Patricia Jones

• Gippsland Southern Health Hospital Dec 2021- April 2022.
• Tocumwal MPS NSW Health Aug 2021- Oct 2022.
• Assist triage. Emergency Department Tocumwal
• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
• Venepuncture and pathology specimen collection.
• Medication administration, including IV , IM and SC routes.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Palliative care.

Experience working in various areas; including: orthopedic, oncology, respiratory, neurology, cardiac, day procedure unit, emergency department, gastroenterology, vascular, rehabilitation and pain management wards at St John of God Ballarat/Geelong, Cabrini Malvern, Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Ramsay Health Heidelberg and Healthscope Hospital

• Care of post operative surgical and medical patients.
• Patient assessment. Haemodynamic monitoring.
• Care of surgical drains and intercostal drains
• Pain management infusions. Sapphire pumps. PCA.
• Medication administration. IV, IM, SC routes.
• Venepuncture and pathology specimen collection.
• Complex wound management.
• Infection control. Standard and transmission precautions.
• EMR IT systems.
• Stoma care and IDC management. Catheter irrigation.
• Diabetic management.
• Palliative care. Nikki pump.

Covid response teams at Cabrini Elsternwick, Epping Private hospitals and at Royal Freemasons and St George RAC.

• Managed first line triage patients for admission.
• Covid swabbing.
• Respiratory nursing. Covid surveillance.
• Transmission based precautions.