Mia Wolff
Port Fairy,VIC
Summary
I aim to be a respectful, compassionate and professional Midwife with 8 years of midwifery and birthing experience as well as 15 years of Nursing experience. I believe I have become expert in providing thorough healthcare to mothers and babies including prenatal and postpartum care. However I am always willing and ready to learn and expand my knowledge. I am always passionate and committed to individualized holistic family/women's centered patient care.
I am currently seeking a part-time position that offers professional challenges. I believe I can bring to the role great interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. I believe I am a organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. I am able to work independently when required to make decisions, but also I can work well and enjoy working within a team and multidisciplinary environment.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
Maternity- South West Healthcare
Warrnambool, VIC
01.2014 - Current
- I have enjoyed working along side families and always aim to provide women centered holistic care to families during the childbirth continuum. This includes Antenatal, Labour/birth, Postnatal periods.
- I have aimed to provide respectful care and always meet the mother where she is at emotionally and physically.
- I have worked with a range of different family dynamics for eg nuclear families, same sex family's, family's of a non english speaking background, surrogacy, single parents, Young parents, low socioeconomic background and families with DHS involvement.
- I have had the opportunity to explore different roles in maternity care- domiciliary, childbirth education classes, policy writing, Labour ward, outpatients antenatal clinic, special care nursery and postnatal ward.
- I have also cared for women undergoing reproductive surgery and had some experience caring and screening women newly diagnosed with STD's.
- I am competent managing birth suite and normal physiological birth. As well as managing emergency situations that arise.
- I understand the importance of working within a team, I am able to communicate well with the obstetric team as well as my midwifery colleagues on the floor. We use the ISBAR framework for handovers and communication. We also train through PROMPT to help improve communication in an emergency situation.
Registered Nurse
Acute Care Ward - South West Health Care
Warrnambool, VIC
01.2008 - 12.2014
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking ECG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Managed high risk surgical patients, patients with chronic diseases and multiple comorbidities, such as a range of cardiac, pulmonary and bowel diseases. Managed and educated patients with stoma care, chronic wounds, long term indwelling/sprapubic catheters.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals.
Registered Nurse
Moyne Health Services- Port Fairy
Port Fairy, VIC
09.2008 - 03.2009
- Aged care facility - worked cross acute ward and Belfast house
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients and maintain comfort levels.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Wound management and management of chronic disease for eg dementia and parkinsonism disease
Graduate Registered Nurse
Central Coast Local District Health- Gosford
Gosford, NSW
07.2007 - 08.2008
- Conferred with RN to identify patient care needs and support and prepare patient admission, transfer or discharge.
- Completed, maintained and submitted accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient condition and treatment plan to facilitate continuity of care.
- Performed basic procedures and care activities to treat patient physical ailments and emotional needs and fostered collaborative relationship to identify causes, symptoms or explanations resulting in proper diagnosis and appropriate treatments.
- Instructed and counseled patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs to support plan of care.
- Contributed to achievement of established department goals and objectives by adhering to policies, procedures and quality and safety standards.
- Worked in a rotation across Emergency, Paediatrics, surgical and Medical wards
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
Education
Graduate Diploma - Midwifery
Federation University
Ballarat12.2008
Bachelor - Nursing
Southern Cross University
Lismore12.2006
Skills
- Emergency Situations
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Family centered care
- Breastfeeding support
- IV Cannulation
- Postnatal support
- Discharge Examination of the newborn
- CTG interpretation level 3 practitioner
- Postpartum Counseling and emotional care
- Prenatal Health
- 1:1 prenatal and postnatal education and antenatal childbirth education classes
- Infection Control Procedures
- Aseptic Techniques
- Reproductive Health
- Outpatient Care, Telephone counseling and Advice
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Health Screening
- Active Learning
- System Documentation
Continued Professional development
- Lactation education course for IBLCE- Health-e-learning- Current
- The Lactation college- weekly education sessions - preparation for IBLCE - Current
- CTG case reviews- Weekly maternity ward in-service - current
- perinatal case reviews- Every three months ward in-service- current
- Lactation study evening - South west health care - Education department- 11/10/2022
- Family Violence: Antenatal Family Violence Screening and response- South West Healthcare- Education department- 11/10/2022
- Discharge Examination of the Newborn- Western Health, Maternity Connect- 26/09/2022 - clinical competency
- Reclaiming childbirth - Dr Rachael Reed online course- 20/09/2022
- Basic Adult Life Support- South West Health, Education department- 12/08/2022 - Clinical Competency
- Leading edge lactation conference- breastfeeding Conferences- 10/08/2022
- Women that decline recommended maternity care - Australian college of Midwifery- 30/08/2022
- Perinatal loss in practice, What hospital staff need to know - COPE - 17/06/2022
- Fetal Surveillance Education Program - RANZCOG - 01/06/2022- level 3 Certification
- Working with women series- Postnatal care- Australian college of Midwifery - 24/05/2022
- Neonatal Resuscitation- Practical and Theory assessment- South West Health care - Education department- 16/05/2022
- PROMPT/MSEP- Practical Obstetric multi-professional training- Obstetric emergencies- Maternity services education program RWH- 12/05/2022
- Cultural Awareness- South West Health Care- Education department- 22/03/2022
- K2MS- Perinatal training program Australia
- Antepartum Hemorrhage - 31/03/2022
-Maternal Collapse- 31/03/2022
-Pre-eclampsia - 31/03/2022
-Breech- 1/04/2022
-Cord presentation and prolapse- 19/04/2022
-Shoulder Dystocia- 19/04/2022
-Uterine Rupture- 19/04/2022
-Postpartum Hemorrhage- 20/04/2022
- Cyber security information- South West Health Care, Education department- 07/02/2022
- Childbirth physiology - Dr Rachael Reed online course - 04/02/2022
- Fire and emergency awareness- South West Health Care- Education Department- 02/02/2022
- Blood and blood products- Clinical Transfusion Practice- Blood safe e-learning- 22/02/2022
- Blood and blood products - Obstetric Hematology- Blood Safe e-learning- 21/02/2022
- Blood and blood products- Iron Deficiency Anemia - Maternity- Blood Safe e-learning- 21/02/2022
- Insulin orders and blood glucose records- South West healthcare, Education department- 15/11/2021
- Bullying, Harassment and discrimination. Acceptable work place behavior - South West Health, Education Department- 09/02/2021
- Children at risk/Vulnerable children - South West Health, Education department -06/08/2021
- Family Violence: Sensitive Practice under MARAM - South West Healthcare, Education department - 02/05/2021
- Assessment and management in mental health- Deakin University- online course- 02/05/2021
- Aseptic Technique-practical and theory assessment- South West Healthcare - Education Department - 24/03/2021
- Cytotoxic safe handling- South West Health Care, Education Department- 09/02/2021
- Manuel handling- South West Health Care - Education department- 09/02/2021
- Tongue tie and breastfeeding symposium - Australian college of midwifery 17/09/2020
- COVID vaccine in pregnancy - Australian College of midwifery - 4/08/2020
- Basic skills in perinatal mental health - COPE - 14/07/2020
- HIV in Midwifery- Australasian Society for HIV, Viral hepatitis and sexual health medicine- 26/02/2020
- Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation- The Victorian Newborn Resuscitation project, Royal Children's Hospital- 09/08/2019
- Spinning Babies 2 day workshop- Spinning Babies- 23/07/2019
- Epidural management- Government of WA, north metropolitan health services, women and newborn health services- 12/05/2019 - Clinical competency
- Occupational Violence and Aggression- South West Healthcare - 28/03/2019
- Advanced Care Planning - South West Healthcare, Education department- 12/05/2019
- VCGS Newborn Bloodspot screening- VCGS e- learning tool- 13/05/2019
- Alcohol and drugs in the workplace- South West Healthcare, education department- 12/05/2019
- Incontinence- Bowel management - South West Healthcare, education department- 12/05/2019
- Medication safety- South West Healthcare, education department- 13/05/2019
- ASSIST substance use screening- South West Healthcare, Education department- 13/05/2019
- Better outcomes everyone working as a team- South West Healthcare, Education department- 13/05/2019
- Better outcomes Person centered care- South West Healthcare, Education department- 13/05/2019
- Recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration- South West Health Care - 12/03/2019
- Certificate IV in Breastfeeding Education (Counseling)- Australian Breastfeeding Association- 12/11/2014
Referee
Leanne O'Connor -IBLCE LC, RM/RN
Phone- 0493 124 080
email- leanneoc.midwife@gmail.com
Donna Mahoney
Phone- 0407870538
Email- dmahoney@swh.net.au
Timeline
Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
Maternity- South West Healthcare
01.2014 - Current
Registered Nurse
Moyne Health Services- Port Fairy
09.2008 - 03.2009
Registered Nurse
Acute Care Ward - South West Health Care
01.2008 - 12.2014
Graduate Registered Nurse
Central Coast Local District Health- Gosford
07.2007 - 08.2008
Graduate Diploma - Midwifery
Federation University
Bachelor - Nursing
Southern Cross University