and pediatrics).
- Capable of also doing orthopaedics and spine cases, kidney transplant, maxillofacial, general and colorectal surgeries, and endocrine cases.
- Team leader/coordinator during late shifts, and weekends/public holidays.
- Room leader for Acutes, Acute Surgical Unit, and Neurosurgery theatres.
- Hand Hygiene Gold Auditor.
- Quality Assurance Representative for the Neurosurgery Team.
- Covid-19 Training Facilitator
Staff Nurse, CAP Placement
Amberwood Care Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
11.2017 - 12.2017
- Care and assessment of older people
- Delegation and direction of health care assistants
- Wound Management
Staff Nurse, Operating Theatres
International Medical Center
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
03.2012 - 03.2017
- Specialty in orthopaedics (i.e., joint arthroplasties, trauma cases, sports injuries and paediatric congenital anomalies).
- Capable of doing general surgeries, bariatrics, gynaecology, ORL and maxillofacial surgeries
- Perioperative care for both adult and paediatric patients
- Competent in operating different theatre equipment/machines
- Charge nurse during afternoon and night shifts
- Infection Control link nurse
Staff Nurse
Taguig-Pateros District Hospital
Taguig City, Philippines
04.2009 - 03.2012
- Assessment and monitoring of patients in labour (fetal monitoring, internal exam)
- Handling normal spontaneous deliveries
- Newborn Care
- Care for seriously ill clients
- Preceptor for student nurses
Education
Competence Assessment Programme -
Wesley Institute of Learning
Mt. Eden, Auckland NZ12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Far Eastern University
Morayta, Manila Philippines04.2008
Skills
- Surgical assistance
- Patient assessment
- Infection control
- Quality assurance
- Team leadership
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Patient education
- Delegation skills
- Covid-19 training
- Strong clinical judgment
- Operating room skills
A H P R A Registration Number
NMW0002812843
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
St. Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne
03.2025 - Current
Staff Nurse, Level 8 Theatres
Te Whatu Ora -Te Toka Tumai Auckland
03.2018 - 01.2025
Staff Nurse, CAP Placement
Amberwood Care Centre
11.2017 - 12.2017
Staff Nurse, Operating Theatres
International Medical Center
03.2012 - 03.2017
Staff Nurse
Taguig-Pateros District Hospital
04.2009 - 03.2012
Competence Assessment Programme -
Wesley Institute of Learning
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Far Eastern University