Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
Reading, Patchwork and stitching, Cooking, Reading
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Maureen Kneipp

Pilton,QLD

Summary

Registered Nurse with 45 years of experience in direct patient care and nursing management positions in Community, General Practice, Indigenous Health and Aged Care settings. Experience spans across Aged Care and regulations needed to provide Person Centred Care. Management position in Aged Care Care. Passionate about providing best practice in the Aged Care. Active listener with direct communication style and compassionate, non-judgmental approach to build resident trust and rapport. Considerate expert with passion for providing excellent resident care. Skilled in collaborating with healthcare teams to identify and implement resident-centred strategies to improve care quality and outcomes. Dedicated to promoting patient education and advocating for evidence-based practice. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a position in your facility. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain a part-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Dalyrmple Villa
08.2022 - Current
  • Initiated care plan and actualized appropriate interventions and treatment.
  • Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
  • Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
  • Evaluated nursing staff's performance and developed education programs and professional development opportunities to improve individual and team competencies, clinical knowledge and delivery of care.
  • Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
  • Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of resident care.
  • Sought opportunities to improve patient care, outcomes and nursing staff performance.
  • Oversaw training, staffing and education of all nurses and Staff.
  • Introduced initiatives based on staff education, infection control audits, safe medication administration and proper wound care to achieve unit and facility goals.
  • Maintained all restraint records with GP and Geriatrician notified when restraints needed to be re-evaluated.
  • Responded to behavioural and medical crises codes.
  • Advocated for residents physical, psychosocial, developmental, spiritual and emotional needs during planning.
  • Reviewed charts weekly to complete quality control checks.
  • Supported patient self-advocacy within family relationships and during treatment plans.
  • Conducted rounds with physicians, advising physicians on residents conditions and assisting in coordinating diagnostic testing and follow up appointments to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
  • Performed head-to-toe physical assessments, prioritizing treatment and delegating assignments to maintain patient flows.

Clinical Care C00rdinator

Clifton Nursing Home
01.2019 - 07.2022
  • Coordinated, monitored, assigned, and documented patient and clinical care activities.
  • Set up educational programs for clinical staff to enhance skills and knowledge.
  • Built strong relationships with residents and families for optimized care satisfaction.
  • Oversaw quality assurance programs to enhance performance and consistently achieve superior care standards.
  • Mentored new clinical staff members for proper onboarding and orientation processes.
  • Devised and implemented clinical protocols to ensure high-quality resident care.
  • Organized systems for tracking patient records to improve ease of retrieval. Implemented Icare, and was a super user for data input and staff training.
  • Upheld quality assurance procedures to maintain resident safety and satisfaction.
  • Led GP's, nurses and healthcare teams in providing punctual, professional and appropriate aged care delivery.
  • Implemented new policies and educated staff on changes.
  • Assessed clinical policies and procedures for compliance with changing regulations.
  • Created customized care plans, working with Nursing home staff and families to assess and meet individual needs implementing person centred care.
  • Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive resident care plans and provide highest quality of care.
  • Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and residents for continued compliance with associated regulations. MOA, programme we used provided questions for monthly audits covering 8 standards implemented in 2019 by the Commonwealth Government.
  • Discussed medical histories with residents and families in effort to provide most effective medical advice and care planning. Care Plans were created after admission and evaluated every 3 months or PRN if their were changes in residents Care needs.
  • Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on medication changes as per GP instructions.
  • Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
  • Spearheaded and implemented new projects to expand scope of engagement.
  • Worked in collaboration with Consultant to maximise funding via ACFI model.
  • Maintained and improved manuals which included work instructions for all staff.
  • Promote positivity for all staff.
  • Ensuring accreditation standards were being met.
  • Frequent communication maintained with General Manager and DON.
  • Team Leader when Covid 19 commenced. Staff / Resident education. Reporting to Public Health daily with line listings.
  • Attending to all incidents in timely and professional manner. Promoting / educating Open Disclosure to all staff members.

Registered Nurse Aged Care

Kaloma Home For The Aged
08.2015 - 11.2017
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Managed care from admission to Palliative Care.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Implemented medication and catheter insertion, and airway management.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • 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.
  • Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
  • Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
  • Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions

Registered Nurse

Dr. Rowena Sheppard
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings. Practice provided travel immunisation clinic.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
  • Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, safe medication use, and disease management.
  • Prepared all Chronic Disease Care Plans.
  • Attended to all Childhood Immunisations and recommended vaccines for travellers.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions

R.N. Clinical Care Coordinator for Home Care

Kaloma Home For The Aged
07.2008 - 12.2008
  • Coordinated, monitored, assigned, and documented patient and clinical care activities.
  • Set up educational programs for clinical staff to enhance skills and knowledge.
  • Oversaw quality assurance programs to enhance performance and consistently achieve superior care standards.
  • Built strong relationships with patients and families for optimized care satisfaction.
  • Mentored new clinical staff members for proper onboarding and orientation processes.
  • Supervised and managed daily activities of clinical team consisting of nurses, and support staff.
  • Presented feedback on current and new procedures at weekly clinical meetings.
  • Devised and implemented clinical protocols to ensure high-quality patient care.
  • Upheld quality assurance procedures to maintain patient safety and satisfaction.
  • Created weekly schedules for nurses, taking into account sick days and vacation time.
  • Developed and adjusted work schedules for staff.
  • Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
  • Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.

RN Indigenous Health

Boggabilla / Toomelah Community Health Services
11.1988 - 07.2008
  • Original RN for Boggabilla Community Health commencing operation in class room at Boggabilla school. Services provided included education to community regarding child protection issues, chronic disease management, childhood immunisations.
  • Provide culturally safe environment for local indigenous people in response to Justice Einfeld inquiry into indigenous living conditions.
  • Building of purpose made facility in main street of Boggabilla.
  • Services initiated and organised included;
  • Women's Health,
  • Dietician,
  • Speech Pathology,
  • Occupational Therapy for provision of home modifications.
  • Psychologist,
  • Drug and Alcohol Services
  • Well baby clinic including Midwifery Services.
  • Audiology
  • Diabetes Education.
  • Asthma education.
  • Contact Tracing
  • Working in collaboration with local PHU for school based immunisations for Toomelah, Boggabilla, Moree and Mungindi.
  • Award winning health promotion regarding scabies infestation in community. Programme included visiting Vet, who introduced and educated local residents to commercial dog wash.

Skills

  • Clinical Quality Program Standards
  • Infection Control Procedures
  • Accreditation Coordination
  • Pandemic Response
  • Care Planning
  • Patient Health Information Access
  • Nursing Standards
  • Resident Record Analysis and implementation of software for ICare electronic programme for Residents files Termed as super user I was able to access all areas and educate staff on use of this programme
  • Provision of all ACFI assessments ANACC assessments to provide information to management for upgrades in this programme
  • Clinical Procedures Consultation
  • Author Reports
  • Electronic Charting

Affiliations

QNMU

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

AHPRA

Andrew from Aged Care Decisions

AHPRA

Certification

  • Basic Foot Care for RN's 1999 Rural Health Education and Research Centre. Still current.
  • College of Nursing - Immunisation for Registered Nurses, enabling RN immunisation services without direct medical supervision. 75 hours.
  • Certificate 4 in front line Management 2012 seechange consulting
  • Demystifying the Aged Care Funding Instrument -provided by Lyn Turner for LASA.
  • CPR annually and First Aid every 3 years
  • Compulsory Competencies annually
  • MOA Certificate of achievement to Emerald Level
  • Monthly education by SPACE for Palliative Care.
  • Ongoing one / two day workshops on multiple nursing competencies.
  • Extended consultation with ICARE to introduce new software for Resident Management

Reading, Patchwork and stitching, Cooking, Reading

I have always enjoyed being a homemaker for my husband and now grown four children.

 I knit in winter every year, generally making a few garments. I have a passion for wool and have a serious collection of wool.

In summer I enjoy patchwork. This is something I would like to do weekly. I am a member of a small group of friends who meet several times annually at one of our homes. This is usually a three day event and endeavour to explore different techniques and create beautiful articles.

I enjoy cooking, especially when I have my children visiting with their children. We are lucky enough to have lovely neighbours we  meet regularly at one of our homes. This is a lovely way to use my cooking skills.

I love to read and do so daily. I mostly enjoy fiction, psychological thrillers are my favourite. I also keep abreast of current nursing practices.

Timeline

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Dalyrmple Villa
08.2022 - Current

Clinical Care C00rdinator

Clifton Nursing Home
01.2019 - 07.2022

Registered Nurse Aged Care

Kaloma Home For The Aged
08.2015 - 11.2017

Registered Nurse

Dr. Rowena Sheppard
01.2014 - 01.2017

R.N. Clinical Care Coordinator for Home Care

Kaloma Home For The Aged
07.2008 - 12.2008

RN Indigenous Health

Boggabilla / Toomelah Community Health Services
11.1988 - 07.2008
  • Basic Foot Care for RN's 1999 Rural Health Education and Research Centre. Still current.
  • College of Nursing - Immunisation for Registered Nurses, enabling RN immunisation services without direct medical supervision. 75 hours.
  • Certificate 4 in front line Management 2012 seechange consulting
  • Demystifying the Aged Care Funding Instrument -provided by Lyn Turner for LASA.
  • CPR annually and First Aid every 3 years
  • Compulsory Competencies annually
  • MOA Certificate of achievement to Emerald Level
  • Monthly education by SPACE for Palliative Care.
  • Ongoing one / two day workshops on multiple nursing competencies.
  • Extended consultation with ICARE to introduce new software for Resident Management

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