Matilda Carey Husband

PACU

• Collaborated with RMOs to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions in deteriorating patients.
• Administered schedule medications and treatment to adult and paediatric patients, monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Airway management of adult and paediatric patients
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Facilitated therapeutic communication and conflict resolution in distressed patients by redirecting negative behaviour and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
• Demonstrated holistic approach to care and advocating for patient's health and personal experience. As well as involving patient in handover and explaining treatments being provided to them.

Scrub Scout

• Specialised in areas of Orthopaedic Spine, Neurosurgery, Lower Limb Orthopaedics, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Hip and Knee Joint Replacements.
• Maintained a high standard of sterility at all times and acted accordingly when contaminations occur.
• Team leader in several lists displaying effective communication and collaboration with a variety of health professionals Intra-operatively to provide the best outcome to patient's procedure and general wellbeing.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in high physical and mental pressure environments such as orthopaedic lists.
• Facilitates a welcoming team environment that fosters learning and confidence in my co-workers practice.
• Prepared OR by ensuring it met asepsis standards, as well as setting out, organizing and counting tools and equipment for each procedure.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge on emerging and updated surgical procedures and products to select correct instruments for specific surgeries.
• Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, such as MET calls demonstrating critical thinking and problem-solving in real-time.

• Emergency Care on site for Mayday Calls.
• Drug and alcohol screenings.
• COVID testing and screening.
• Health and basic life support education to volunteer emergency workers.
• Refer patients to nearby hospitals.
• Assisting injured workers into return to work planning & assessments.