Natalie Osborne
MOUNT ELIZA
Summary
Dedicated, compassionate and adaptable Registered Nurse (RN) with over 20 years experience working in a fast paced environment managing patient's with complex care needs and providing high quality patient care. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Peninsula Private Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Registered Nurse
Alfred Hopsital
11.2008 - 01.2023
- Coordinated nursing care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures. (monoclonal antibodies, cytotoxic administration, catheter insertion, airway management, angiograms, pleural taps, ascitic taps and ERCP's)
- Managed staff and supervision of 18 bed ward that turned over up to 50 patient's daily.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Exceptional venepuncture and cannulation skills with highest standard of aseptic technique.
- Implemented blood product and IV administration via PIVC and CVADs. Working with Bloodstar and in accordance with National Blood Authority guidelines.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Ability to rapidly recognise and respond to deteriorating patient and lead MET calls/ Code Blues.
- Complete periodic screening for opportunistc infections associated with immunosupression.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
The Bays Hospital
06.2006 - 06.2008
- Acting Nurse Unit Manager
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients for 22 medical-surgical unit, providing direct care and supervising team comprised of nurses, allied health and clerical staff.
Registered Nurse
Peninsula Private Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Successfully completed Graduate program consolidating knowledge and skills in acute medical/surgical environment and further advancing into High Dependency Unit.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Monash University
Frankston, VIC2002
Victorian Certificate of Education -
Padua College
Mornington, VIC1998
REFEREES
Skills
- Rapidly respond to deteriorating patients
- Intravenous cannulation
- Collaboration
- BLS
- Handling cytotoxics and monoconal antibiodies
- Catheterisation
- CCU/ICU trained via surge pathway during pandemic
- EKG interpretation
- Patient assessments
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Peninsula Private Hospital
09.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Alfred Hopsital
11.2008 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
The Bays Hospital
06.2006 - 06.2008
Registered Nurse
Peninsula Private Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Monash University
Victorian Certificate of Education -
Padua College
REFEREES
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