MELISSA COX
Mudgee
Summary
I am a Registered Nurse with a diverse career history across various healthcare settings. As an experienced health professional, I am skilled in utilising evidence-based practices while maintaining a strong commitment to a consumer-focused, recovery-oriented approach. I am dedicated to collaborating with consumers in care planning, delivering patient care, implementing effective treatment plans, and achieving positive outcomes. My critical thinking, interpersonal communication, and relationship-building abilities have allowed me to establish meaningful connections with clients, families, colleagues, and other key stakeholders. I am an empathetic and respectful health professional with excellent teamwork and time management skills.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN / REGISTERED NURSE
Western NSW Local Health District
12.2024 - Current
- Part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for coordinating recovery of people with mental illness or disorder, providing expert clinical services in collaboration with consumers, carers and other care providers, using integrated and person-centred approach.
- Demonstrating sound clinical reasoning, effective problem-solving skills and quality management of clinical situations to improve health and wellbeing of people in Western NSW Local Health District.
- Collaborate with community staff, hospital staff and other health care and community support organisations to develop and coordinate implementation of integrated care management plans for consumers requiring mental health interventions that focus on goals and needs of consumer and their carers.
- Actively participate in clinical supervision and complete associated activities as negotiated with supervisor, in order to develop and maintain professional skills and deliver high quality mental health care.
- Participate in quality improvement activities and workplace education to contribute to improved services for consumers and their carers.
- Accurate collation and timely completion of health care information in relevant health care records systems to ensure necessary information is available to meet legal requirements and guide ongoing care planning.
- Practice in accordance with any relevant standards of practice; and observe any discipline or professionally relevant codes of conduct and ethics, to promote delivery of high-quality care and maintain consumer and public trust in Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol services and organisation.
- Ensure service effectively collaborates with other local service providers and utilises variety of service delivery options/ technology to ensure client access, including home visits, visiting clinicians, outreach services and tele-health appointments.
- Develop and demonstrate cultural competence and respect for diversity, working to improve health outcomes of Aboriginal people.
WELLBEING and HEALTH IN-REACH NURSE (WHIN) COORDINATOR CNS2
Western NSW Local Health District
12.2023 - 12.2024
- Responsible for facilitating identification of health, wellbeing and social needs and coordination of appropriate early intervention, assessments and referral to services for school aged children and young people attending designated primary and secondary school
- Work with local School Principals, School Wellbeing teams, School Counsellors and Psychologists, and school staff in Mudgee Public School, Mudgee High School, Cudgegong Valley Public School, Gulgong High School and Gulgong Public School and local services to deliver the WHIN Coordinator model of care service
- Apply leadership skills, specialist clinical nursing knowledge, experience and skill in providing complex nursing care for school aged children and young people in these schools
- Capacity for a significant level of autonomy and independent work in an interagency context
- Maintain privacy and confidentiality
- Building and sustaining strong relationships with key school staff and services
- Building trusting relationships with students and families ensuring family focused approach when coordinating referral to services
REGISTERED NURSE, NURSE IMMUNISER, CLINICAL AND INFECTION CONTROL ACCREDITATION COORDINATOR, COVID / INFLUENZA CLINICS COORDINATOR
Mudgee Medical Centre
01.2018 - 12.2024
- Deliver clinical care of patients within a multi-disciplinary team in a high traffic super clinic
- Nurse Immuniser - childhood, travel and work vaccines, vaccinating Mudgee Public School, Mudgee High School and Cudgegong Valley School staff and Aged Care Facilities in Mudgee
- Chronic Disease Management - Spirometry, audiometry, Asthma/COPD, Health assessments
- Coordinate COVID and Influenza Clinics including patient coordination, ordering, stock take, liaising with Public Health Unit, AIR/PRODA and CVAS
- Maintain privacy and confidentiality
- Successfully coordinate accreditation for the Clinical, Infection control principles of the Medical Centre
- Acquired theatre skills
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSESSMENT (CMA) REGISTERED NURSE
Mudgee Medical Centre
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Attend Comprehensive Medical Assessments for Mudgee Medical Centre patients of whom reside at Pioneer House Aged Care Facility
- Liaise with GP's, patients and patient families in relation to care provided at the facility, health and diagnosis and obtain consent to attend CMA's
- Ensuring information gathered for the CMA is up to date, relevant, patient focused and contributes to ACFI
- CMA's role as exceptionally valuable tool significantly enhanced patient care and outcomes
REGISTERED NURSE, ACFI COORDINATOR
Kanandah Hostel
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Deliver Clinical care of residents and in charge of shift within a multi-disciplinary team and coordinate ACFI
- In charge of shift
- Administer medication and document progress notes and ACFI details
- Liaise with resident, families, GP's and other allied health practitioners
- Coordinate the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) for the facility
- ACFI Coordinator
REGISTERED NURSE, INFECTION CONTROL OFFICER, WHS REPRESENTATIVE FOR NURSING STAFF
Pioneer House Aged Care Facility
01.2008 - 12.2017
- Deliver Clinical care of residents and in charge of shift within a multi-disciplinary team and coordinate Infection Control
- In charge of shift
- Administer medication and document progress notes and ACFI details
- Liaise with resident, families, GP's and other allied health practitioners
- Coordinate infection control measures and ensure staff adherence to their implementation
- Infection Control Officer
- WHS representative for nursing staff
PRIMARY AND INFANTS SCHOOL TEACHER
Mudgee Public School
01.2006 - 12.2016
- Teaching students from Kindergarten to Year 12 as per curriculum
- Liaising with families, teachers, other multi-disciplinary team members such as Speech Therapist, School Counselors
- Built strong relationships with families and colleagues
- Teacher Librarian skills
REGISTERED NURSE, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NURSING (DDON)
Moran Healthcare Group
01.1995 - 12.2008
- Deliver Clinical care of residents and in charge of shift within a multi-disciplinary team and fulfil role as DDON
- In charge of shift
- Administer medication and document progress notes and ACFI details
- Liaise with resident, families, GP's and other allied health practitioners
- Assist Director of Nursing in management of the Nursing Home and take shared responsibility for clinical care of residents
- Deputy Director of Nursing
COMMUNITY DISABILITY NURSE
NSW Department of Community Services
01.1995 - 12.1995
- Coordinate care and be primary contact for clients and their carers/families, assessing their needs and re-referring as appropriate
- Arrange assessments through multi-disciplinary team and be involved in planning, implementing strategies and review client and family needs
- Built strong relationships with families and colleagues
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
Education
BACHELOR OF NURSING - Nursing
University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury
Richmond, NSW05-1995
BACHELOR OF PRIMARY EDUCATION STUDIES - Primary And Infants Teacher
Charles Sturt University
Orange, NSW05-2006
IMMUNISATION FOR HEALTH PRACTITIONERS - Nurse Immuniser
Australian College of Nursing
Sydney, NSW11-2018
Skills
- Registered Nurse
- Primary and Infants School Teacher
- Nurse Immuniser
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to provide leadership and work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Motivated to develop new skills and acquire fresh knowledge
- Ability to effectively manage clinical issues, think critically and solve problems
- Knowledge of contemporary MHDA practice
Timeline
MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN / REGISTERED NURSE
Western NSW Local Health District
12.2024 - Current
WELLBEING and HEALTH IN-REACH NURSE (WHIN) COORDINATOR CNS2
Western NSW Local Health District
12.2023 - 12.2024
REGISTERED NURSE, NURSE IMMUNISER, CLINICAL AND INFECTION CONTROL ACCREDITATION COORDINATOR, COVID / INFLUENZA CLINICS COORDINATOR
Mudgee Medical Centre
01.2018 - 12.2024
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSESSMENT (CMA) REGISTERED NURSE
Mudgee Medical Centre
01.2017 - 12.2019
REGISTERED NURSE, ACFI COORDINATOR
Kanandah Hostel
01.2017 - 12.2018
REGISTERED NURSE, INFECTION CONTROL OFFICER, WHS REPRESENTATIVE FOR NURSING STAFF
Pioneer House Aged Care Facility
01.2008 - 12.2017
PRIMARY AND INFANTS SCHOOL TEACHER
Mudgee Public School
01.2006 - 12.2016
REGISTERED NURSE, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NURSING (DDON)
Moran Healthcare Group
01.1995 - 12.2008
COMMUNITY DISABILITY NURSE
NSW Department of Community Services
01.1995 - 12.1995
BACHELOR OF NURSING - Nursing
University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury
BACHELOR OF PRIMARY EDUCATION STUDIES - Primary And Infants Teacher
Charles Sturt University
IMMUNISATION FOR HEALTH PRACTITIONERS - Nurse Immuniser
Australian College of Nursing
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