Mog Jones
Kuranda,QLD
Summary
I am a dedicated nurse, passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable populations. I excel in leading timely interventions, building cross-sector partnerships, and driving system improvements to deliver coordinated, patient-centred care for children and young people.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Navigator
Navigate Your Health Cairns
07.2020 - Current
- Forging partnerships across health sectors, enhancing care continuity and reducing service overlap for improved patient outcomes.
- Championing patient-centred care, fostering health literacy and self-management to empower informed decision-making.
- Spearheading communication initiatives, creating robust channels between healthcare tiers to ensure seamless patient journeys.
- Driving significant improvements in service delivery through strategic partnerships and enhanced referral pathways.
- Cultivating robust partnerships across healthcare tiers, facilitating seamless patient journeys and improved referral pathways
- Spearheading communication strategies, creating efficient channels between primary, secondary, and tertiary care providers
Clinical Nurse - Access Unit
Cairns Hospital
03.2020 - 07.2020
- Provision of specialist knowledge in child and family health, providing telephone support and collaboratively assessing and triaging referrals for children/families accessing universal and targeted services.
- Use of leadership to effectively plan, manage, and evaluate referral processes at an advanced practitioner level within the primary health care area.
- Facilitating the development of partnerships and working collaboratively with children, their families, other services and agencies to assess, triage and plan relevant referral pathways to provide the correct clinician/service available to meet the needs of the child/family.
Connected Care Coordinator
CHQ
07.2018 - 07.2020
- Coordinate access to health care providers and support services families need for their child, both within the Cairns Hospital and the CHHHS and, if required, across the state, both public and private.
- Combine patience, determination, and persistence to troubleshoot client issues through the establishment and maintenance of holistic, family centred relationships.
- Leveraged advanced IT skills to enhance care delivery, implementing digital solutions that streamline processes and improved patient outcomes.
Registered Nurse - Paediatrics
Cairns Hospital
01.2016 - 07.2018
- Led paediatric care initiatives, providing expert clinical guidance and optimizing IeMR system utilization for enhanced patient outcomes.
Acting Paediatric Educator
Cairns Hospital
01.2018 - 03.2018
- Collaboration with other educators to drive paediatric education across silos, such as paediatric components added to graduate training days and within paediatrics, to maintain best practice, such as updating of orientation package and competency standards for the Paediatric Ward.
- Participation in quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities to ensure the provision of quality, cost effective patient care such as the redesign of the paediatric medication calculation competency test.
- Provision of effective, family centred communication through all levels of the organisation to ensure the needs of our clients are recognised whilst maintaining involvement of stakeholders in a dynamic and complex system.
- Revamped orientation packages and competency standards for the Paediatric Ward, driving best practices and continuous improvement.
Clinical Nurse
Lotus Glen Correctional Facility
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Fostered interdisciplinary teamwork, enhancing patient care outcomes through effective communication and conflict resolution strategies.
- Spearheaded implementation of chronic disease health checks register, elevating quality improvement initiatives through evidence-based practices.
- Optimized clinical workflows, significantly reducing patient wait times and improving overall healthcare delivery efficiency.
- Mentored junior staff, facilitating their professional growth and contributing to a more skilled and confident nursing team.
Clinical Nurse
International SOS
01.2011 - 06.2011
- Streamlined policy review process for NT Corrections, aligning with NT Health standards. Enhanced operational efficiency and interdepartmental collaboration.
Clinical Nurse
Darwin Correctional Facility
01.2010 - 11.2010
- Acting Health Services Manager when required of maximum to minimum security prison, housing men, women and juveniles.
- Provision of effective oversight of the daily operations of the medical centre with use of clinical expertise to provide guidance, direction and supervision.
- Provision of routine and emergent nursing care, health checks and referrals for continuation of care for all detainees including juveniles.
- Working alongside and within a multidisciplinary team including Northern Territory Correctional Services, FMHS, Department of Health and Families and NorthPharm to deliver care.
Nursing Manager
Medicins Sans Frontier
05.2007 - 11.2007
- Managed 40-bed hospital in Sudan, overcoming resource constraints. Implemented quality improvements through staff training and department restructuring.
- Enhanced hospital efficiency through staff training and ward reorganization.
- Navigated cultural complexities, leveraging negotiation skills to resolve conflicts. Fostered team cohesion amid political instability.
- Devised creative solutions for power and water scarcity. Adapted hospital processes to enhance efficiency in resource-limited settings.
- Evaluated program outcomes to ensure effective healthcare delivery.
Volunteer Nurse
Bairo Pite Clinic
09.2009 - 09.2009
- Teaching clinical nursing skills across cultural and language barriers to improve service delivery and patient care across disciplines, including maternity and infant care, vaccinations, tuberculosis (TB), malaria and dengue fever treatment, in-patient and dental services, health outreach, and training for local health care workers
- Establishment of handover system that facilitated improved communication and collaboration between expat nurses and local staff
Education
Post Graduate Certificate - Child and Family Health
Australian College of Nursing
Online 07.2019
Post Graduate Diploma - Infectious Diseases
University of London School of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine
London, UK01.2004
Diploma of Health - Child Branch
Napier University
Edinburgh, Scotland 01.1999
Bachelor of Economics - Social Anthropology
Queens University
Belfast, Northern Ireland 01.1997
COS-P Facilitator -
Circle of Security International
Brisbane, QLD03.2019
Family Partnership Foundation Course -
Cairns Child Health
Cairns, QLD03.2019
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Project planning and development
- Quality improvement and innovation
- Interagency collaboration
Recent Projects
- NYH Program Data Redesign Project
- Localised SHAP/health pathways improvement
- Codesign work with Brave and TASCHI to build a Navigator Core Competencies Framework
Courses
2024 UTAS Healthcare Redesign Open online
2022 CEQ Manage41mprovement
2023 Smart Work e course Adapt Productivity
Network Participation
- EDlinq
- Early Childhood Inclusion Partners (ECIP) formally FNQ Early Childhood Disability Network
- MACP
- ECHO
Timeline
Nurse Navigator
Navigate Your Health Cairns
07.2020 - Current
Clinical Nurse - Access Unit
Cairns Hospital
03.2020 - 07.2020
Connected Care Coordinator
CHQ
07.2018 - 07.2020
Acting Paediatric Educator
Cairns Hospital
01.2018 - 03.2018
Registered Nurse - Paediatrics
Cairns Hospital
01.2016 - 07.2018
Clinical Nurse
Lotus Glen Correctional Facility
01.2013 - 01.2014
Clinical Nurse
International SOS
01.2011 - 06.2011
Clinical Nurse
Darwin Correctional Facility
01.2010 - 11.2010
Volunteer Nurse
Bairo Pite Clinic
09.2009 - 09.2009
Nursing Manager
Medicins Sans Frontier
05.2007 - 11.2007
Post Graduate Certificate - Child and Family Health
Australian College of Nursing
Post Graduate Diploma - Infectious Diseases
University of London School of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine
Diploma of Health - Child Branch
Napier University
Bachelor of Economics - Social Anthropology
Queens University
COS-P Facilitator -
Circle of Security International
Family Partnership Foundation Course -
Cairns Child Health
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