Melinda Shine
Moe,VIC
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse with excellent leadership skills and strong clinical and people skills. Extensive coordination experience and a passion for maximising resident/patient care standards in the community and in aged care. A commitment to providing quality person- centred care to residents with the utmost respect and dignity. Effective team player and can adapt to flexible work schedule. Clear and concise communication with an insightful and diligent approach. Compassionate, caring and comfortable working with people of all ages and backgrounds.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Care Coordinator
Latrobe Valley Village Hostel
03.2023 - 07.2024
- Enhanced resident care quality by developing and implementing comprehensive care plans for each individual.
- Organized systems for tracking wounds, falls and infections records to improve ease of retrieval and compliance.
- Reviewed and investigates all resident clinical incidents and present findings and action plans for improvement to manager, including falls, wounds and infections.
- Review policies and procedures and suggest ammendments and update as required..
- Facilitation of education sessions focussed on assessments, clinical documentation, as well as other relevent aspect of care delivery for clinical and care staff.
Registered Nurse
Latrobe Valley Village Hostel
10.2020 - 03.2023
- Concise Documentation and assessments.
- The delivery of high quality nursing care residents, including Dementia care and behavioural.
- Medication management and administration.
- Staff supervision
- Palliative care including complex pain management.
- Incident reporting and infection reporting.
- Maintain record and liaise with healthcare professionals and resident's family members as required.
Care Manager
Royal Freemasons
01.2019 - 10.2020
- The delivery of high-quality nursing care, using assessment skills in chronic and acute illness, with a person centred approach.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families through empathetic listening and compassionate communication techniques.
- Care planning and updating care plans/assessments and documentation.
- Medication management, wound care and incident reporting.
- Supervise and support staff daily.
Palliative Care Clinical Lead
Latrobe Community Health Service
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Effectively managed clinical oversight of 80-100 palliative clients.
- Facilitated an ongoing assessment of client/family needs and implementation of interdisciplinary team care plan.
- Develop, implement, revise and evaluate policies and procedures.
- Coordinated nursing department activities to ensure availability of appropriate clinical and support staff for client care.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimes.
- Client assessments.
Allocations Nurse
Latrobe Community Health Service.
08.2015 - 03.2017
- Delegated staff nurse duties.
- Triaging clients.
- Established and maintained effective communication with Physicians, clients, family members, hospital staff, administration and management.
- Provided staff support.
- Palliative on -call.
- Effective education in health maintenance and disease management.
Ambulatory Care Nurse
Latrobe Community Health Service
09.2012 - 08.2015
- Attended home visits
- Admissions and discharges.
- Care Plans
- Preceptor to students and Graduate Nurses.
- Medication management,
- Wound care
- Performing procedures according to policies and procedures.
- Educating clients and their families.
Registered Nurse
West Gippsland Hospital
01.2010 - 08.2012
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnosis.
- Treated patients with chronic and acute health issues such as AMI, arrhythmias , asthma, COPD, Pneumonia and Sepsis.
- Assisted Physicians with patient procedures, including Cardio-version and ascitic taps.
- Performed nursing procedures and managed arterial line and Central lines.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Assisted in patients readiness for transfer to ICU in other hospitals such as assisting with sedation and intubation.
Graduate Nurse
West Gippsland Hospital.
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Hospital rotations in medical, Surgical, Emergency Department, High Dependency Unit and Operating Suite.
- Chronic and acute patient care, adequately managing all aspects of treatment, from medication administration to wound care, monitoring 4-6 patients each shift.
- Accurately documenting all elements of nursing assessments, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up.
Education
The ACIPC Foundations of Infection Prevention And - Infection Control.
Australian College For Infection Prevention And Co
06.2022
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Monash University
Gippsland12.2008
Diploma of Applied Science. - Science
Gippsland Tafe
Yallourn12.2001
Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Patient Safety
- Clinical Documentation
- Scheduling
- Healthcare operations
- Process Improvements
- Procedure Implementation
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Clinical Leadership
- Patient care planning
References
Ms Patricia Maher
FormerFacility Care Manager
Latrobe Valley Village Hostel
PH - 0438 356 965
Ms Susan Gillies
Former Clinical Care Coordinator
Royal Freemasons - Moe
PH - 0439875202
Timeline
Clinical Care Coordinator
Latrobe Valley Village Hostel
03.2023 - 07.2024
Registered Nurse
Latrobe Valley Village Hostel
10.2020 - 03.2023
Care Manager
Royal Freemasons
01.2019 - 10.2020
Palliative Care Clinical Lead
Latrobe Community Health Service
07.2017 - 06.2018
Allocations Nurse
Latrobe Community Health Service.
08.2015 - 03.2017
Ambulatory Care Nurse
Latrobe Community Health Service
09.2012 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse
West Gippsland Hospital
01.2010 - 08.2012
Graduate Nurse
West Gippsland Hospital.
01.2009 - 01.2010
The ACIPC Foundations of Infection Prevention And - Infection Control.
Australian College For Infection Prevention And Co
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Monash University
Diploma of Applied Science. - Science
Gippsland Tafe
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