Pamela Cynthia Mavingire
Sheidow Park,South Australia
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. . Bilingual in English and African languages with expertise in applying recovery model of care therapeutic approaches to promote patient health and growth. Offering 18 years' experience in the mental health nursing with experience in a wide variety of mental health clinical settings including medium forensic mental health, eating disorder, older adult, learning disability, child and adolescent, huntington's disease , acute, intensive/high dependence care unit
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
CLINICAL NURSE
SA HEALTH: SPECIALIST COMMUNITY MENTLA HEALTH SERVICES- MARION PSYCHOSIS
Oaklands Park, South Australia
06.2023 - Current
- Provide proficient, person centered, clinical nursing care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area
- Monitoring patient/client care plans to ensure appropriate care outcomes are achieved on a daily basis
- Oversee the provision of nursing care within a team/unit.
Assess clients, select and implement different therapeutic interventions, and/or support programs and evaluate progress. - Assists and supports the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities;
- Plan and coordinate services including those from other disciplines;
Act to resolve local and/or immediate nursing care or service delivery problems; - Support change management processes.
- Required to contribute to a wider or external team working on complex or organization wide projects such as clinical protocols, guidelines and/or process mapping.
- Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience;
- Assist the the leadership team and colleagues and students to maintain a learning culture by being a resource person, encouraging reflection and professional development, and assisting others to maintain portfolios/records of learning.
- Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge, evidence from a range of sources and own experience to devise and achieve agreed patient/client care outcomes
- Promote continuity and consistency of care in collaboration with the Multi disciplinary team.
Acting Nurse Consultant
SALHN-SCMHS-Marion Pyschosis team
Oaklands Park, South Australia
05.2021 - 11.2023
- Provided clinical guidance to nursing staff on patient care and management.
- Assessed patients' condition, developed plans of care and monitored progress towards goals.
- Facilitated communication between physicians, nurses, allied health practitioners and administrative staff to ensure optimal outcomes for patients.
- Mentored junior nursing staff members on professional development activities such as research projects and presentations.
- Provided support to nurses who were struggling with complex cases or challenging situations.
- Served as a resource person for nursing staff regarding current trends in clinical practice.
- Attended conferences related to clinical nurse consulting and disseminated knowledge gained at these events among colleagues.
- Mentored and coached nursing staff, listening to concerns and providing counsel.
- Collaborated with management teams in order to implement and evaluate programs and services.
- Supervised hiring, training and development of nursing and
- Evaluated performance of staff nurses, contributing to professional development, ensuring nursing staff kept required KPI updated
- Contributed to nursing assessments, certified nursing assistant training and orientation programs.
- Delegated clinical and managerial responsibilities to staff.
- facilitated in MDT clinical reviews, reviewed and triaged referrals to the team
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.
Clinical Nurse
CENTRAL ADELAIDE LOCAL HEALTH NURTWORK- CRAMOND CLINIC
WOODVILE, South Australia
06.2023 - 06.2023
- Provided psychotherapy to patients dealing with mental health issues.
- Developed treatment plans tailored to the individual needs of each patient.
- Assessed and evaluated the mental and physical condition of patients.
- Monitored and documented patient progress in accordance with established protocols.
- Conducted routine assessments to identify any changes in a patient's condition or behavior.
- Counseled patients on healthy coping strategies for managing stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns.
- Educated families about their loved one's illness, symptoms, and treatments available.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams including psychiatrists, social workers, physicians, psychologists and others to ensure continuity of care for each patient.
- administered medications according to physician orders and monitored their effectiveness over time.
- Advised families on how best to support their loved ones through difficult times.
- Participated in case conferences with other professionals to discuss treatment options.
- Maintained accurate records of client interactions including diagnosis notes and progress reports.
- Assisted in developing discharge plans for patients transitioning out of care settings back into the community.
- Supported family members during visits at the facility providing them information about their loved one's condition.
- Documented observations, interventions and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
- Created safe and supportive therapeutic milieu to promote recovery.
- Implemented evidence-based and best practice problem-solving interventions to establish protective measures for suicide prevention and self-harm.
- Conducted independent risk assessment for self-directed violence, analyzing risk factors, protective factors, mental status and current triggers.
CLINICAL NURSE
Noarlunga Adair Clinic
Noarlunga, South Australia
05.2013 - 06.2018
- Educated patients and family members about preventive health care and recovery.
- Used CBIS/ SUNRISE to update electronic medical records with relevant patient information, laboratory test results and clinician orders.
- Developed and implemented evidence-based care plans.
- Provide proficient, person centered, clinical nursing care and/or individual case management to patients/clients
- Monitoring patient/client care plans to ensure appropriate care outcomes are achieved on a daily basis
- assess clients, select and implement different therapeutic interventions, and/or support programs and evaluate progress
- Support change management processes.
- Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience;
- Assist the team to maintain a learning culture by being a resource person, encouraging reflection and professional development, and assisting others to maintain portfolios/records of learning
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, and concerns.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to ensure best practices were followed.
- Ensured compliance with hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, documentation.
- Identified potential risk factors associated with the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
- Developed teaching plans for patients regarding self-care management techniques for chronic illnesses or rehabilitation goals.
- Counseled patients on health maintenance and disease prevention strategies.
- Utilized critical thinking skills when making decisions about patient care needs.
- Demonstrated effective communication skills when interacting with patients, family members, physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers.
- Adhered to ethical standards of practice while providing compassionate care.
Clinical Coodinator
SAHLN-Noarlunga Adaire Clinic
Noarlunga, South Australia
01.2017 - 01.2017
Education
Bachelor Degree in Nursing: Mental Health -
Coventry University,
United Kingdom03.2005
Some College (No Degree) - Facilitating Workplace Learning
University of Coventry
United KingdomSkills
- Medication Administration
- English Fluency
- Family Education
- Treatment Coordination
- Care Coordination
- Diagnostic Assessment
- Care Planning
- Patient Examination
- Team Supervision
- Vital Signs Documentation
- Infection Control
- Quality Assurance
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Resource Utilization
- Intake and Discharge
- Depot medication administration
- Clozapine coordination
- risk assessment and management
- mental state assessment and documentation
- case management
- report writing
- safe medication medication management
- physical health monitoring
- discharge planning
- crisis intervention
- Staff/student coaching and mentoring
- task delegation
- time management
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
CLINICAL NURSE
SA HEALTH: SPECIALIST COMMUNITY MENTLA HEALTH SERVICES- MARION PSYCHOSIS
06.2023 - Current
Clinical Nurse
CENTRAL ADELAIDE LOCAL HEALTH NURTWORK- CRAMOND CLINIC
06.2023 - 06.2023
Acting Nurse Consultant
SALHN-SCMHS-Marion Pyschosis team
05.2021 - 11.2023
Clinical Coodinator
SAHLN-Noarlunga Adaire Clinic
01.2017 - 01.2017
CLINICAL NURSE
Noarlunga Adair Clinic
05.2013 - 06.2018
Bachelor Degree in Nursing: Mental Health -
Coventry University,
Some College (No Degree) - Facilitating Workplace Learning
University of Coventry
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