Priscilla Patuto
Gold Coast
Summary
Experienced clinical nurse, offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about iEMR charting, navigating CIMHA, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing consumer care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader, with a passion for both nurse and consumer education.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse/Case Manager
Queensland Health
12.2023 - Current
- Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage.
- Utilized advanced assessment skills to identify early indications of deterioration in a consumer's condition, enabling prompt intervention when needed.
- Administration of depot medication to ensure maintained wellness in the community.
- Building of rapport with consumer's and families, promoting open communication channels for effective collaboration in treatment and care plans.
- Acted as a clinical resource for colleagues seeking guidance on best practices or challenging cases, contributing to a supportive learning environment within the unit.
- Stayed current with health system initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice and research into care routine.
- Conducted thorough assessments of consumer's situations, identifying issues, goals, and necessary interventions.
- Monitored ongoing cases closely, adjusting case management strategies as needed based on evolving circumstances or new information.
- Educated clients on available programs, benefits, and services, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care needs.
- Served as a patient advocate, ensuring individual needs were met and concerns addressed promptly.
- Implemented individualized nursing care plans tailored to meet the unique needs of each patient population served.
- Provided crisis intervention support for clients experiencing emergencies, using appropriate techniques to de-escalate situations safely.
- Collaborated in team discussions and case conferences actively, sharing insights and expertise with colleagues to optimize client support strategies.
- Assisted clients in setting achievable goals while providing ongoing encouragement and support throughout the process of reaching those objectives.
Clinical Facilitator
Gold Coast Health
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Educating students in understanding their role for the shift and the activities they are responsible for in relation to consumer assessment and care.
- Conducting a risk assessment each day in relation to students in collaboration with relevant nurse managers by assessing the clinical environment to ensure that staffing is appropriate to facilitate students for the shift.
- Assisting mental health clinicians in understanding the learning needs of students during their placement.
- Assisting students to appreciate the roles and contribution of the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Consistently adjusting expectations of student nurses with their level of experience, skills and knowledge to clients to assist in the provision of their care.
- Negotiating learning opportunities for students within their scope of practice and educational ability in collaboration with clinical staff.
- Prioritizing student learning needs by demonstrating flexibility to change shifts on short notice as to facilitate student learning.
- Providing students with timely constructive feedback on their performance and education surrounding how they can improve their performance if required. Providing actions or supportive strategies for students to assist them in achieving their goals.
- Appropriate marking of relevant assessment tools required by each University/TAFE, such as ANSATs.
Registered Nurse/Clinical Nurse
Gold Coast Health
01.2021 - 07.2023
- Ensuring a high standard of evidence-based nursing care to a wide range of clients across the mental health spectrum.
- Provided crisis intervention services during psychiatric emergencies, ensuring patient safety through effective de-escalation techniques.
- Conducting comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care in collaboration with the client and the multidisciplinary team to achieve health goals and outcomes.
- Maintain timely, accurate and current clinical records (using CIMHA), to ensure documentation meets professional and legal standards
- Enhanced patient safety by conducting thorough assessments, identifying potential risks, and initiating interventions as needed.
- Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
- Conducted ongoing assessments to track patient progress, evaluate treatment effectiveness, and modify plans as needed to achieve desired outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care for patients with mental health disorders.
- Administered psychotropic medications, monitoring for side effects, effectiveness, and making adjustments as necessary to optimize treatment outcomes.
- Established rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds through empathic listening and culturally sensitive communication practices.
- Lead others in the implementation of task delegation, education and promotion of a safe environment for nursing staff to voice concerns.
- Role model the Gold Coast Core Values to other nursing staff on the ward, whilst constantly reflecting on my own practice and learning.
- Precepted new nurses, providing guidance on unit functions and individual roles, hospital policies and procedures and nursing best practices.
- Oversaw work of nursing student technicians and externs to educate on proper procedures and how to prioritize care tasks.
Registered Nurse
West Moreton Health
09.2020 - 04.2021
- The provision of safe and professional healthcare to inmates with thorough assessment, management and triaging skills.
- Collaboration with primary care providers, extending to allied health, to ensure consistency, continuity and appropriate treatment of care to inmate patients.
- Administration and coordination of required medications, therapeutic agents and ordered treatments of inmate patients.
- Thorough monitoring of each patient’s health progress.
- First response to emergency situations.
- Management of advanced wound care and post-operative management.
- Provision of first aid emergency treatment – sound knowledge of emergency medication standing orders.
- Monitoring and documentation of vital signs, wound care pathways, falls risk assessment and acute observations.
- Obtaining varying specimens and cultures from inmates for diagnostic testing.
- Collection of bloods for pathological testing and safe storage of specimens.
- Initial assessment of mental health deterioration and abnormal behaviours.
- Documentation of all nursing care in a concise, timely and accurate manner.
- Promoting a therapeutic and safe environment to ensure all inmates are cared for and treated in a professional, ethical and tactful manner.
Education
Master in Mental Health Nursing -
University of Newcastle
Newcastle, NSW07.2023
Authorized Mental Health Practitioner
Queensland Centre For Mental Health Learning
03.2023
Preceptorship Workshop
Gold Coast Health
01.2022
Course in Immunisation Practice in Primary Health
Benchmarque Group
09.2019
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD07.2019
Skills
- Experience in acute inpatient mental health settings
- Outpatient mental health services
- Clinical Documentation
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Medication Management
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Forensic mental health
- Patient Health Education
References
Alan O'Brien - Team Leader, Southport Continuing Care Team
Email: Alan.OBrien@health.qld.gov.au
Phone: 07 5687 9600
Matthew Osborne – Clinical Nurse – Jasmine Acute Adult Unit
Email: Matthew.Osborne@health.qld.edu.au
Mobile: 07 5568 6313
Timeline
Clinical Nurse/Case Manager
Queensland Health
12.2023 - Current
Clinical Facilitator
Gold Coast Health
07.2023 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse/Clinical Nurse
Gold Coast Health
01.2021 - 07.2023
Registered Nurse
West Moreton Health
09.2020 - 04.2021
Master in Mental Health Nursing -
University of Newcastle
Authorized Mental Health Practitioner
Queensland Centre For Mental Health Learning
Preceptorship Workshop
Gold Coast Health
Course in Immunisation Practice in Primary Health
Benchmarque Group
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Queensland University of Technology
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