Paige Cotter
Hamilton
Summary
I am an eager, hardworking team player that would be a great asset to your work place. Since studying a Bachelor of nursing I have fell in love with the profession. It is my love for my job that drives me to enjoy learning and working hard to optimise patient care and safety. As a social person I thrive in many work environments and pride myself in being a positive part of a team to optimise work environments and delivery of care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
University of Geelong Hospital
03.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Heath Wing 5 (Ears, Nose, Throat (ENT); Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial, Vascular, Plastics, Obstetrics and Gynecology)
- Responsible for the care of up to 4 patients during early and late shifts and up to 8 patients on a night shift
- Ensuring wounds are dressed utilising aseptic technique, performing wound assessments and using appropriate dressings for different types of wounds (measuring depth and size, assessing wound bed of colour, ooze/ bleed, surrounding skin integrity)
- Providing safe administration of medications to patients including oral, intravenous and subcutaneous routes
- Ensuring the correct medication is given at the appropriate time, dose, and environmental situation (e.g
- Insulin, tetracycline antibiotics and other indicated medications are given with food, folic acid is prescribed to patients with methotrexate etc.)
- Working alongside pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social work, dietitian, aboriginal liaison, drug and alcohol and speech therapy to ensure nursing care is carried out in line with patient goals of; safe discharge planning, rehab, mental health and addictions support while an inpatient, ENT patient are receiving adequate nutrition and swallowing is safe post complex throat and neck operations, safe medication charting to prevent unsafe medication administration
- Responsible for orientating and teaching nursing students and new staff, providing daily feedback focusing on areas of strength and improvement
- Escalating clinical concerns to doctors including interns, residents, registrars of the patients’ primary care team and ICU and other departments when appropriate
- Creating rapport with patients and family and working together to promote recovery
- Heath Wing 5 (Ears, Nose, Throat (ENT); Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial, Vascular, Plastics, Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Registered Nurse
WK M17
03.2022 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: ENT, Ophthalmology; Maxillofacial
- Responsible for the coordination of care for the ward during PM shifts, including assisting staff of all experience levels with workloads; patient flow of admissions and discharges, and overall ward safety
- Responsible as the primary nurse for tracheostomy and laryngectomy patients
- Responsible for completing audits for ward safety and quality improvement
- Responsible for precepting nursing students
- Working alongside MDT for patient rehabilitation
- Advocating for patients' physical and mental needs
- Prioritising patient care so all patients had their medications given in a timely manner, dressings are done promptly and other personal cares are completed to a satisfactory level
- ENT, Ophthalmology; Maxillofacial
Healthcare Assistant
Waikato District Health Board
02.2021 - 07.2022
- Company Overview: Supported Transfer and Rehabilitation Team (START)
- Responsible for training and orientating new staff
- Supervising elderly self-administer medications
- Implementing physiotherapist exercise plan for patients to improve their strength, balance and range of motion
- Critical thinking and assessment skills to monitor for patient safety and prevent potential harm to themselves by reporting findings to the registered nurse and occupational therapist
- Providing patient-centred and family-centred care to assist patient to rehabilitate and have a level of independence
- Assisting patients to make adequate meals for themselves
- Provide emotional support for patients who are lonely
- Assisting patient with ADL’s and educating them how to do as much as they are able to in a safe manner
- Supported Transfer and Rehabilitation Team (START)
Checkout Supervisor
New World Rototuna
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Exercise time management skills to manage staff to ensure there was adequate staffing for customer demand and operators were given meal breaks
- Delegate operators to complete daily, weekly and monthly cleaning tasks to provide a hygienic store for customers
- Working with checkout operators to safely segregate foods and products to prevent cross contamination of foods and poisons
- Provide education and coaching to new staff
- Safely depositing of money within the checkout and lotto department
- Working with management team and attend meetings to review and devise appropriate interventions to create more efficient and safe working environments for staff and customers
- Responsible for the oversight and decision making of sales for age restricted products such as alcohol and tobacco to adhere to legal requirements documented in ‘The Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
- Problem solving with staff from all store departments to appropriately manage customer complaints in a fair manner
- Provide robust support for staff when meet with unfair customer confrontation
- Work alongside ‘I shop’ to Identify customers collecting age restricted items to ensure they are of legal age
- Completing regular assessments on work requirements to maintain safe work practices and reflect on areas of improvement
Education
Secondary school education - NCEA level 1 (endorsed with merit), NCEA level 2, NCEA level 3, University Entrance
01.2018
Bachelor of Nursing -
01.2021
Skills
- Punctual
- Presentable
- Robust interprofessional relationships
- Excellent listening skills
- Excellent assessment skills
- Self-directed reflection
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Effective time management
- Humble
- Trustworthy
- Excellent patient advocate
Licenses Immunisations
- Current AHPRA registration
- Current Working with Childrens check
- Full Drivers license
- Up to date with all Vaccinations
Interests Community Involvement
Volunteering
Timeline
Registered Nurse
University of Geelong Hospital
03.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
WK M17
03.2022 - 01.2024
Healthcare Assistant
Waikato District Health Board
02.2021 - 07.2022
Checkout Supervisor
New World Rototuna
01.2019 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Nursing -
Secondary school education - NCEA level 1 (endorsed with merit), NCEA level 2, NCEA level 3, University Entrance
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