Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Core Strengths
Languages
Timeline
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Merin George

Kallangur

Summary

Highly motivated, enthusiastic nursing graduate aspiring to practice, acquire and improve skills to promote health across the nursing care continuum. Recognised as a competent team member, effective communicator and collaborative within interdisciplinary teams. Resilient, empathetic, and flexible; excellent personal presentation skills; always projects a positive attitude. Ready to commit to future growth, always eager to learn new skills, and has a great understanding of cultural differences and the needs of others. Looking to utilize qualifications, compassionate nature, and determination to make a difference through both work and personal life. Versatile and adaptable. Excellent communicator who calms patients and collaborates well with personnel at all levels to ensure
thorough understanding of necessary treatment plans,
procedures, and patient status

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Carer

Bolton Clarke Inverpine
06.2018 - Current
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support clients' nutritional needs.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
  • Provide residents with assistance as they accomplish daily tasks, including bathing, eating, dressing, grooming, and using the restroom.
  • Maintain all care records per company policy and audit care records weekly to ensure accuracy
  • Communicate any problems, concerns, or issues to residents’ family members as needed
  • Build rapport with residents by establishing personal connections and showing interest in their lives
  • Respond to any safety or medical issues, lead daily group and individual activities for entertainment

Clinical Placement Student Nurse

Healthscope Pine Rivers Private Mental Health Hosp
09.2024 - 10.2024
  • Interacted appropriately with clients in the unit
  • Conducted Mental Status Examination on clients
  • Assisted group activities and recreation programme
  • Familiarised with the routine of a psychiatric unit, gained valuable de-escalation skills, learnt about the legal aspects of Mental Health, and researched on dual diagnosis
  • Administered medications via oral, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
  • Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.

Clinical Placement Student Nurse

Community and Oral Health Care, Brighton Interim
05.2024 - 06.2024
  • Administered medications via oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
  • Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.
  • Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
  • Provided direct care and ADLs for residents of high, low, and specialised dementia care
  • Monitored and assessed health of residents
  • Documented accurate client care records
  • Ensured safe and clean working environment through making beds, using safe manual-handling techniques, and appropriate clinical hygiene, health and safety practices
  • Identified normal ageing patterns, age-related and aged acquired illness including chronic conditions.
  • Assessed plan and implement effective communication and intervention strategies for the safe nursing care of older adults with compromised cognitive function.

Clinical Placement Student Nurse

Caboolture Public Hospital Surgical Ward 2A
01.2024 - 01.2024
  • Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.
  • Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
  • Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
  • • Inserted an IDC for a client and collected urine sample for MCS
  • Worked with a wound care nurse, helped change vacuum dressing, cleaned the wound site, helped change stoma bags, and removed staples from a client's abdomen
  • Ensured the continuum of care for patients, followed the postoperative comprehensive handover from the PACU nurse, and monitored the patient until the discharge criteria.
  • I also gained knowledge of the wound healing process; while working with the wound care nurse, I observed the clinical pathways of patients who underwent colonoscopies.

General Dentist

Dr. Kevin’s Super Specialty Dental Clinic
05.2015 - 01.2018
  • Completed consultations with patients for treatment plan.
  • Educated patients and families about dental issues and proper oral care to prevent dental decay and disease.
  • Advised patients on appropriate treatment for pain and gave specific home care instructions.
  • Collaborated with dental professional to plan dental treatments.
  • Diagnosing oral diseases, promoting oral health, and disease prevention
  • Interpreting x-rays and diagnostic tests, Ensuring the safe administration of anaesthetics
  • Monitoring growth and development of the teeth and jaw, Performing surgical procedures on the teeth, bone, and soft tissues

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry) - Nursing

University of Sunshine Coast
Petrie, QLD
07-2025

Skills

Support Worker / Carer

  • Willing and capable of helping clients with activities of daily living
  • Skilled at attending to the personal care of people of all ages
  • Administration - reporting and maintaining records
  • Excellent care team contributor
  • Cleaning, hygiene, personal safety
  • Dealing correctly with behaviour management issues

Communication and Relationship Management

  • Building strong, trusted relationships
  • Strong observational and social skills
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills

Professional Practice

  • Maintain safe and therapeutic environment (adhered to ANMC guidelines and the ability to recognise of unsafe practice)
  • Ability to work autonomously, set priorities and make independent decisions of a complex nature (gained time management skills during surgical clinical placements)
  • Demonstrated strong self-management skills, a commitment to nursing, and flexibility to adapt to unexpected changes

Critical Thinking

  • Recognised as an active learner; able to process information and link the signs and symptoms with the primary cause of a disease or condition

Certification

Perform CPR and Apply First Aid- Australia Wide First Aid

Core Strengths

Customer Service
▪ Outstanding people skills with excellent rapport building and understanding of client needs
▪ Strong listening and verbal communication skills
▪ Respects and maintains client confidentiality in all circumstances
▪ Empathetic – able to communicate effectively at all levels
▪ Treats others with courtesy and dignity
Teamwork & Leadership
▪ Works effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, whilst maintaining a flexible approach
▪ Training, mentoring and encouraging others
▪ Motivates and encourages people to do well, treating equally

Attitude & Goal Setting
▪ Willing to perform extra duties, gets job done with minimum supervision
▪ Embraces cultural diversity, used to working with a broad cross section of people
▪ Competent and enthusiastic
▪ Goal oriented, pro-active with a positive attitude
Organisational
▪ Highly organised and excellent at time management
▪ Problem solving, shows initiative
▪ Reporting and maintaining records
▪ Meticulous attention to detail
▪ Multi-tasking – meets deadlines
Compliance
▪ Stringently adheres to all policies and procedures, Safe Work Practices.

General
▪ Good observational and social skills
▪ Safety conscious, follows all policies, procedures and guidelines
▪ Attention to detail
▪ Works well under pressure;
▪ Diligent, determined, dedicated
▪ Punctual, reliable and honest.
▪ Self-motivated, fast-learner

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Clinical Placement Student Nurse

Healthscope Pine Rivers Private Mental Health Hosp
09.2024 - 10.2024

Clinical Placement Student Nurse

Community and Oral Health Care, Brighton Interim
05.2024 - 06.2024

Clinical Placement Student Nurse

Caboolture Public Hospital Surgical Ward 2A
01.2024 - 01.2024

Personal Carer

Bolton Clarke Inverpine
06.2018 - Current

General Dentist

Dr. Kevin’s Super Specialty Dental Clinic
05.2015 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry) - Nursing

University of Sunshine Coast
Merin George