Niamh Jordan

Working fulltime on a General Surgical ward regionally in Darwin, Australia.

• Team leader on a fast-paced colorectal, hepatobiliary, bariatric and gastrointestinal ward
• Ward education and support to new staff
• Managing staff and allocating them appropriately
• Liaising with the multidisciplinary team to provide long and short term patient care
• Caring for deteriorating patients and escalating accordingly
• Discharge planning
• Bed flow

• Caring for pre and post op patients and their families in a Colorectal, hepatobiliary, bariatric and gastrointestinal Surgical ward
• Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
• CVAD, Nasogastric and drain management

• Acute medical and surgical ward nursing
• Responsible agency nurse with excellent record of employer and patient satisfaction
• Flexible scheduling availability to include evenings, nights and weekends
• Maintained accurate patient care records

• Caring for Cardiothoracic and transplant patients on a surgical ward
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
• Managed care from admission to discharge
• Drain, CVAD and pacing wire management