Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Clinical Placement Highlights
Certification
Availability
Timeline
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Neha Karna

Broadmeadows

Summary

Compassionate and motivated final-year nursing student with hands-on clinical experience across aged care, acute medical, mental health, and perioperative settings. Passionate about delivering safe, person-centred care with dignity and cultural sensitivity. Seeking a graduate position where I can consolidate clinical skills, grow within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and contribute to high-quality patient outcomes in a Melbourne healthcare setting.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Disability Support Worker

02.2023 - Current
  • - Assisted clients with ADLs, mobility, and personal care.
  • - Safely used equipment such as hoists and Sara Stedy.
  • - Wrote progress notes and supported clients during appointments.

Catering Assistant

Dnata Catering, Melbourne Airport
04.2022 - 06.2023
  • - Developed time management and teamwork skills under high-pressure environments.
  • - Maintained hygiene and infection control standards in line with food safety regulations.

Education

Bachelor of Nursing -

Australian Catholic University
01.2025

Certificate IV in Disability - undefined

Einstein College of Australia
01.2023

Skills

  • Patient-Centred Care
  • Safe Medication Administration
  • Cultural Safety & Diversity
  • Electronic Documentation (EMR, Epic)
  • Teamwork & Collaboration
  • A–G Assessments
  • ISBAR Handover
  • Infection Control & PPE Use
  • Time Management & Prioritisation

Clinical Placement Highlights

  • The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville (May 2025 – June 2025)
  • - Gained confidence in venepuncture and perioperative protocols.
  • - Practiced surgical hand scrubbing, gowning, gloving.
  • - Documented on Epic software and monitored patients in PACU using ECGs, IV pumps, and oxygen therapy.
  • Epworth Richmond (Sept 2024 – Nov 2024)
  • - Delivered care planner and managed patient loads under supervision.
  • - Performed subcutaneous injections, IV therapy, and A–G assessments.
  • - Delivered accurate clinical handovers using ISBAR framework.
  • Northern Health - NW Mental Health Service (May 2024 – June 2024)
  • - Conducted MSEs and risk assessments.
  • - Collaborated with teams for care planning and monitored consumers.
  • - Gained exposure to EMR and therapeutic communication.
  • Austin Repatriation Hospital (Nov 2023)
  • - Monitored vital signs, recognised early signs of deterioration.
  • - Supported older adults with dementia and delirium using a compassionate, person-centred approach.

Certification

  • [Area of certification] Training - [Timeframe]

Availability

  • Available for full-time graduate positions from January 2026.
  • Willing to work rotating rosters, weekends, and night shifts.

Timeline

Disability Support Worker

02.2023 - Current

Catering Assistant

Dnata Catering, Melbourne Airport
04.2022 - 06.2023

Certificate IV in Disability - undefined

Einstein College of Australia

Bachelor of Nursing -

Australian Catholic University
Neha Karna