Preetha Joby
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with 9 years at The Northern Health, excelling in patient management and advocacy. Proven ability to lead teams in high-pressure environments while ensuring regulatory compliance. Committed to ongoing education and clinical documentation, I effectively enhance patient care outcomes through strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
The Northern Health
Epping, Australia
11.2015 - Current
- Working Area: As a plastic and orthopedic nurse in Ward 19 for the last 9 years, I have undertaken responsibilities that include providing safe clinical practice within the personal scope of practice, upholding and using the hospital's mission, values, and goals.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current trends in nursing practices by attending continuing education classes or seminars.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions, and provided home care strategies.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
- Assisted physicians during examinations or surgical procedures.
RN1
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, Australia
08.2010 - Current
- Trauma and Plastic Surgery Unit 7SE, RMH: It is a 30 bedded unit with staff patient ratio of 1:4
- This acute unit accepts patients after different kinds of extensive reconstructive plastic surgeries, ENT surgeries, Oral and Maxillofacial surgeries
- We have recently transformed our ward to the major trauma unit with acute head injuries and musculo skeletal deformities
- Duties and Responsibilities: Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient care
- Performs focused interview to identify specific patient needs
- Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition
- Collects, analyzes and interprets data and information from healthcare members and document actual and potential nursing diagnosis
- Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment
- Revise the plan of care according to evaluation changes in medical plan of care
- Takes charges of shifts and management of the unit when required
- Collaborate with other health team members in planning and providing safe and comprehensive care
- Performs procedures accurately, completely and safely according to hospital policy
- Functions quickly and effectively in an emergency situation
- Act as a mentor and assist with orientation of new staff and teaching students
- Participate actively in-service teaching and training nursing staff
Senior Staff Nurse - Emergency Surgical Unit
West Suffolk Hospital
Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
03.2003 - 06.2010
- Company Overview: West Suffolk hospital is a multidisciplinary hospital with 550 beds
- It is a Cambridge University affiliated teaching hospital, which covers all the areas of health care in the East Anglia, London
- I worked full time (37.5 Hrs.) in an Emergency Surgical Ward with 34 beds, which mainly covers upper GI, colorectal, and Urology care
- Occasionally it covers for Orthopedic and ENT as this ward is the emergency surgical ward
- Duties and Responsibilities: Providing pre and post operative nursing care
- Caring for cardiac, respiratory, gastro-intestinal, haematology patients
- Perform procedures such as wound dressing, administration of medication (via peripheral line, IV, S/c, IM, central line, picc line, oral), TPN and blood products, insertion of NG Tube, urinary catheter
- Assist doctors for procedures such as LP, cardioversion etc in the ward
- Work as a shift coordinator and shift in charge
- Participate in multidisciplinary care of patients with pancreatitis, crohn’s and ulcerative colitis
- Care of patients with stoma
- Administration of medications including controlled drugs
- Care of patients with PCA, epidural and syringe pumps
- Care of patients with wounds
- Liaising with patient and multi disciplinary team
- Support and supervise new staff in the ward
- West Suffolk hospital is a multidisciplinary hospital with 550 beds
- It is a Cambridge University affiliated teaching hospital, which covers all the areas of health care in the East Anglia, London
Staff Nurse ICU
Shaikh Khalifa Medical Centre
Abudhabi, UAE
01.2000 - 02.2003
- Company Overview: SKMC is a Multispecialty hospital with 350 beds capacity and a well equipped ICU with 16 bed
- It is one of the modern hospital in Abu Dhabi, UAE
- This hospital was led by Canadian management
- Area of practice mainly with: Patients on ventilators, Patients with MI, CRF, CCF, CVA, MVA, Pneumothorax, Surgical patients including neuro surgery, Patients who needs high care, Patients for pain and fluid management, Patients with meningitis, respiratory problems etc
- SKMC is a Multispecialty hospital with 350 beds capacity and a well equipped ICU with 16 bed
- It is one of the modern hospital in Abu Dhabi, UAE
- This hospital was led by Canadian management
Staff Nurse, ICU
P.D Hinduja National Hospital
Mumbai, India
05.1995 - 01.2000
- Company Overview: Hinduja hospital is one of the leading health care provider and research center in India
- It is a large multidisciplinary institution with 300 bed capacity and 40 ICU beds
- I worked full time (40.Hrs.) in the Intensive care unit which had capacity of 12 beds
- This unit covered mostly all areas including cardiac, neurosurgery, burns and medical
- As a Staff Nurse in this department my responsibilities are same as above
- Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements
- To demonstrate good nursing practice and provide professional leadership
- To assess plan, implement and evaluate nursing cure
- To provide holistic and individualize nursing care
- To be responsible for recording and maintaining accurate documentation
- To collaborate with other health care team members in planning and providing safe and comprehensive nursing care
- Hinduja hospital is one of the leading health care provider and research center in India
- It is a large multidisciplinary institution with 300 bed capacity and 40 ICU beds
Education
Registered Entry level Qualification RN1 -
Nursing & Midwifery council
UK08.2003
General Nursing and Midwifery Course - Medical and Surgical, paediatrics, psychiatry, community and midwifery nursing science
St Gregorios Medical Mission Hospital
Parumala, Kerala, India01.1995
Skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal negotiation skills
- Facilitation skills
- Leadership skills
- Flexibility
- Assertiveness
- Patient management
- Health care provision
- Ability to work in fast paced setting
- Problem solving skills
- Time management
- Team skills
- Commitment to ongoing education
- Professional improvement
- Patient advocacy
- Infection control
- Regulatory compliance
- Clinical documentation
References
- Michelle Hinrichsen, Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Northern Health, 0400629630, Michelle.hinrichsen@nh.org.au
- Kerryn Coldrey, Associate Nurse unit Manager, Northern Health, Kerryn.coldrey@nh.org.au
Professional Registrations
- AHPRA, NMW0001095454
- Nursing And Midwifery Council U.K (NMC), 03H04400
- The Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council India, 18217
Coursework
- Advanced preceptorship 2025
- Plastics Nursing workshop 2024
- Emergency procedure training northern health 2018
- ALS Short Course, Northern Health, 2017
- Respiratory care nursing, 2014
- Trauma care (two days), 2011
- Care of patients with major flaps and skin grafts, Royal Melbourne hospital, 2010
- Registered practitioner development course (5 Months), West Suffolk hospital, UK, 2009
- High Dependency Patient Care (3 Day Course), West Suffolk hospital, UK, 2009
- Mentorship course (6 months), University of East Anglia, UK, 2006
Timeline
Registered Nurse
The Northern Health
11.2015 - Current
RN1
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
08.2010 - Current
Senior Staff Nurse - Emergency Surgical Unit
West Suffolk Hospital
03.2003 - 06.2010
Staff Nurse ICU
Shaikh Khalifa Medical Centre
01.2000 - 02.2003
Staff Nurse, ICU
P.D Hinduja National Hospital
05.1995 - 01.2000
Registered Entry level Qualification RN1 -
Nursing & Midwifery council
General Nursing and Midwifery Course - Medical and Surgical, paediatrics, psychiatry, community and midwifery nursing science
St Gregorios Medical Mission Hospital
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