Rebecca Madden
Registered Nurse
St Kilda,VIC
Summary
Compassionate and hardworking Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in all hospital environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes with both patients and their families. Efficiently coordinate with other healthcare professionals to deliver excellent patient care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Covid Response Clinical Pathways Registered Nurse
Your Community Health
Melbourne, Vic
06.2022 - Current
- Part of the COVID team managing and monitoring clients with COVID at home
- Escalating clients as required following the appropriate measures
- Adapting to the role as practice nurse in a diverse GP clinic
- Proficient knowledge of Pracsoft and Medical Director software
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining clinic stock.
Nurse Immuniser
Your Community Health
Melbourne, VIC
09.2022 - 09.2022
- Part of the pop up emergency immunization clinic for monkey pox
- Preparing and administering the immunization as per policies and procedures with ongoing observation post vaccination
- Liaising with DHHS to administer vaccinations specifically to LGBTIQ+/PLHIV communities
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Registered Nurse
Epworth Private Hospital
Richmond, Victoria
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Caring for suspected covid patients in a hospital setting, ensuring all their needs are met with a holistic approach
- Escalating the care needs of deteriorating suspected covid patients, adhering to current suspected covid policies and procedures
- Ensuring appropriate personal protective equipment was worn by myself and other members of the team
- Managing heavy workloads effectively while prioritising patients as appropriate.
Immunisation Nurse
Star Health And YNA
Melbourne, VIC
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Assessing up to 100 clients a day, alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team, prior to vaccination to rule out possible contraindications to vaccination
- Preparing and administering covid vaccinations to eligible clients
- Closely monitoring clients post vaccination and managing post vaccination complications, eg vasovagal
- Travelled to remote areas of Victoria to administer the covid vaccination to Aboriginal Communities
- Trained multiple new staff in drawing up and administration of the vaccine.
Registered Nurse
Alliance Health Nursing Agency
Sydney, NSW
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Caring for patients on both medical and surgical wards across many of Sydney’s hospitals
- Becoming more flexible and adaptable to different hospital/ ward layouts and their policies and procedures
- Becoming confident in using each hospitals form of documentation, including online systems for both documentation and medication administration
- Caring for wounds alongside the wound clinical nurse specialist and medical/ surgical team, including educating patients on future management of chronic wounds
- Caring for acutely ill patient, specifically post operatively, effectively dealing with pain management.
Registered Nurse
YNA
Melbourne, VIC
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Triaging up to 1,000 clients a day alongside other members of the multi- disciplinary team as to the suitability of testing
- Performed covid testing for clients as per current policy
- Assessing clients on any medical/ medication needs while staying in quarantine hotels
- Assessing clients on a daily basis for any coronavirus symptoms and ensuring guests documentation was updated for contact tracing purposes.
Registered Nurse
St. Mary's Ward Galway University Hospital
Galway, Ireland
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Caring for patients pre and post cardiology procedures such as angiograms and insertion of pacemaker and internal cardiac defibrillators
- Caring for patients with chest drains
- Ensuring effective communication both written and oral between patients and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options particularly in relation to cardiac disease.
Education
Bachelor of Science - General Nursing
University of Ireland Galway
Galway, Ireland 09.2018
Skills
- Immunisation certificate
- Basic Life Support
- Safe Patient Moving and Handling
- Intravenous and intramuscular medication administration
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Blood/ blood product administration
- Elder Abuse elective
- Haemovigilance
- Infection control
Affiliations
Registered to practice in Ireland as a General Nurse since November 2018 – NMBI pin is 143956.
Registered to practice in Australia since April 2020 – registration number is NMW0002352091.
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Nurse Immuniser
Your Community Health
09.2022 - 09.2022
Covid Response Clinical Pathways Registered Nurse
Your Community Health
06.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Epworth Private Hospital
01.2022 - 06.2022
Immunisation Nurse
Star Health And YNA
06.2021 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse
Alliance Health Nursing Agency
06.2020 - 06.2021
Registered Nurse
YNA
01.2020 - 06.2020
Registered Nurse
St. Mary's Ward Galway University Hospital
09.2018 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - General Nursing
University of Ireland Galway
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