Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. 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.
Managing day to day activities in a General Practice setting.
Preforming health assessments, care plan management.
Collaboration with Allied health and GP's to ensure best patient outcomes.
Preforming routing observations and ECG's as required
Immunisation of clients both paediatric and adults per the AIR recommendations.
Travel vaccine administration.
Assisting with minor procedures including skin grafts and flaps to wounds for closure.
Preforming punch biopsies and suturing of wounds.
Wound care- dressings and debridement of wounds per clinical guidelines.
Venesection for therapeutic reason-haemochromatosis.
IV cannulation and administering of IV antibiotic's and iron infusions.
Administration of inhalers for asthma.
Education for patients of self administration of medications.
ECG
Spirometry.
Er syringes.
Hearing tests.
Maintain stock balances and ordering of stock.
Use of computers to document and record all activities in a precise manner.
Able to work on both Best Practice and Medical Director.
All aspects of blood donor care
Interview of potential blood donors to prevent potential blood borne disease transmission
Venesection for collection of blood for transfusion
Aphaeresis unit collecting plasma and platelets.
Working on new blood collection test committee for new computer system being trialled.
Assisting with Anti D program
Reading novels.
Hiking
Travel