Rajbir Virk
Redcliffe,QLD
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitudes and excellent customer service.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health
04.2019 - Current
- Skills developed and used include: Utilization of critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients’ acuity levels and individual needs
- Conduction of thorough patient assessments to identify and target problem areas and changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary
- Managed patient care throughout all stages: from admission to discharge
- Collaborated with multifunctional healthcare teams to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care
- Shift co-ordinator regularly filling in gaps for clinical nurses
- Coordination of unit work flow and management of staff movements as work flow changes affected staffing throughout the different areas within the unit
- Effectively blend staff skills where needed to ensure adequate coverage throughout the shift
- Communicating and liaising with other departments and healthcare teams
- Management and care of post operative patients
- Education of patients and significant others relating to their hospital stay and discharge
- Competent in all areas of Endoscopy and able to fulfil the designated roles within the Endoscopy setting
- Safe management of the unconscious post anaesthetic patient
- Ability to distinguish between low and high priority activities in order to achieve maximum time effectiveness
- Management of post operative follow up appointments
- Education and support for patients following discharge
- Professional development: conversations that make a difference course 2024, preceptor training workshop 2024, recognising and managing deteriorating patients’ course 2023, pain management in post anaesthetic patients’ course 2023, advanced life support workshop 2022, shift coordinator package 2022, aggressive behaviour management 2015, pressure ulcer prevention and management workshop 2015.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast01.2019
Diploma of Nursing -
TAFE Southbank, Queensland
Southbank01.2014
Bachelor of Education -
University of India
India01.2006
Bachelor of Science -
Punjab University, India
India01.2003
Skills
- Proven record of reliability and responsibility
- Remain calm and professional throughout the critical incidents
- Strong analytical skills, capable of assessing conditions and implementing appropriate interventions
- Resourceful problem solver capable of implementing solutions to problems
- Possess special sensitivity to meeting diverse needs in varied situations
- Develop rapport with patient, family and staff
- Relate well to people from a variety of cultures
Workhistorysummary
Queensland Health, Registered Nurse, 04/2019, current, Utilization of critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients’ acuity levels and individual needs, Conduction of thorough patient assessments to identify and target problem areas and changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary, Managed patient care throughout all stages: from admission to discharge, Collaborated with multifunctional healthcare teams to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions, Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care, Shift co-ordinator regularly filling in gaps for clinical nurses, Coordination of unit work flow and management of staff movements as work flow changes affected staffing throughout the different areas within the unit, Effectively blend staff skills where needed to ensure adequate coverage throughout the shift, Communicating and liaising with other departments and healthcare teams, Management and care of post operative patients, Education of patients and significant others relating to their hospital stay and discharge, Competent in all areas of Endoscopy and able to fulfil the designated roles within the Endoscopy setting, Safe management of the unconscious post anaesthetic patient, Ability to distinguish between low and high priority activities in order to achieve maximum time effectiveness, Management of post operative follow up appointments, Education and support for patients following discharge
References
- Caitlin McCarthy, Nurse Unit Manager Day Procedure Endoscopy Unit, Caitlyn.McCarthy@health.qld.gov.au, 07 3883 7808, Redcliffe, 4020
- Simone D’Arcy, Clinical Nurse Day Procedure Endoscopy Unit, simone.darcy@health.qld.gov.au, 000000, Redcliffe, 4020
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health
04.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Sunshine Coast
Diploma of Nursing -
TAFE Southbank, Queensland
Bachelor of Education -
University of India
Bachelor of Science -
Punjab University, India
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